The Social Network

The Social Network is about a kid that while inventing the greatest tool to socialize in the world, he is also the loneliest guy on the planet. The movie's background story is the creation of the Facebook phenomenon, but the main subject is Mark Zuckerberg's ahead-of-time thinking. His views on everything look and sound different but are completely rational.

What he's not good at is, you guessed it, socializing. He is connecting everybody, even if they don't want it, but cannot manage to connect himself. He falls into all the corporate tricks, makes all the wrong friends and drags his best friend with him into the pit.

Don't get me wrong, he's not a bad guy (he says so himself in the movie). He's just a genius of our time and sometimes, if not most of the times, that's bad. He's created an almost indispensable tool of socializing, and inevitably has positioned himself where he is almost untouchable and not in an Al Capone kind a way. His friends are all Facebook friends. Which basically translates what Facebook realy is (and not only Facebook but mostly all other online social networks). A platform that lets each individual share what he wants. That doesn't mean it's necessarily true. Saying hello on Facebook and "Like"-ing it is not the same with saying hello face-to-face, smiling or shaking hands.

True friendship is based on true emotion. And that's what Facebook is missing.

In terms of cinematic experience, this is an Oscar-worthy. From directing to actors, even visuals, music, everything is on the spot, carefuly crafted.

You won't be sorry for the two hours spent in the dark.