The movie about Facebook.com and the impending lawsuits it brought forth. Yes please! Based off the book "The Accidental Billionaires: The Founding of Facebook A Tale of Sex, Money, Genius and Betrayal" by Ben Mezrich.
So Mark Zuckerberg already said that the movie is fiction, which I would too. He comes off as some nerdy asshole, but in the end he isn't necessarily unlikeable but rather just a motivated mother effer. At least that's what I took from the film. The first scene you see Jessie interact with his girlfriend, and it's odd. You wonder how they even got to that point in their relationship but it doesn't really matter because they break up and an angry Zuckerberg runs (literally for like 5 minutes?) back to his dorm to drink, bitch about his ex on his blog, and start a website. I loved it!
We are first introduced to his best friend Eduardo (Andrew Garfield) in this scene where he reads the blog and comes to be there for his friend. BROMANCE! He actually becomes the CFO of facebook, and one half of the impending lawsuits Mark later faces. He essentially puts up the funding for the website and after the launch signed a contract for 30% of shares, that later goes to 0.03%. Mark does nothing to defend his friend. He actually ends up being butt buddies with the creator of Napster, Sean Parker (Justin Timberlake) Some social network party asshole who bumps heads with Eduardo. It's a fucked up story but one that leads to millions and billions of dollars. Seemingly unrealistcic but really truly realistic.
I think David Fincher did great with the story. It had the right amount of comedy, awkardness, emotional roller coaster, and great dialoque. If you're interested in the film, you won't be disappointed. Seriously! 10/10.
P.S. David Fincher is currently directing The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. That's major son.
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