The Social Network
Directed by: David Fincher
Written by: Aaron Sorkin
Starring: Jesse Eisenberg, Andrew Garfield, Justin Timberlake, and Armie Hammer
There are girls playing PlayStation in the next room, and you’re uploading internet code. Such are the ways of kings in the 21st century, and one of the keenest insights made in David Fincher’s The Social Network.
As you probably know by now, this is “The Facebook Movie.” It’s also a potent drama, fueled by stories and themes as ancient as both stories and themes. Betrayal, identity, and the nature of friendship are all at the core of Aaron Sorkin’s stunning screenplay. The Sorkin/Fincher pairing, however unlikely, pays off in spades.
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