If you're reading this, chances are you were directed to this blog page via facebook, as I use it to notifiy my entire collection of readers (all 6.3 of them) to this movie site. But have you ever wondered how and why the superstructure social network known as facebook came into being? What the founder mark zuckerberg is all about? What kind of perso he is? And how he came up with the concept? Short of actually googling the information and finding out yourself, this movie attempts to dramatize it on the big screen.
The Skinny: Biopic of the founder of the world's biggest (and getting bigger) online social network known as facebook, Mark Zuckerberg.
The Helmer:David Fincher
- The Killer (2013) (pre-production)
- The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011) (filming)
- The Social Network (2010)
- The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)
... aka "The Curious Case" - International (English title) (informal short title) - Zodiac (2007/I)
- George Michael: Twenty Five (2006) (V)
- Video Hits: Paula Abdul (2005) (V) (videos "Straight Up", "Forever Your Girl" and "Cold Hearted")
- Panic Room (2002)
- Madonna: The Video Collection 93:99 (1999) (V) (video "Bad Girl")
- Fight Club (1999)
- Ladies & Gentlemen: The Best of George Michael (1999) (V) (video "Freedom '90")
- The Game (1997)
- Se7en (1995)
... aka "Seven" - UK (video title), USA (alternative spelling), USA (video title), USA (DVD title) - The Best of Sting: Fields of Gold 1984-1994 (1994) (V) (video "Englishman In New York")
- Aerosmith: Big Ones You Can Look at (1994) (V)
- Dangerous: The Short Films (1993) (V) (video "Who Is It")
... aka "Michael Jackson - Dangerous: The Short Films" - USA (alternative title) - Alien³ (1992)
... aka "Alien 3" - International (English title), USA (alternative spelling) - Madonna: The Immaculate Collection (1990) (V) (videos "Express Yourself", "Oh Father" and "Vogue")
- Now That's What I Call Music 7 (1986) (V) (video "We Don't Have To Take Our Clothes Off")
- The Beat of the Live Drum (1985)
The Tagline: You Don't Get to 500 Million Friends Without Making a Few Enemies
Release Date: 11 November 2010
The Prediction: Biopics are generally good for two things: it serves to answer questions about the celebrated subject matter, and it creates a story albeit, a legend of the person him/herself. Justifying, answering, pondering, exploring a life. Whether good or bad, sweet or ugly, inspiring or despairing, the effect of a decent biopic should leave the viewer with a better understanding of the person him/hersel. Which is why a biopic as this one, on a living giant for the very young Zuckerberg, was helmed by the David Fincher; the man who gave you Fightclub, and Se7en. You know it just can't go wrong. However, there have been debates on the accuracy of the depiction of the life and time of Zuckerberg because the facebook team have denied the actual storyline. Which in itself, if you look at it, is an epic dispute. But honestly, the first thing that came to my mind when I heard about this movie was that hey, facebook is still so new. We still have no idea how this whole thing will end. Maybe it should be done, say, 10 years from now? After the dust has settled? Having said that, it is still something I'd want to watch because I'm an FB addict and it is interesting how the movie adaptation of this latest craze is depicted on the big screen.
