The Social Network; Two Page Review

            The movie I have chosen to review is The Social Network done in 2010. Honestly, this movie is not my favorite movie, but who really has a favorite movie? I have some movies that I really like and some that I really do not like. However, this movie is one of the most recent new movies I have seen and I really enjoyed it. I liked this movie a lot because it is something that my generation can relate to, because Facebook is something that has become a part of our everyday lives. It is interesting to see how Facebook became what it is today. All the drama and backstabbing makes this movie so intriguing; and the best part is that this is a true story.

            The Social Network is based on the story about Mark Zuckerberg, the creator of Facebook, and how he became the youngest billionaire in the world. It all started out at Harvard, on one drunken night in college. Mark Zuckerberg and his friends started a website trashing his ex-girlfriend. This is where the whole programming began, because they noticed that everyone across the whole campus and even farther was recognizing this website. Two twins, Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss, filed a lawsuit against Mark Zuckerberg saying that he stole their idea for Facebook, after meeting with him about creating a social networking website similar to MySpace but only for Harvard students. This is how Facebook started for Mark Zuckerberg and his best friend, Eduardo Saverin who managed the money situation for Facebook. Facebook, or what was then called The Facebook, was not only spreading rapidly at Harvard but many other universities across the nation. Sean Parker, the co-founder of Napster, came into the picture and gave advice to the young geniuses, and soon would replace Eduardo helping Mark to make Facebook what it is today, the billion dollar industry. This is just the brief overview of what was happening in this movie, not eve covering the whole drama filled storyline of Facebook.

            What I honestly think made this movie so great was how relatable it was for my generation. The director, David Fincher, did an amazing job at making this story so intriguing and dramatic, which is going to attract any audience. The actors in this movie, including Justin Timberlake, Jesse Eisenberg, Andrew Garfield, Brenda Song and Armie Hammer made this movie great. I also think just hearing the story of what is such a huge part of our world now is very interesting. Knowing how much drama, conflict, fighting and money went into Facebook makes you realize what people are doing when you are updating your status.

            Overall, this was a great movie. No, it was not my favorite movie but it was in fact one of the best new movies I have seen recently. Facebook is changing all the time and it is weird to see what goes on behind the scenes of it. David Fincher did an amazing job, as well as the actors of The Social Network, and created a story about something in our daily lives.