They say it isn’t accurate. And I’m not a big David Fincher lover. Didn’t like Benjamin Buttons. Sorta liked Zodiac. But Fincher/Sorkin et al made the HELL out of this movie. Social Network delivers a riveting, beautifully-made drama about the internet in which, thankfully, characters aren’t sitting in front of a computer the whole time. I also liked the characterizations, too, and the way the creative team works to carefully stir some sympathy into what would otherwise be an unsympathetic situation. Although, from what I understand, it is these human moments that are considered factual embellishments. I don’t mind. It made the movie intense and watchable, and a strong parable about the nature of outsiders and feeling “left behind” as the internet connects and then disconnects us all.
Friday, October 01, 2010
The Social Network
They say it isn’t accurate. And I’m not a big David Fincher lover. Didn’t like Benjamin Buttons. Sorta liked Zodiac. But Fincher/Sorkin et al made the HELL out of this movie. Social Network delivers a riveting, beautifully-made drama about the internet in which, thankfully, characters aren’t sitting in front of a computer the whole time. I also liked the characterizations, too, and the way the creative team works to carefully stir some sympathy into what would otherwise be an unsympathetic situation. Although, from what I understand, it is these human moments that are considered factual embellishments. I don’t mind. It made the movie intense and watchable, and a strong parable about the nature of outsiders and feeling “left behind” as the internet connects and then disconnects us all.
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