Charlotte Knibbs

Social Network

Ah yes. Facebook “the movie” I am enthusiastic about seeing this, I mean there has definitely been alot of controversy about Zuckerberg and how Facebook got made. Did he/didn’t he steal it from his mates? There has certainly been enough courtcases over it, but then that is expected when you make a bit of money??

Obviously given that the creators of this movie would have to have Zuckerberg’s permission in order to make it, I am going to go ahead and presume that this story will be written in his favour. Not likely to find the truth about the creation of Facebook in this movie… even if he did steal the idea.

The new trailer for The Social Network sets the stage for the betrayals built into the Facebook origins story. Acrimonious exchanges scripted by Aaron Sorkin (A Few Good Men, The West Wing) reveal the twisted relationships between Mark Zuckerberg and other key players during the site’s early days.

The Social Network director David Fincher, who proved his mastery of cinematic tension in Se7en and Fight Club before racking up an Oscar nomination for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, unveils his Facebook film Sept. 24 at the New York Film Festival. The movie opens Oct. 1.

‘The Social Network’ gives you an inside look at the birth of Facebook, which took place back in 2003, at Harvard University. Jesse Eisenberg plays whiz kid Mark Zuckerberg, the brain behind the colossal concept, where the trailer reaveals that he simply created the site to get invited to elite parties and impress girls.

It eventually turns out that Eisenberg is accused of stealing the ideas from other Harvard students, dissociates from his close friends, and is also sued by federal court. This isn’t your ordinary biopic, as it is packed with thrills, tears, partying and sex, including court cases.

Having a read of the synopsis, I can already spot a pretty obvious lie in the description… Mark Zuckerberg has most definitely not had sex.