The Social Network aka. “The Facebook Movie”

Perhaps I’ve developed the same voyeuristic tendencies that everyone else in this social media generation has. Peeping away at the lives of others from behind the veil of the computer.

While I may sound a bit cynical, I actually believe that Facebook has been a good thing for the world. We are connected now in ways that we never have been before, and like it or not, the impact that Facebook has had on modern relationships, communication, and media is undeniable.

So, what happens after something changes the world? Someone makes a movie about it of course. In this case two brilliant filmmakers have come together: director David Fincher of Seven and Fight Club notoriety, and writer Aaron Sorkin who penned The West Wing and A Few Good Men amongst others.

From this trailer with its creepy choir version of Radiohead’s emo hit song Creep, it looks a like the film is a slightly haunting version of Gossip Girl for computer geeks that tells the tale of a college age Mark Zuckerberg’s life, but for whatever reason I want to see it.

Facebook is without a doubt one of the great influencers of this generation, and it’s not likely that many people know the story behind it. What better way to find out than to go see the “Hollywoodization” of it on the silver screen.