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The weekend before Thanksgiving, Gretchen and I made a quick trip out of town and it was problematic taking the Quenn Bee with us, so she made her first weekend trip to her Grandma's house. I think it went really well. When I went to pick her up on Monday morning, she was watching her new favorite movie, Cars. It joins the list of previous favorite movies Elf, Napolean Dynamite and The Nightmare Before Christmas. It perhaps goes without saying that she preferred to stay and watch Cars with Oma rather than come home with me.
While we were out of town, Gretchen and I managed to make the most of our oppurtunity and catch a movie--our second movie to see in the theatre this year.
The Social Network portrays the story of the creation of Faceboook and its rise to prominence, while also depicting some of the lawsuits that were filed against Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg. Directed by David Fincher (Seven, Fight Club) and written by Aaron Sorkin (The West Wing), The Social Network does not disappoint. The dialogue is quick and fresh, just as we expect from Sorkin. It is probably the best writing I've seen in a film since Syriana in 2005, which I believe is one of the all-time great movie scripts. And, yes, Fincher does manage to weave in the dark tones and motivations for which his films are well-known.
The Social Network is a good movie, often a fun movie, but it still carries within a sleek, sinister undercurrent. The soundtrack, which is tremendous by the way, by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross help achieve this sinister tone which easily carries the movie from one scene to the next, from start to finish, up until the very end where Fincher delivers the most shocking ending to any of his films (I should note that I absolutely refuse to watch Benjamin Button): a moment of longing and humanity that does not provide a head in a box or a split personality, but rather simply encapsulates 21st century motivations and the need and nature of connection in a new world.
Oh, and all the hype surrounding Jessie Eisenberg's portrayal of Mark Zuckerberg is well-deserved. It is an amazing performance that is entertaining, sympathetic, repulsive, genuine. I have only seen two movies this year, but it is difficult to imagine anyone turning in a finer performance than Jesse Eisenberg.
The Social Network is worth seeing. 10 out of 10, people. 5 stars. Two thumbs up.
The Social Network portrays the story of the creation of Faceboook and its rise to prominence, while also depicting some of the lawsuits that were filed against Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg. Directed by David Fincher (Seven, Fight Club) and written by Aaron Sorkin (The West Wing), The Social Network does not disappoint. The dialogue is quick and fresh, just as we expect from Sorkin. It is probably the best writing I've seen in a film since Syriana in 2005, which I believe is one of the all-time great movie scripts. And, yes, Fincher does manage to weave in the dark tones and motivations for which his films are well-known.
The Social Network is a good movie, often a fun movie, but it still carries within a sleek, sinister undercurrent. The soundtrack, which is tremendous by the way, by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross help achieve this sinister tone which easily carries the movie from one scene to the next, from start to finish, up until the very end where Fincher delivers the most shocking ending to any of his films (I should note that I absolutely refuse to watch Benjamin Button): a moment of longing and humanity that does not provide a head in a box or a split personality, but rather simply encapsulates 21st century motivations and the need and nature of connection in a new world.
Oh, and all the hype surrounding Jessie Eisenberg's portrayal of Mark Zuckerberg is well-deserved. It is an amazing performance that is entertaining, sympathetic, repulsive, genuine. I have only seen two movies this year, but it is difficult to imagine anyone turning in a finer performance than Jesse Eisenberg.
The Social Network is worth seeing. 10 out of 10, people. 5 stars. Two thumbs up.
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