My review of The Social Network

The tag line for the film's poster says-"You don't get 500 million friends,without making a few enemies along the way," is the theme of the picture. The Social Network tells the story of how Harvard student Mark Zuckerberg starts the website,creating a blog about his recent breakup with his girlfriend. He is recruited by  three fellow students to help them create their own social networking site,because of his technical experience. They accuse him of stealing their idea and turning it into what is now Facebook and files a lawsuit against him. Mark recruits his friend Eduardo Saverin to help him create the site and makes him the co-founder. Mark and Eduardo meets Sean Parker,who became infamous for creating free music sharing,wants to make their website bigger than it already is. Edurado's mistrust of Sean,evenutally leads to being phased out of the company he helped create and thus sues Mark for $600 million dollars. In the end we learn that the law suits were handled out of court and Eduardo's name had been restored as one of the founding members.

Jessie Eisenberg plays Mark Zuckerberg with such charm,that he almost makes you forget why he's being sued by his fellow peers. I was impressed with his performance in Adventureland,which was the first film I saw him in and has loved his acting ever since. Andrew Garfield is another actor's career I'll definitely keep an eye on,because his portrayal of Eduardo Saverin is heartbreaking to watch from beginning to end. I will not be surprised if his name is announced for next year's Oscars for Best Supporting Actor. The Social Network shows us the power of how the entire world can connect with each other,but at the same time it can become a powerful weapon against us as well. Grade: A

Next week I'll be reviewing The Runaways,starring Kristen Stewart and Dakota Fanning,which was a huge hit at this year's Sundance Film Festival.