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The Social Network

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The Social Networkis a 2010 Americanbiographicaldrama filmdirected byDavid Fincherand written byAaron Sorkin,based on the 2009 bookThe Accidental BillionairesbyBen Mezrich.It portrays the founding ofsocial networkingwebsiteFacebook.It starsJesse Eisenbergas Facebook founderMark Zuckerberg,withAndrew GarfieldasEduardo Saverin,Justin TimberlakeasSean Parker,Armie HammerasCameronandTyler Winklevoss,andMax MinghellaasDivya Narendra.Neither Zuckerberg nor any other Facebook staff were involved with the project, although Saverin was a consultant for Mezrich's book.[4]

The Social Network
On top of a man's face, in white font, the phrase "You Don't Get To 500 Million Friends Without Making A Few Enemies" appears, covering most of the poster. Underneath, the words "The Social Network" are presented in a Facebook-esque style and logo.
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Directed byDavid Fincher
Screenplay byAaron Sorkin
Based onThe Accidental Billionaires
byBen Mezrich
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyJeff Cronenweth
Edited by
Music by
Production
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Distributed bySony Pictures Releasing
Release dates
  • September 24, 2010(2010-09-24)(NYFF)[1]
  • October 1, 2010(2010-10-01)(United States)
Running time
120 minutes[2]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$40 million[3]
Box office$224.9 million[3]

Production began when Sorkin signed to write it.Principal photographybegan that same year in October inCambridge, Massachusetts,and lasted until November. Additional scenes were shot in California, in the cities ofLos AngelesandPasadena.Trent ReznorandAtticus RossofNine Inch Nailscomposed the film's award-winningscore,which was released on September 28, 2010.

The film premiered at theNew York Film Festivalon September 24, 2010, and was released theatrically in the United States on October 1, bySony Pictures Releasing.A major critical and commercial success, the film grossed $224 million on a $40 million budget and was widely acclaimed by critics. It was named one of the best films of the year by 78 critics, and named the best by 22 critics, the most of any film that year. It was also chosen by theNational Board of Reviewas thebest film of 2010.At the83rd Academy Awards,it received eight nominations, including forBest Picture,Best Director,andBest Actorfor Eisenberg, and won forBest Adapted Screenplay,Best Original Score,andBest Film Editing.It also received awards forBest Motion Picture – Drama,Best Director,Best Screenplay,andBest Original Scoreat the68th Golden Globe Awards.

The Social Networkhas maintained a strong reputation since its initial release, and is commonly ranked by critics as one of the best films of the 2010s and 21st century.[5][6][7][8]TheWriters Guild of Americaranked Sorkin's screenplay the third greatest of the 21st century.[9]While no official sequel has been announced, Sorkin has publicly expressed interest and willingness to write a screenplay for one should Fincher return to direct.[10]

Plot

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On October 28, 2003, 19-year-oldHarvard UniversitysophomoreMark Zuckerbergis dumped by his girlfriend, Erica Albright. Returning to his dorm, Zuckerberg writes an insulting post about Albright on hisLiveJournalblog. He creates a campus website calledFacemashby downloading photos of female students from houseface books,then allowing site visitors to rate their attractiveness. After traffic to the site crashes parts of Harvard's computer network, Zuckerberg is given six months ofacademic probation.However, Facemash's popularity attracts the attention of twinsCameronandTyler Winklevossand their business partnerDivya Narendra.The trio invites Zuckerberg to work onHarvard Connection,a social network exclusive to Harvard students and aimed at dating. Zuckerberg approaches his friendEduardo Saverinwith an idea for Thefacebook, asocial networkingwebsite that would be exclusive toIvy Leaguestudents. Saverin provides $1,000 in seed funding, allowing Zuckerberg to build the website, which quickly becomes popular. When they learn of Thefacebook, the Winklevoss twins and Narendra are incensed, believing that Zuckerberg stole their idea while misleading them by stalling development on the Harvard Connection website. They raise their complaint with Harvard PresidentLarry Summers,who is dismissive and sees no value in disciplinary action on Thefacebook or Zuckerberg.

Saverin and Zuckerberg meet fellow student Christy Lee, who asks them to "Facebook me," which impresses them. As Thefacebook grows in popularity, Zuckerberg expands the network toYale,Columbia,andStanford.Lee arranges for Saverin and Zuckerberg to meetNapsterco-founderSean Parker,who presents a "billion-dollar" vision for the company. Zuckerberg is impressed, but Saverin dismisses him as paranoid and delusional. Parker also suggests dropping "the" in Thefacebook and simply renaming the site to Facebook.Later, Zuckerberg relocates the company toPalo Altoon Parker's advice; Saverin remains in New York to work on business development. Parker later moves into the house that Zuckerberg is using as a base of operations and becomes more involved with the company, much to Saverin's annoyance.

While competing in the 2004Henley Royal Regattafor Harvard against theHollandia Roeiclub,the Winklevoss twins discover that Facebook has expanded to Europe withOxford,CambridgeandLSE,and decide to sue the company forintellectual property theft.Meanwhile, Saverin objects to Parker making business decisions for Facebook and freezes the company's bank account in the resulting dispute. He relents when Zuckerberg reveals that they have secured $500,000 fromangel investorPeter Thiel.After traveling to the company's new headquarters on the pretense of attending a business meeting and "millionth user party," Saverin becomes enraged when he discovers that the new investment deal allows his share of Facebook to bedilutedfrom 34% to 0.03%, without diluting the ownership percentage of any other owner. He confronts Zuckerberg and Parker, and Saverin vows to sue Zuckerberg. Saverin's name had already been removed from the masthead as co-founder and CFO; Parker tells him that he is no longer a part of Facebook and has security eject him from the building. Later, Parker is apprehended for cocaine possession with a minor at a party celebrating one million users. He attempts to blame Saverin, so Zuckerberg cuts ties with him, telling him to go home.

In separatedepositions,the Winklevoss twins claim that Zuckerberg stole their idea, while Saverin claims his shares of Facebook were unfairly diluted when the company was incorporated. Marylin Delpy, a junior lawyer for the defense, informs Zuckerberg that they will settle with Saverin since the sordid details of Facebook's founding and Zuckerberg's callous attitude will make him unsympathetic to a jury. Alone, Zuckerberg sends a Facebook friend request to Albright and repeatedly refreshes the page.

Cast

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Josh Penceis the body double for Hammer, whose likeness was digitally imposed onto Pence's body. He is listed in the end credits as playing Tyler Winklevoss alongside Hammer, though he also shot scenes as Cameron. He also appears in a cameo role as the man being detoured from the bathroom by Zuckerberg and Saverin.[24]

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Screenplay

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ScreenwriterAaron Sorkinsaid, "What attracted me to [the film project] had nothing to do withFacebook.The invention itself is as modern as it gets, but the story is as old as storytelling; the themes of friendship, loyalty, jealousy, class and power. "He said he read an unfinished draft ofThe Accidental Billionaireswhen the publisher began "shopping it around" for a film adaptation. Sorkin added, "I was reading it and somewhere on page three I said yes. It was the fastest I said yes to anything... They wanted me to start right away.Benand I were kind of doing our research at the same time, sort of along parallel lines. "[25]

According to Sorkin, Mezrich did not send him material from his book as he wrote it: "Two or three times we'd get together. I'd go toBoston,or we'd meet inNew Yorkand kind of compare notes and share information, but I didn't see the book until he was done with it. By the time I saw the book, I was probably 80 percent done with the screenplay. "[25]Sorkin elaborated:

There's a lot of available research, and I also did a lot of first person research with a number of the people that were involved in the story. I can't go too deeply into that because most of the people did it on the condition of anonymity, but what I found was that two lawsuits were brought against Facebook at roughly the same time, that the defendant, plaintiffs, witnesses all came into a deposition room and swore under oath, and three different versions of the story were told. Instead of choosing one and deciding that's the truest one or choosing one and deciding that's the juiciest one, I decided to dramatize the idea that there were three different versions of the story being told. That's how I came up with the structure of the deposition room.[25]

Casting

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Casting began in mid-2009, withJesse Eisenberg,Justin Timberlake,andAndrew Garfieldannounced to star.[26][27]Jonah Hillwas in contention for Timberlake's role, but directorDavid Fincherpassed on him.[28]In October 2009,Brenda Song,Rooney Mara,Armie Hammer,Shelby Young,andJosh Pencewere cast.[29]Max MinghellaandDakota Johnsonwere also confirmed.[29]In a 2009 interview withThe Baltimore Sun,Eisenberg said, "Even though I've gotten to be in some wonderful movies, this character seems so much more overtly insensitive in so many ways that seem more real to me in the best way. I don't often get cast as insensitive people, so it feels very comfortable: fresh and exciting, as if you never have to worry about the audience. Not that I worry about the audience anyway – it should be just the furthest thing from your mind.The Social Networkis the biggest relief I've ever had in a movie ".[30]In 2010, it was mentioned thatRashida Joneswould appear as Marylin Delpy.[16]

Filming

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Principal photographybegan in October 2009 inCambridge, Massachusetts.[31]Scenes were filmed around the campuses of two Massachusetts prep schools,Phillips AcademyandMilton Academy.[32]Additional scenes were filmed on the campus ofWheelock College,which was set up to be Harvard's campus.[33](Harvard has turned down most requests for on-location filming ever since the filming ofLove Story(1970), which caused significant physical damage to trees on campus.)[34]Filming took place on the Keyser and Wyman quadrangles in theHomewood campusofJohns Hopkins Universityfrom November 2–4,[35]which also doubled for Harvard in the film.[36]The first scene in the film, where Zuckerberg is with his girlfriend, took 99 takes to finish.[4]The film was shot on theRed Onedigital cinema camera.[37]The rowing scenes with the Winklevoss brothers were filmed at Community Rowing Inc. inNewton, Massachusetts[38]and at the Henley Royal Regatta;miniature fakingprocess was used in a sequence showing a rowing event at the latter.[39]Although a significant portion of the latter half of the film is set inSilicon Valley,the filmmakers opted to shoot those scenes in Los Angeles andPasadena.[citation needed]

Armie Hammer, who portrayed the Winklevoss twins, acted alongside body double Josh Pence while his scenes were filmed. His face was later digitally grafted onto Pence's face during post-production, while other scenes usedsplit-screen photography.Pence was concerned about having no face time during the role, but after considerable musing thought of the role as a "no-brainer". He also appears in a cameo role elsewhere in the film.[24]Hammer states that director David Fincher "likes to push himself and likes to push technology" and is "one of the most technologically minded guys I've ever seen."[40]This included sending the actors to "twin boot camp" for 10 months to learn everything about the Winklevosses.[24]

Rowing production

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Harvard's rowing tradition is depicted in the film.

Community Rowing Inc. held a casting call and a tryout for 20 rowing extras; some were graduates from Harvard,Northeastern University,Boston University,George Washington University,andTrinity College,as well as local club rowers fromUnion Boat ClubandRiverside Boat Club.[41]None of the cast rowing extras for the Henley Royal Regatta racing scene appeared in the film; filming for the race was originally planned to take place in Los Angeles, but Fincher decided to film inEnglandduring production.[42]

David Fincher hiredLoyola Marymountcoach Dawn Reagan to help train Josh Pence and Armie Hammer.[43]While Hammer was new to the sport, Pence rowed previously atDartmouth College.[43]

The indoor rowing scene was filmed at Boston University's indoor rowing tanks. All of BU's blue oars in the scene were repainted to Harvard'scrimsoncolor for filming. Dan Boyne was the official rowing consultant in the US and the UK.[42]

Soundtrack

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Main article:The Social Network(soundtrack)

On June 1, 2010, it was announced thatTrent ReznorandAtticus Rosswould score the film.[44]The soundtrack was released September 28 in various formats under the Null Corporation label.[45]Leading up to the release of the soundtrack, a free five-trackEPwas made available for download.[46]The White Stripes' song "Ball and Biscuit"can be heard in the opening of the film andThe Beatles' song "Baby, You're a Rich Man"concludes the film. Neither song appears on the soundtrack album. Reznor and Ross won the award forBest Original Scoreat the 2011Golden Globe Awards,[47]as well as the 2011Academy AwardforBest Original Score.

Marketing

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Poster

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The first theatrical poster, designed by Neil Kellerhouse, was released on June 18, 2010.[48]As Kellerhouse previously designed posters for the films ofSteven Soderbergh,director David Fincher's friend, he was contacted by Ceán Chaffin in late 2009 to work on thekey artforThe Social Network,which had to make sole use of one approved photograph, that of Eisenberg's head.[49]As he wanted to highlight the tremendous drama that went with Mark Zuckerberg's success, Kellerhouse thought of the tagline "You don't get to 300 million friends without making a few enemies"; he would later adjust the line to "500 million friends" in anticipation of Facebook reaching 500 million users by the film's release date.[49]Kellerhouse's poster has been praised for its unique and "striking" design, and alongside his work for the filmI'm Still Here,has since become influential in film marketing; posters forThe King's SpeechandThe Armstrong Liestrongly evoked the poster's design format.[50][51]

Trailers

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The film's firstteaser trailerwas released on June 25, 2010.[52]The second teaser was released on July 8.[53]The full length theatrical trailer debuted on July 16, 2010, which plays an edited version of the song "Creep",originally byRadiohead,covered by the Belgian choir groupScala & Kolacny Brothers.[54][55]The trailer was then shown in theaters, prior to the filmsInception,Dinner for Schmucks,Salt,Easy A,The Virginity Hit,andThe Other Guys.The theatrical trailer, put together byMark Woollen & Associates,won the Grand Key Art award at the 2011Key Art Awards,[56]sponsored byThe Hollywood Reporter,and was also featured onThe Film Informant's Perfect 10 Trailers in 2010.[57]

Release

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The Social Networkhad its first screening at theNew York Film Festivalon September 24, 2010.[1]

Box office

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The film was released in theaters in the United States on the weekend of October 1–3, 2010. It debuted at No. 1, grossing $22.4 million in 2,771 theaters.[3]The film retained the top spot in its second weekend, dropping only 31.2%,[3]breakingInception's 32.0% record as the smallest second weekend drop for any number-one film of 2010, while being the third-smallest overall behindSecretariat's 25.1% drop andTooth Fairy's 28.6% drop. At the end of its theatrical run, the film grossed $97 million in the United States and $128 million in other territories for a worldwide total of $224.9 million.[3]

Critical reception

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Jesse Eisenbergreceived widespread critical acclaim for his performance as Mark Zuckerberg, earning an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor.

The Social Networkreceived widespread critical acclaim. On review aggregatorRotten Tomatoes,the film has an approval rating of 96% based on 333 reviews, with an average rating of 9/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "Impeccably scripted, beautifully directed, and filled with fine performances,The Social Networkis a riveting, ambitious example of modern filmmaking at its finest. "[58]OnMetacritic,the film has a weighted average score of 95 out of 100, based on 42 critics, indicating "universal acclaim".[59]Audiences polled byCinemaScoregave the film an average grade of "B+" on an A+ to F scale.[60]

FromThe Guardian,Peter Bradshaw gave the film four stars, praising David Fincher's directing as the "right intensity and claustrophobia for a story that takes place largely in a stupefyingly male environment at Harvard University in 2003".[61]In her review forThe Verge,Kaitlyn Tiffany wrote positive comments on Aaron Sorkin's screenplay, writing that his "reflex for writing witty, whiny men with outsized intellect and poorly disguised narcissism serves as an advantage instead of a handicap."[62]The film's editing byKirk BaxterandAngus Wallwas also lauded by critics, leading to their win of theAcademy Award for Best Film Editing.[63]Additionally, the film'sscorereceived positive commentary, with some reviewers stating that it was "a persistent source of simmering tension in the movie", and a "masterpiece".[64][65]

Roger Ebertof theChicago Sun-Times,giving it four stars and naming it the best film of the year, wrote: "David Fincher's film has the rare quality of being not only as smart as its brilliant hero, but in the same way. It is cocksure, impatient, cold, exciting and instinctively perceptive."[66]Peter TraversofRolling Stonegave the film his first full four-star rating of the year and said: "The Social Networkis the movie of the year. But Fincher and Sorkin triumph by taking it further. Lacing their scathing wit with an aching sadness, they define the dark irony of the past decade. "[67]The Harvard Crimsonreview called it "flawless" and gave it five stars.[68]

Joe MorgensterninThe Wall Street Journalpraised the film as exhilarating but noted: "The biographical part takes liberties with its subject. Aaron Sorkin based his screenplay on [...]The Accidental Billionaires,so everything that's seen isn't necessarily to be believed. "[69] Nathan Heller ofSlatewrote a negative review of the film, describing it as "rote and deeply mediocre" as well as "maddeningly generic", and said that, "Sorkin and Fincher's 2003 Harvard is a citadel of old money, regatta blazers, and (if I am not misreading the implication here) a Jewish underclass striving beneath the heel of aWASP-centric, socially draconian culture... to get the university this wrong in this movie is no small matter. "[70]

The Social Networkappeared on 78 film critics' top-ten lists of the best films of 2010, based on Metacritic's aggregation. Out of the critics, 22 ranked the film first, and 12 ranked the film second. Out of the films of 2010,The Social Networkappeared on the most top-ten lists.[71][72]In 2016,The Social Networkwas voted the 27th-best film of the 21st century by the BBC, as voted on by 177 film critics from around the world.[73]

In 2018,IndieWirewriters ranked the script the fourth best American screenplay of the 21st century, with Michael Nordine arguing that "everything came together nearly perfectly on the film, thanks in large part to Aaron Sorkin's Oscar-winning screenplay. Its finds the loquacious scribe at his best, with all the verbal takedowns [...] and rapid-fire back-and-forths we've come to expect (and, more often than not, love) from him. Sorkin's portrayal of Mark Zuckerberg was hardly flattering, but recent headlines suggest it may have been too sympathetic."[74]

Home media

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The Social Networkwas released onDVDandBlu-rayon January 11, 2011 bySony Pictures Home Entertainment.In its first week of release, DVD sales totaled $13,470,305 and it was the number-one-sold DVD of the week.[75]The DVD includes anaudio commentarywith director David Fincher, and a second commentary with writer Aaron Sorkin and the cast. The Blu-ray and two-disc DVD releases include the commentaries, along with a feature-length documentary,How Did They Ever Make a Movie of Facebook?,featurettes,Angus Wall, Kirk Baxter and Ren Klyce on Post,Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross and David Fincher on the Score,In the Hall of the Mountain King: Reznor's First Draft,Swarmatron,Jeff Cronenweth and David Fincher on the Visuals,and a Ruby Skye VIP Room: Multi-Angle Scene Breakdown feature.[76]The film was released onUltra HD Blu-rayin October 2021 as part of the Columbia Classics 4K Ultra HD Collection (Volume 2), featuring a newDolby Atmosmix and upscaledDolby Vision/HDR10transfer from the film's2Kmaster.[77]

Accolades

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Main article:List of accolades received byThe Social Network

The Social Networkwon theBest Motion Picture – Drama Golden Globeat the68th Golden Globe Awardson January 16, 2011.[78]The film also won the awards forBest Director,Best Screenplay,and Best Original Score, making it the film with the most wins of the night.[79]

The film was nominated for sevenBritish Academy Film Awards,includingBest Film,Best Actor in a Leading Role(Jesse Eisenberg),Best Actor in a Supporting Role(Andrew Garfield), andRising Star Award(Andrew Garfield). It won three forBest Editing,Adapted Screenplay,andBest Directionon February 13, 2011.[80]

The Social Networkreceived nominations for eightAcademy Awards:Best Picture,Best Actor,Best Cinematography,Best Director,Best Film Editing, Best Original Score,Best Sound Mixing,andBest Adapted Screenplay.[81]It won three for Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Original Score, and Best Film Editing at the83rd Academy Awardson February 27, 2011.

The film won Best Picture from theNational Board of Review,National Society of Film Critics,New York Film Critics Circle,andLos Angeles Film Critics Association,making it only the third film in history—afterSchindler's List(1993) andL.A. Confidential(1997)—to sweep the "Big Four" critics awards.[82]The film also won the "Hollywood Ensemble Award" from theHollywood Film Awards.[83]

Historical accuracy

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Mark Zuckerbergexpressed his dissatisfaction with a film being made about him and noted that much of the plot was not factual.

The script wasleakedonline in July 2009.[84][85]In November 2009, executive producerKevin Spaceysaid, "The Social Networkis probably going to be a lot funnier than people might expect it to be. "[86]The Cardinal Courierstated that the film was about "greed, obsession, unpredictability and sex" and asked, "Although there are over 500 million Facebook users, does this mean Facebook can become a profitable blockbuster movie?"[87]

At the D8 conference hosted byD: All Things Digitalon June 2, 2010, hostKara Swishertold Zuckerberg she knew he was not happy withThe Social Networkbeing based on him, to which he replied, "I just wished that nobody made a movie of me while I was still alive."[88]Zuckerberg stated toOprah Winfreythat the drama and partying of the film is mostly fiction, and that he had spent most of the past six years focusing, working hard, and coding Facebook.[89]Speaking to an audience at Stanford University, Zuckerberg said that instead of making Facebook to "get girls", he made it because he enjoyed "building things".[90]He added that the film accurately depicted his wardrobe, saying, "It's interesting the stuff that they focused on getting right—like every single shirt and fleece they had in that movie is actually a shirt or fleece that I own."[90]

Facebook co-founderDustin Moskovitzcalled the film a "dramatization of history... it is interesting to see my past rewritten in a way that emphasizes things that didn't matter, (like the Winklevosses, who I've still never even met and had no part in the work we did to create the site over the past 6 years) and leaves out things that really did (like the many other people in our lives at the time, who supported us in innumerable ways)". According to Moskovitz:[91]

A lot of exciting things happened in 2004, but mostly we just worked a lot and stressed out about things; the version in the trailer seems a lot more exciting, so I'm just going to choose to remember that we drank ourselves silly and had a lot of sex with coeds.... The plot of the book/script unabashedly attacked [Zuckerberg], but I actually felt like a lot of his positive qualities come out truthfully in the trailer (soundtrack aside). At the end of the day, they cannot help but portray him as the driven, forward-thinking genius that he is.

Co-founder Eduardo Saverin said "the movie was clearly intended to be entertainment and not a fact-based documentary".[92]Sean Parker described the film as "a complete work of fiction" and the depiction of him as "a morally reprehensible human being", and said that he remained friends with Saverin.[93][94]Sorkin said, "I don't want my fidelity to be to the truth; I want it to be to storytelling. What is the big deal about accuracy purely for accuracy's sake, and can we not have the true be the enemy of the good?"[4]

JournalistJeff Jarvisacknowledged the film was "well-crafted" but called it "the anti-social movie", objecting to Sorkin's decision to change various events and characters for dramatic effect, and dismissing it as "the story that those who resist the change society is undergoing want to see".[95]Technology broadcasterLeo Laporteconcurred, calling the film "anti-geek andmisogynistic".[96]Sorkin responded to these allegations by saying, "I was writing about a very angry and deeply misogynistic group of people".[97]

Andrew Clark ofThe Guardianwrote that "there's something insidious about this genre of [docudrama] scriptwriting", wondering if "a 26-year-old businessman really deserves to have his name dragged through the mud in a murky mixture of fact and imagination for the general entertainment of the movie-viewing public?". Clark added, "I'm not sure whether Mark Zuckerberg is a punk, a genius or both. But I won't be seeingThe Social Networkto find out. "[98]

Mashablefounder and CEOPete Cashmore,blogging forCNN,said: "If the Facebook founder [Zuckerberg] is concerned about being represented as anything but a genius with an industrious work ethic, he can breathe a sigh of relief."[99]Jessi Hempel, a technology writer forFortunewho says she has known Zuckerberg "for a long time", wrote of the film:

The real-life Zuckerberg was maniacally focused on building a web site that could potentially connect everyone on the planet...By contrast, in the film he seems more obsessed with achieving the largesse that bad boy Sean Parker, an original Napster founder, portrays when he arrives to meet Zuckerberg at a New York restaurant.[100]

Harvard Law SchoolprofessorLawrence Lessigwrote inThe New Republicthat Sorkin's screenplay does not acknowledge the "real villain" of the story:

The total and absolute absurdity of the world where the engines of a federal lawsuit get cranked up to adjudicate the hurt feelings (because "our idea was stolen!" ) of entitled Harvard undergraduates is completely missed by Sorkin. We can't know enough from the film to know whether there was actually any substantial legal claim here. Sorkin has been upfront about the fact that there are fabrications aplenty lacing the story. But from the story as told, we certainly know enough to know that any legal system that would allow these kids to extort $65 million from the most successful business this century should be ashamed of itself. Did Zuckerberg breach his contract? Maybe, for which the damages are more like $650, not $65 million. Did he steal a trade secret? Absolutely not. Did he steal any other "property"? Absolutely not—the code for Facebook was his, and the "idea" of a social network is not a patent. It wasn't justice that gave the twins $65 million; it was the fear of a random and inefficient system of law. That system is a tax on innovation and creativity. That tax is the real villain here, not the innovator it burdened.[101]

In an onstage discussion with theHuffington Postco-founderArianna Huffingtonin 2010, Facebook's chief operating officer,Sheryl Sandberg,said the film was "very Hollywood" and mainly "fiction". She said that "in real life, [Zuckerberg] was just sitting around with his friends in front of his computer, ordering pizza. Who wants to go see that for two hours?".[102]HarvardConnectionco-founderDivya Narendrasaid that he was surprised to see himself portrayed by the non-Indian actor Max Minghella, but said he did a "good job in pushing the dialogue forward and creating a sense of urgency in what was a very frustrating period".[103]

Legacy

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Preliminary impact

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Since its release,The Social Networkhas inspired involvement in start-ups and social media.[104]Bob Lefsetzhas stated that: "watching this movie makes you want to run from the theatre, grab your laptop and build your own empire,"[105]noting thatThe Social Networkhas helped fuel an emerging perception that "techies have become the new rock stars."[106]This has led Dave Knox to comment that: "fifteen years from now we might just look back and realize this movie inspired our next great generation of entrepreneurs."[105]After seeing the movie, Zuckerberg was quoted as saying he is "interested to see what effectThe Social Networkhas on entrepreneurship ", noting that he gets" lots of messages from people who claim that they have been very much inspired... to start their own company. "[107]Saverin echoed these sentiments, stating that the film may inspire "countless others to create and take that leap to start a new business."[108]In one such instance, the co-founders ofWall Street Magnateconfirmed that they were inspired to create the fantasy trading community after watchingThe Social Network.[109]

Following his success with the film, Sorkin became attached to another project about a technology company, writing the script for the 2015 biopicSteve Jobs,which used a similar format.[110]Another Facebook film may be produced, as Sheryl Sandberg has signed a deal withSony Pictures Entertainmentto develop her 2013 bookLean In: Women, Work and the Will to Lead,into a movie.[111]

Post-2010s assessment

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Following the close of the decade,The Social Networkwas recognized as one of the best films of the 2010s.Metacriticreported that it was listed on over 30 film critics' top-ten lists for the 2010s, including eight first-place rankings and four second-place rankings. Metacritic rankedThe Social Networkthird overall, followingMad Max: Fury RoadandMoonlight.[112]EsquirenamedThe Social Networkthe best of the 2010s, calling itCitizen Kane"for the Internet age" and dubbing it "the movie of our new millennium".[113]WithFacebookgoing "from a utopian, world-shrinking force of good to a potential threat to democracy",Esquirewrote, "Fincher seemed to sense all of this and more long before anyone else. And his brilliant, troubling film bristles with that queasy sense of prophecy and prescience."[113]Polygon,callingThe Social Networkthe best film of the decade, wrote, "The Social Network,by chance or by design, has become one of the most immensely relevant movies of this decade... But after nearly a decade of watching Facebook 'move fast and break things,' including news websites, social video, politics, etc., the movie's tangible sense of tension can easily be reinterpreted as foreboding for what comesafteryou make a billion friends. "[114]DirectorQuentin Tarantinocalled the film the best of the 2010s, singling out the script byAaron Sorkin,whom he described as "the greatest active dialogist".[115]

Rolling StonerankedThe Social Networksecond afterMoonlight(2016) on its end-of-decade list, describing it as "one deliciously re-watchable preview of the apocalypse, as entertaining and cheeky as it is troubling and startlingly prescient".[116]Time Outnamed it the fourth-best of the decade, "Powered by a relentless, clinical Aaron Sorkin script, directed with sinuous grace by David Fincher and loaded with smirking, smart-ass central performances,The Social Networkis arguably the most important and prophetic film of our era, itself a depressing thought. "[117]ScreenCrushrankedThe Social Networkeighth, referring to it as "[Fincher's] spiritual sequel toFight Club,another story of a embittered, lonely man who discovers unleashing his rage at society has unexpected consequences ".[118]Mashable,listingThe Social Networkamong the top 15 films of the 2010s, said of the story, "It was everything young people could be and everything older generations feared in us before a decade of blaming [us for] problems we didn't create and can't solve."[119]IndieWirerankedThe Social Networksixteenth among the decade's films, writing, "The Social Networkis both a thrilling, queasy exploration of how Facebook came to be and a searing indictment of what it would inevitably become. "[120]Inverselisted the film among those defining "class rage" in the 2010s, "As a gently prodding diagnosis of class conflict,The Social Networkis a logical place to start. "[121]

Possible sequel

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In January 2019, Sorkin revealed that Rudin has suggested the development of a screenplay for a sequel, noting, "A lot of very interesting, dramatic stuff has happened since the movie ends."[122]Sorkin also mentioned that there was indeed enough material to create a sequel.[123]On July 18, 2019, Eisenberg expressed his interests in starring in the proposed sequel, stating that "Sorkin is a genius, and if he chooses to write about something, I'll obviously be interested".[124]In October 2020, a decade after the film's release, Sorkin announced that he would only write the sequel's script if David Fincher returned as director.[125]In 2023, Fincher toldThe Guardianthat he and Sorkin have discussed a sequel, but said "that's a can of worms."[126]On April 26, 2024, Sorkin said he had been working on the script for a new Facebook movie tied to theJanuary 6 United States Capitol attack.[127]

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