There's a bit in here about class and about the price that obsession exacts on one's personal life. Good movie. Great soundtrack too!
Thursday, March 3, 2011
The Social Network
I think the movie does a good job with the ambivalence of Zuckerberg. He's played really well by that young actor who was in The Squid and the Whale. The movie does a good job of avoiding a complete demonization or lionization of Zuckerberg. The Napster dude is played really well by Justin Timberlake.
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I would agree with this assessment. Very enjoyable movie. In addition, I think it was neat to envision, whether realistic or not, the creation of this massive technological machination that has since gone on to influence the world. It was interesting to see how it started from a bitter and lonely loser who was trying to get back as a girl who snubbed him.
ReplyDeleteAlso, there is something going on with the paradox of how some of these guys were so isolated when it came to the real world, but for some reason go on to invent this technology that is intent on connecting people together. I think it could be read as a commentary for the superficial nature of relationships on Facebook. Here’s a spoiler, but at the end of the movie Zuckerburg is completely alone, wondering whether or not he’s ever going to have a real relationship. All of his former friends have abandoned him, and so he thinks about sending a friend request to the original girl who snubbed him. What he doesn’t think about is that the technology is the thing that is getting in his way of actually connecting with anyone. The technology forced him to betray his only real friend. Even if the girl accepts his friend request, nothing real will ever come from the virtual friendship.
Good comments, Neil. I agree about the paradox of Zuckerberg (his isolation even as he attempts to connect the entire world).
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