David Fincher sure knows how to create zeitgeist films by making his movies that are products of their times, but with a universal appeal; and he also knows how to grab his audiences' lapels. His latest film The Social Network might have become clichéd and uninteresting. But the sheer bravado of the narrative and the vitality of the powerful of script have ensured the movie has given a fresh outlook to a theme that has otherwise been tested umpteen times. The movie has parallel narratives – it begins with multi-billionaire computer-genius Mark Zuckerberg, who founded the cult social website Facebook, being sued for plagiarism by his former friends; the flashback, on the other hand, gives a peek into how the site went on to achieve such fame, making Zuckerberg a billionaire by his mid-twenties. Exceptionally acted by Jesse Eisenberg, as the nerdish, arrogant, neurotic, self-obsessed Harvard guy, with a mind one can only dream of, as well as his costars, the movie goes at a breakneck speed despite being verbose. How Facebook evolved from a college dorm one drunken night, into a global phenomenon, has been covered here in pulsating tone. Without going into comparisons with his earlier movies like Fight Club, Seven and Zodiac, I can safely say that yours truly “likes” this film.
Director: David Fincher
Genre: Drama/Biopic
Language: English
Country: US
