Year: 2008
Director: David Fincher
Country: US
Language: English
The Social Network's subject, the creator of Facebook, seems like it would be ripe for a "Behind the Music"- esque MTV "documentary". I'm surprised that there was enough intellectual material here for a legitimate film on the silver screen, much less a film directed by David Fincher. I found myself astonished by the emotional depth and critical insight that this screenplay delivers.
In this bio-film, Harvard student Mark Zuckerberg creates the social networking site that would become known as Facebook, but is later sued by two brothers
Jesse Eisenberg has played this sort of neurotic, acid-tongued intellect before, but never with such intensity. His character is a jerk, but we remain attracted to his personality. This is mainly due to Sorkin's witty script and Eisenberg's nerdy charm. Dark humour is spread throughout, while the actors carry the emotional tone and underlying message of the film on their shoulders
Zuckerberg's onscreen behavior represents the detached mentality of internet communication and friendship on Facebook. He thinks that when somebody bugs him he can easily "click" them out of his life, but learns the harsh lesson that real life doesn’t work that way. Fincher's brooding cinematography captures the essence of Sorkin's more technical screenplay. Unlike most film's that just say "this person is a genius!" and have the characters do or say nothing worthy of being a genius, Sorkin peppers the dialogue with technical lingo and website property laws. Surprisingly, we see the coding process quite accurately.
Fincher maintains a superior directing style throughout the run-time; no camera angle nor stage blocking decision is wasted. While I hated The Social Network in 2008, I have grown to appreciate the film mainly because its themes regarding communication and isolation resonate to this day. Incredibly well made, we can only hope Fincher keeps making such great pictures.
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