Last night I watched "The Social Network". It won best picture at the Golden Globes last weekend, so it's pretty much guaranteed a spot in the Oscar race, so I thought I better check it out. It wasn't at all what I expected. I was picturing a party movie with a lot of flash and color, but it was actually a well organized story teller parallel to a court deposition regarding the creation of facebook. I really didn't know much about the history of facebook, never seen an interview of Mark Zuckerberg the creator, so I don't know how accurate the story was or how go of a job Jesse Eisenberg portrayed his character, however I think both were done quite well. The story was fluid and intriguing without being outlandish. Eisenberg created a complete and complex character as Zuckerberg. The awkward, unsocial, spastic nerd who would go into
"the zone" was unusual and yet believable. The writing was wonderful. Eisenberg's Zuckerberg took things literally and seemed to misunderstand any time someone said something ironically or metaphorically. He had an odd smugness. A "I am so smarter than everyone else in the room and I don't mind admitting it" attitude that seems proper for who Zuckerberg really is. I think this movie has an excellent chance at Best Picture, Best Actor, and Best Screen Play nominations. Based on what I have seen so far of the potential contenders, I'm not sure it will actually WIN any of these awards, but it has a fighting chance.
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