“The Social Network”           Review                  By: Pule Letshwiti                                                 

Title:                        The Social Network

Year of Release:     2010

Director:                    David Fincher

Lead                            Actors:           Jesse Eisenberg (Mark Zuckerburg)

                                                           Andrew Garfield (Eduardo Saverin)

  

                                                           Justin Timberlake (Sean Parker)

 

                                                            Armie Hammer (Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss)

       

                                                          Max Minghella (Divya Winklevoss)

                                                              Steve Sires (Bill Gates)

Genre:                     Biographical Drama Film

Film created, written and directed to impress. The Social Network is an unforgettable joy ride of raw emotion and overwhelming intensity. This David Fincher drama film, tells the rise of the youngest Billionaire, Mark Zuckerburg, in a way that shocked the world for six years and counting.

Facebook has become a social media platform that has generally become a need to people’s social lives and through this movie David Fincher clearly shows how the followership and subscription of people who had Facebook on their phones and desktops grew.

Facebook owner Mark Zuckerburg talking facebook.

The direction of the movie is key as it sticks to the whole concept of how the social media site came about in reality and doesn’t drag to reach the climax of the story. The screen play is also incredible and also credits the acting as the role played by these actors portray and makes the viewer believe how the real characters like Mark Zuckerburg and Eduardo Saverin acted like in reality, which makes the movie even more enjoyable to watch.

Although several people portrayed in the film criticized its historical inaccuracies, the film appeared on 78 critics Top 10 lists for 2010; of those critics,22 had the film in their number-one spot, the most of any film in its year.

 

 The Social Network  scene 8

At the 83^rd Academy Awards the film received 8 nominations and scooped three awards, however also took home 4 awards at the 68^th Golden Globe awards. Personally the film is in my top 50 1:50 of favorite films. This film is amazing but not a perfect movie to be exact. It has its flaws but I would recommend everyone over the age of 13 to watch this film. The movie is historically significant and memorable. Enjoy the watching The Social Network.

The social Network scene 16

Rating

7.7/10

Trailer Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2RB3edZyeYw