The Social Network (2010)

“You don’t get to 500 million friends without making a few enemies”

That’s the tagline for 2010’s The Social Network. The film follows Mark Zuckerberg, the creator of Facebook, and his crazy antics and exploits. It was based on a book that was consulted by one of the co-founders of the website.

The film starts off with Mark with his girlfriend at a bar. Mark seems to give out his narcissistic personality to early, setting the tone for the rest of the movie. After a fight with his girlfriend, he goes back to his dorm at Harvard and gets drunk, coming up with a crazy idea and insulting every girl that goes to his school. His actions attract two wealthy twins who have their own idea of creating a social networking site exclusively to Harvard students. One thing leads to another and Mark ends up getting sued for his- well for his asshole-ness. The scenes were structured with scenes of what happened accompanied with scenes of Mark being questioned by the lawyers of the plaintiffs suing him.

The film was very right on top and stuck to the same mood and tone throughout. It never got too serious and it didn't get too funny. It was very funny but kept a dramatic aroma to it.

It’s that rare true story that does the trick and in my opinion was a sleeper hit. Many people thought this film wouldn't have potential, but looking back at director's David Fincher's other films, I knew this film would do very good. It opened on October 1 to critical acclaim and positive reviews. From the buzz I was hearing before I saw it I know that this film is very Oscar-worthy.

I give it a 5 out of 5 and you can go watch it now in theatres.