Tuesday, October 26, 2010

The Social Network

Isn't it crazy that I'm posting a review about the facebook movie, and it will automatically show up as a post on Jess' facebook page? Or the fact that when we got home from this movie, we both immediately got on our facebook pages? (Not b/c we had just seen the movie, but b/c that's what I usually do when I first get on the computer)
Seriously, this website has consumed our lives....weird.
Anyways, on to the movie. When I first saw a preview for this movie, I turned to Jess and said, "umm, a movie about facebook?....paassss"

Then, the reviews from all the movie critics came out....straight A's. I couldn't believe it. They all said things like, "the first Oscar contender" Well, that got me interested.

This movie very loosely follows Mark Zuckerberg, the creator of facebook, as he creates his now global mega website. There's a whole lot of fiction thrown in there, but let me tell you, that just makes it better. We get to watch Mark as he allegedly steals the idea of facebook from 3 other Harvard students. They end up suing him (and so does his business partner). The acting is great, the music is really cool, and the story is interesting. It was one of those movies that went by really fast to me....I could have watched more. Oh, and in case you didn't know, this guy is now my age and is the youngest Billionaire ever...yeah.....

So what are you waiting for??? Go see this movie, b/c I couldn't agree with the critics more.

A

2 comments:

Emelro said...

i completely agree! i really liked the music, it was pretty bomb.

Njeri said...

I saw it and liked it. Just like you, I got interested in it after seeing the critics' reviews. First thing I did when I got home is google "how accurate is The Social Network" I wanted to know what was true. I agree, the fiction made it better.
Plus Eduardo Saverin was easy on the eyes. How could Mark have done him so WRONG?
He was done WRONG. Run and tell that!