Thursday 11 November 2010

The Social Network: Wall Street for Generation Y!

Late again I know and I'm sure my review of The Social Network wont add much to the debate, but here goes.

By now you will know that The Social Network is the new film from David Fincher, with a script from Aron Sorkin about Mark Zuckerberg the creator of Facebook.

The story follows Zukerberg from Harvard and the inception of 'The Facebook' to the double lawsuits regarding ownership of Facebook.

Many reviews will say how Jessie Eisenberg makes Zuckerberg into a likeable asshole that you want to like but never feel you can...a kind of Gordon Gecko figure, but i always like Gecko...and i l 'Like' Zuckerberg.
I don't think the Wall Street comparison stops there though. Though The Social Network isn't a film about greed and capitalism (almost the opposite), it is inspirational and showcases the new breed of young .com entrepreneurs, that don't have the years of business experience behind them.

8/10