Directed By: David Fincher
Starring: Jesse Eisenberg, Andrew Garfield, Justin Timberlake, & Armie Hammer
MPAA Rating: PG-13
My Rating: 10 / 10
I returned to school this week, hence I haven't been able to update this blog as often as I did during Christmas break. My time constraints were worsened by the return of some of my favorite TV shows (I'm looking at you, American Idol). Even still, I was determined to make time for The Social Network, a film I had seen in theaters and had been eagerly waiting to see again. Often, when you see a movie once, you are under a delusion that it is better than it really is. And, because of my near-raving adoration for David Fincher's "Facebook movie" after my first viewing, I just had to see it again. Fortunately, The Social Network isn't just as good as I remember it...it is even better. A morality tale about the effects big business can have on friendships, The Social Network is not the scathing condemnation of Mark Zuckerberg that people expected (and that some wanted). Instead, it is a decidedly fair and honest portrayal of his complex struggle to deal with unprecedented success, fame, and fortune.
