It has been very deliberate that I have not seen this movie until now. I use Facebook as much as anyone but an entire movie that seems to be sweeping awards left and right.....are we that obsessed with social media? (I do realize the irony as I am writing a blog that I will twitter here in a bit.)
So I bit the bullet, ready to own up to my pre-slander if I did in fact enjoy this film, and now I must give credit where credit is due....to Jesse Eisenberg. His acting was phenomenal and he has totally earned his Oscar nomination. Garfield you also did not disappoint and your linguistic transformation impressive. I have a feeling that we will be seeing both of these young actors much more in the near future. Get on it while it's hot kids!
The story of course is about Mark Zuckerberg (Eisenberg), Facebook founder, and the conception of The Facebook. The story leads us through the legal battles Zuckerberg faced against his one time best friend and CFO, Eduardo Saverin (Garfield), and the Winklevoss twins (both played by Armie Hammer) who originally pitched the idea to Zuckerberg. We see that Zuckerberg is a brilliant and curt Harvard kid, that may have a bit of a "holier than thou" complex. Fortunately for him the founder of Napster, Sean Parker (Timberlake), shares the same syndrome and seeks out Zuckerberg as a party of interest, eventually wedging himself in as part of the company and between Mark and Eduardo.
Zuckerberg only has an eye for Facebook domination and doesn't have too many feelings on who he hurts along the way. I am still unsure from the movie whether the guy finished his degree, I'll wiki him later. But let's face it....at the end of the day everyone got a settlement and Zuckerberg is still the youngest billonaire in history...so boo hoo.
Ok, I admit, I enjoyed the movie. That does not mean that I think it deserves a Director or Best Picture nomination. Acting, Supporting, Adapted Screenplay, Editing -- you deserve your nominations, not necessarily the wins, but you can be proud of the noms.
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