Of all the films on this list, most in need of a sequel, The Social Network sits pretty high on my list. So much has happened with Facebook in the past ten years that some of it could be distilled into another equally entertaining, incisive take on our social media culture. When news came out a movie was being made about the founding of Facebook, many of us, myself including, scoffed at the idea. What is there to tell about the founding of Facebook? It's just a place where I post pictures, my thoughts, share these reviews, and see what everyone else in my life is up to.
Yet thanks to the winning combination of Aaron Sorkin's writing and David Fincher's direction, what we receive is a fascinating tale of legal litigations and start-up culture. Chronicling Mark Zuckerberg's life from 2003 to a couple of years later, the film details that ideas that lead to Facebook's inception, and the ensuing legal battles from people who either felt like they owned the idea, or were screwed by the company's public stock options.
All of this is conveyed through razor-sharp, signature Sorkin dialogue, where everyone is either a witty genius with words or an ignoramus who can't operate on the intellectual level of others. Jesse Eisenberg, Andrew Garfield, Justin Timberlake, and Rooney Mara make up part of the terrific cast that round this tale of loneliness out. The Social Network now reminds us of a simpler time in social media, before the President of the United States conveyed his unfiltered thoughts through it, and of the small steps taken that would drastically reshape our culture.
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