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The Social Network
File:Social network film poster.jpg
Teaser poster
Directed byDavid Fincher
Screenplay byAaron Sorkin
Story byBen Mezrich (book)
Produced byScott Rudin
Kevin Spacey
Dana Brunetti
Michael De Luca
Ceán Chaffin
StarringJesse Eisenberg
Andrew Garfield
Justin Timberlake
Brenda Song
Rooney Mara
Armie Hammer
Max Minghella
CinematographyJeff Cronenweth
Edited byKirk Baxter
Angus Wall
Music byTrent Reznor
Atticus Ross
Production
companies
Distributed byColumbia Pictures
Release date
  • October 1, 2010 (2010-10-01)
Running time
121 minutes[1]
CountryTemplate:Film US
LanguageEnglish
BudgetUnder $40 million[2][3]

The Social Network is a 2010 drama film about the founding of the Internet social networking website Facebook. The film was directed by David Fincher and features an ensemble cast—Jesse Eisenberg, Andrew Garfield, Justin Timberlake, Brenda Song, Max Minghella, Rooney Mara, and Armie Hammer.

Aaron Sorkin adapted his screenplay from Ben Mezrich's nonfiction novel The Accidental Billionaires (2009). No Facebook staff or employees, including founder Mark Zuckerberg, were involved with the project, although Eduardo Saverin was a consultant for Mezrich's story.[3] The film is distributed by Columbia Pictures and was released on October 1, 2010, in the United States, to near-universal critical acclaim.

Plot

The film opens with Mark,a 20 year old virgin with no friends, watching a crazy Japanese show. He realizes that he really needs to get laid. He decides to check his email, and finds a chain email telling him that he will die if he doesn't send it to all of his friends. Unfortunately for him, he has none. That night he is killed, and in heaven, he creates a social networking system known as "Godbook" to be used among the gods. The movie ends with Mark being thrown into the ocean by dirty sailors.

Cast

Production

Casting

Casting began in early August 2009, and open auditions were held in various states. Jesse Eisenberg was first announced to be attached to the project in September 2009.[6] (Coincidentally, in an interview with Diane Sawyer on ABC's World News with Diane Sawyer, Zuckerberg revealed that Eisenberg's cousin, Eric, was a Facebook product designer.) Several days later, Justin Timberlake and Andrew Garfield were confirmed to portray the roles of Sean Parker and Eduardo Saverin. In October 2009, Brenda Song, Rooney Mara, Armie Hammer, Shelby Young, and Josh Pence were cast. [7] Max Minghella and Dakota Johnson were also confirmed to star in the film.[7] In a 2009 interview with The 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 Network is the biggest relief I've ever had in a movie."[8]

Filming

Filming for The Social Network began in October 2009 in Cambridge, Massachusetts.[9] Scenes were filmed around the campuses of two Massachusetts prep schools, Phillips Academy and Milton Academy.[10] Additional scenes were filmed on the campus of Wheelock College, which was set up to be Harvard's campus.[11] (Harvard has turned down most requests for on-location filming ever since the filming of Love Story (1970), which caused significant physical damage to the campus.[12]) Filming took place on the Keyser and Wyman quadrangles in the Homewood campus of Johns Hopkins University from November 2–4,[13] which also doubled for Harvard in the film.[14] From November 16–22, scenes were filmed at California State University, Dominguez Hills.[citation needed]. The first scene in the film, where Zuckerberg is with his girlfriend, took 99 takes to finish.[3] The film was shot on the Red One camera at 4K resolution.[15] The rowing scenes with the Winklevoss brothers were filmed at Community Rowing Inc. in Newton, MA.[16]

Soundtrack

Main article: The Social Network (soundtrack)

On June 1, 2010, it was announced that Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross would score the film.[17] The soundtrack was released September 28 in various formats under the Null Corporation label.[18] Leading up to the release of the soundtrack, a free 5-track EP was made available for download.[19]

Marketing

The first theatrical poster was released on June 18, 2010.[20] The film's first teaser trailer was released on June 25, 2010.[21] The second teaser was released on July 8.[22] The full length theatrical trailer debuted on July 15, 2010, which plays an edited version of the song "Creep", originally by Radiohead, covered by the Belgian choir group Scala & Kolacny Brothers.[23] The trailer was then shown in theaters, prior to the films Inception, Dinner for Schmucks, Salt, Easy A and The Other Guys.[24]

Response

The film's script was leaked on the Internet in July 2009.[25][26] In November 2009, the film's producer Kevin Spacey said, "The Social Network is probably going to be a lot funnier than people might expect it to be."[27] The Cardinal Courier stated 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?".[28] At the D8 conference hosted by D: All Things Digital on June 2, 2010, host Kara Swisher told Zuckerberg she knew he was not happy with The Social Network being based on him, to which he replied, "I just wished that nobody made a movie of me while I was still alive."[29] He has stated to Oprah Winfrey that the film is mostly fiction and he was more hard working than the on-screen portrayal.

Facebook co-founder Dustin Moskovitz called the film a "dramatization of history ... it is interesting to see my past rewritten in a way that emphasizes things that didn't matter," he said. According to Moskovitz, "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."[30]

Reception

The Social Network has been met with near-universal critical acclaim. Review aggregate Rotten Tomatoes reports that 97% of critics have given the film a positive review based on 150 reviews, with an average score of 9.3/10 and a critical consensus of: "Impeccably scripted, beautifully directed, and filled with fine performances, The Social Network is a riveting, ambitious example of modern filmmaking at its finest."[31] The film also holds a score of 97 based on 40 reviews on Metacritic, indicating "universal acclaim".[32] Film critic Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times 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." [33] Peter Travers of Rolling Stone said: "The Social Network is 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." [34]

See also

References

  1. ^ "The Social Network". BBFC. September 21, 2010. Retrieved September 23, 2010.
  2. ^ Lovece, Frank. "Friends or Faux?: Truth and fiction collide in 'The Social Network,' about the creation of Facebook", Newsday, September 26, 2010, p. C8. Online version (requires subscription). "[Director David Fincher's] concerns were more simply logistical after getting the script and agreeing to do the movie — which, [producer [Scott] Rudin says, discrediting Internet rumors, cost 'substantially under $40 million' to make."
  3. ^ a b c Harris, Mark, "Inventing Facebook", New York, September 17, 2010.
  4. ^ Tomio, Jay (December 9, 2009)."Rashida Jones in Fincher's The Social Network". BSCreview. Retrieved on February 5, 2010.
  5. ^ Nemiroff, Perri (July 8, 2010)."The Social Network's Second Teaser Trailer Makes Its Point Via Status Updates". Shockya. Retrieved on July 9, 2010.
  6. ^ "Facebook Cast Confirmed". September 23, 2009. The Playlist. Retrieved on November 19, 2009.
  7. ^ a b "0/20/2009 Max Minghella, Rooney Mara, Dakota Johnson & More Join David Fincher's 'Social Network'". October 20, 2009. The Playlist. Retrieved on November 19, 2009.
  8. ^ "Jesse Eisenberg takes on a darker role as one of the founders of Facebook". November 13, 2009. The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved on November 19, 2009.
  9. ^ Fischer, Russ (October 20, 2009). "Casting Notes: Selena Gomez in Teen Rom Com; The Social Network Gets New Kids; The Whistleblower Gets Proven Talent". /Film. Retrieved on October 20, 2009.
  10. ^ "Facebook Movie Shoots on Campus". 2009. Phillips Academy. Retrieved on November 3, 2009.
  11. ^ "Major motion picture filmed at Wheelock". October 19, 2009. Wheelock College. Retrieved on March 20, 2010.
  12. ^ Nathaniel L. Schwartz, "University, Hollywood Relationship Not Always a 'Love Story'", Harvard Crimson, 21 September 1999.
  13. ^ O'Neill, Nick (November 2, 2009)."Pictures Of Today's Filming Of "The Social Network" At Johns Hopkins". Allfacebook.com. Retrieved on November 19, 2009.
  14. ^ "Hollywood crew arrives at Homewood for Facebook movie: Color us crimson". November 3, 2009. The JHU Gazette. Retrieved on November 3, 2009.
  15. ^ O'Neill, Justin (2009-10-15). ""The Social Network" Shot on RED – Royal Galactic Cinema". Camerarentalz.com. Retrieved 2010-09-23.
  16. ^ McCarthy, Caroline (June 2, 2010). "Gossip: 'Social Network' filming will row across the pond". CNET. Retrieved September 24, 2010.
  17. ^ Siegler, MG (July 2, 2010). "Trent Reznor To Score Facebook Movie. "It's Really F* cking Good. And Dark!"". TechCrunch. Retrieved July 3, 2010.
  18. ^ "The Social Network Soundtrack". The Null Corporation. Retrieved September 18, 2010.
  19. ^ Previous post Next post. "Download Trent Reznor's Social Network Sampler for Free | Underwire". Wired.com. Retrieved 2010-09-23.
  20. ^ Raup, Jordan (June 18, 2010). "David Fincher's The Social Network Poster". The Film Stage. Retrieved June 18, 2010. {{cite web}}: External link in |work= (help)
  21. ^ Warren, Christina (June 25, 2010). "EXCLUSIVE: First Teaser For "The Social Network" [VIDEO]". Mashable. Retrieved June 26, 2010.
  22. ^ Weintraub, Steve (July 8, 2010). "2nd Teaser Trailer for THE SOCIAL NETWORK". Collider. Retrieved July 8, 2010.
  23. ^ Roberts, Soraya (2010-07-16). "'Social Network' trailer premieres and represents Facebook's CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, as a 'creep'". New York Daily News. New York. Retrieved 2010-08-21. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |work= (help)
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  25. ^ McCarthy, Caroline (2009-07-08). "Facebook movie screenplay reportedly doesn't suck | The Social - CNET News". News.cnet.com. Retrieved 2010-08-21.
  26. ^ Harlow, John (2010-05-16). "Movie depicts seamy life of Facebook boss". Timesonline.co.uk. Retrieved 2010-09-23.
  27. ^ Ditzian, Eric (October 11, 2009)." Kevin Spacey Says 'The Social Network' Will Be 'A Lot Funnier' Than You Think". MTV. Retrieved on November 19, 2009.
  28. ^ Stokes, Jessica. "Facebook the movie?". The Cardinal Courier. Retrieved November 19, 2009.
  29. ^ Fried, Ina (June 2, 2010). "Zuckerberg in the hot seat at D8". CNET. Retrieved June 26, 2010.
  30. ^ Moskovitz, Dustin (July 16, 2010). "What does Dustin Moskovitz think of the Facebook movie?". Quora. Retrieved July 16, 2010.
  31. ^ "The Social Network Movie Reviews, Pictures". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 2010-09-30.
  32. ^ "The Social Network Movie Reviews, Ratings, Credits, and More". Metacritic. Retrieved 2010-10-01.
  33. ^ "Reviews, The Social Network". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved 2010-09-30.
  34. ^ "The Social Network, Rolling Stone Movies, News and Reviews". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2010-09-30.

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