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I recently watched The Social Network for the first time and I loved it so much that I decided that I would write my first ever movie review on this movie. I hope you guys like it, and feedback is very much appreciated since I hope to start doing this more often in the future.

The Social Network is a 2010 film written by Aaron Sorkin and directed by David Fincher about the founding of Facebook and the fallout between Mark Zuckerberg and his business partners. At first glance, the synopsis for this film may put off some people, especially considering what the public knows about Zuckerberg in 2020, but at the heart of this story is the story of a friendship between Mark Zuckerberg (Jesse Eisenberg) and Eduardo Saverin (Andrew Garfield) and what happens when conflicting business ideals and selfish ambitions destroy a lifelong friendship. Eisenberg, Garfield, Justin Timberlake, and Armie Hammer are all excellent in this film, and Eisenberg definitely deserved his Oscar nomination for this role.

Despite the stellar acting performances, though, Sorkin’s Academy Award-winning screenplay is the clear standout of this film, as the dialogue is fast-paced and engaging, and the result is a mesmerizing well-crafted story of how Facebook became the juggernaut company that the public knows today. The non-linear storytelling of this film makes for an interesting stream-of-consciousness structure that jumps between dialogue from court settlements in the “present-day” (2010) and the stories the characters tell from their point-of-view of how Facebook was founded (2003-2010).

This is a film that gives insight into how one of the most successful modern-day businesses was founded, and this highly-engaging comedic drama has something for everyone to enjoy. I give this film an A+ rating, and it is by far one of my new favorite films that I will definitely be watching again and again.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1285016/