I had no intention of seeing this film in theaters and was expecting it to be a bust, simply because I was cynical of a movie whose main storyline is derived from
Facebook; the ultimate societal conformist's internet outlet since it went public in March 2009. I have confidence in
David Fincher as a director; him being responsible for movies like
Fight Club, Se7en, and
Zodiac. So I was expecting something stable in terms of plot, character, and story development. I was not disappointed by the solid and comprehensive narrative arc presented by Fincher. As for my expectations in terms of acting, the only recognizable names/faces too me were
Jesse Eisenburg as
Mark Zuckerburg and
Justin Timberlake as
Sean Parker. I was skeptical of these actors performances due to their limited resumes and my unfamiliarity with their work. However, I had seen
Zombieland and
Alpha Dog so my hopes for an adequate performance were not completely dashed.
This films best feature was the way the ties between the people were presented. The entire picture focuses completely on the interpersonal relationships between the main and supporting characters. All of the the shots in this film are close to medium range in order to emphasize the idea to focus on the characters and how they act and emote in each scene/situation. It is interesting to note that throughout the film, they make Mark out to not care for his friends and is simply focused on realizing his idea of Facebook. While this may or may not be the truth of the endeavor, they choose to cast Zuckerberg in that light. This dramatically alters the view of the those watching. It causes them to sympathize more with the people that he had to step over and sheds light on their struggle that was overcast by the ingenuity of Zuckerberg. In fact, I go could so far to say that this film is promoting that lying, cheating, and stealing; as long as you get to the top first, is favorable and is a strategy used by those with initiative. We see this in the film as he takes the original idea from the "Winklevi" as Mark calls them, kicks his best friend and co-founder out of the company, and get away with it. America, F*** Yeah.
