The Social Network

Synopsis

The story of Mark Zuckerberg in Harvard creating Facebook through the lens of the two lawsuits. One from a set of twins who claim he stole their idea. The other by the co-founder who was pushed out of the company.

Review

I have seen this movie before. I have been a contractor for Meta. I have not met Mr. Zuckerberg, but along with everyone online, I have seen him in presentations and interviews before Congress. He is a weird dude and Jesse Eisenberg does a fantastic job of playing a weird dude. I think most people would agree that him and Andrew Garfield are outstanding in this movie.

As for the story and it's legitimacy, just listen to the final statement being made by the attorney. "Pay them. In the scheme of things, it's a speeding ticket." There obviously was some legitimacy to the events that took place, but maybe not the way they are portrayed in this movie. I think there is a genuine element of truth to it, more because of the speech pattern and awkwardness of Zuckerberg, but we will never know outside of this.

I do like the format that it is told in. You start the movie with friends doing college things, and then you realize that they are reviewing the events in a deposition. A very interesting twist to start that way rather than starting from the concept of the legal case. It gives some very nice guardrails to the events and allows for the leaps in time without making it feel like something is missing.

My Rating

It is an interestingly slow movie. I appreciate the story being told, the acting is good, but it is just slow, and you want to punch all of them in the face. Either that are wannabe big fish in the pond, stupid about business, or just trying to be more of an asshole than they actually are, and they just become unlikable all the way around. This is a 7 mainly because of pacing.

Parental Rating

There is some language and drug use. Also, some implied sex scenes in a bathroom stall. Moreover, I don't think either of my parents care about this story, so the content isn't for them. I am going to say rejected by both for those reasons.

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