The Social Network
If we can erase Alien 3 and perhaps Panic Room from David Fincher’s resume, I think his IMDb page would be 10x more appealing. This movie does do well to push those projects off the grid. Not that this is his best work, but it’s definitely not The Last Airbender.
Aaron Sorkin’s choice in story approach worked well with the cross-cutting of time and place. It made for a good pace in storytelling. And to their credit, there wasn’t a boring moment of screen time. Although, there was something missing. Perhaps it was that there was no change of character in Mark Zuckerburg; he was trying too hard to be accepted as an undergrad in the beginning, and he was trying too hard to be accepted as a millionaire in the end. Or… I don’t know… I just can’t put my finger on it.
I love the unapparent message of Facebook, though. Everything starts with an idea. Everyone has ideas. It’s not who primarily had the idea; it’s who comes out with it first. It’s not the original idea; it’s the better one. It’s not a “good idea” until others buy into it. It’s only a great idea if friends refer friends refer friends the world over to what you have to offer. And the masses can’t invest what you’re not in the business of offering (“goods” or “services”). It all goes back to the foundations on entrepreneurship.
If anyone gets an Oscar nod with this film, it should be Andrew Garfield (“Eduardo Savarin”). I saw his performance in Red Riding and am convinced he has potential to be on the level of DiCaprio, Damon and Pitt. TSN only solidified my beliefs. Please, someone give me capital to put him in a lead role with Blake Lively and watch the hurricane come through. On the other hand, it disturbed me to see “London Tipton” act un-Disney like and found it ironic that Justin Timberlake would play Sean Parker, the notorious Napster who pretty much stole the bacon J.T. was bringing home… or didn’t.
★ ★ ★
