Falanga, Social Network Review

The Social Network excelled in allowing the story arc to flow naturally while segmenting into different points of the whole story. We see the characters and their relationship with Zuckerberg at the end of the story which allows for suspense and interest into seeing how these relationships formed. As the film moved from court scenes to moments in the progression of Facebook, the audience is able to learn about the unfolding of the present situation, which is the lawsuits, while also seeing the forming and development of the actual Facebook site and how it came to be. The narrative was unorthodox but refreshing and insightful, this unique portrayal of the history of Facebook allowed for a dark tone in the ruining of friendships and loss of control from Zuckerberg. The character of Mark Zuckerberg, played by Jesse Isenberg, was done very well, the large hint of confidence and also loneliness always resided and came off from his dialogue and mannerisms. The Winklevoss twins was done very well as they were played by two different actors, but re-digitized through CG into having the same facial feature to that of the actor Armie Hammer. The cinematography was also excellent as the lighting was dark and metaphorically portrayed how Zuckerberg would be feeling or how unease he was. The opening shot with Zuckerberg walking through campus was a great shot complete with dolly and crane shots for the overhead of Harvard, which didn’t let the production studios use as a set so they had to reconstruct it in a California studio back lot with the exemption of a few shots in which the lighting had to have been heavily manipulated in order to see Jesse along with the background at night. Whether the actual facts were portrayed accurately in the film is ambiguous, the purpose of a movie can be to take an idea and skew it to whatever the visionary would like it to be. The main ingredients of the lawsuits were there, the rest was all for drama and suspense which worked really well in the film. Another telling of the actual story would suffice in the form of a documentary; the viewer should know it is based on the facebook story but told with greater drama to be interesting. The filmmakers have all said the movie is based off of the main plot line. In all the film does a great job at portraying the main ideas and pushes behind facebook while keeping a high stake in drama and authenticity in the narrative style. For me this film entertained and gave key plot points in the actual facebook story while delivering a innovative, endearing, and visually unique experience on the screen.