The Social Network

The movie is everything the previews said it would be. FANTASTIC. Plus, with a director like David Fincher, the man behind the madness and the genius that is Fight Club, and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, how can you really go wrong?

One of the best things about the movie is the fact that the two main characters are Hollywood unknowns. You do not go into the film with expectations in terms of performance because you have no idea who these two kids really are. The film was more exciting that way. It was not a great flick because it starred Brad Pitt or Shia LaBeouf. It was not even great because Justin Timberlake was featured in it. It was great because it was true. It was great because the cinematography was innovative, eye-catching, and authentic. It was great because it was absurdly well-scripted, quick-witted, fast-paced, and honest. It was great because it was REAL! It's about a world that literally everyone knows about and/or uses! I have a Facebook. You have Facebook. Your parents have Facebook. Your professors have Facebook. Your boss has Facebook. Your Grandma MiMi has a Facebook! It's insane.

The movie tracks the creation and evolution of the biggest social networking business the world has ever seen. The coolest part about it? The guy started it when he was my age, and he was my age, only six years ago. At 26, he is now the youngest billionaire in the world. It blows my mind. Watching the movie is a surreal experience. In the theater, I updated my Facebook status to, "Seeing The Social Network!" How weird is it that I Facebook'd about a movie made about Facebook? What did I do when I was finished seeing The Social Network? I checked my Facebook to read all of my comments on my status about the movie I was seeing about the site I was currently visiting....yeah... Think about it.

The point I am trying to make is that the film is so thrilling to see because it is about a culture we are completely immersed in. I check my Facebook countless times a day. It's on my phone. It's on my laptop. It's on my iPod. I monitor who I am interested or not interested in by someone's Facebook pictures, relationship status, interests, activities and the wittiness of their status updates. The cultural phenomenon Facebook has become is kind of sick. All in all, Facebook and new technology has both helped and hindered our human-to-human interaction.

David Fincher takes all of this and puts it into narrative form about the guys who started this unparalleled website that has literally shaped a generation. CEO Mark Zuckerberg started this site as a 20 year old at Harvard. Why? Not for money but to make a name for himself. To lose the geek image and to get some recognition. For friends. For the girl. Wait, did you just ask why? Why the hell not?! If had the means to change the entire world, I sure as hell would.