tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post1201134859745637623..comments2024-03-15T04:08:16.172-04:00Comments on Only the Cinema: The Social NetworkEd Howardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18014222247676090467noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-62876619050059747552010-10-20T01:34:23.408-04:002010-10-20T01:34:23.408-04:00Zuckerberg is portrayed as a kniving genius that b...Zuckerberg is portrayed as a kniving genius that betrayed his only friend. He seems a little more normal and well-adjusted in real life, but still seems very awkward. The movie was really intriguing, and is one of the best movies of the year so far.poker affiliatehttp://www.pokeraffiliateresource.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-85899064154839139962010-10-11T13:25:14.354-04:002010-10-11T13:25:14.354-04:00I honestly thought the Social Network was an aweso...I honestly thought the Social Network was an awesome movie. Some parts were a little hard to follow but overall it was extremely well done. Well written and well directed.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01781135426315575502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-44947444887991905942010-10-11T09:40:19.066-04:002010-10-11T09:40:19.066-04:00Next: Gawker: The Movie with Vincent Kartheizer as...Next: <a href="http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2010/10/18/101018fa_fact_mcgrath" rel="nofollow">Gawker: The Movie</a> with Vincent Kartheizer as Nick Denton and Taye Diggs as the boyfriend who dumps him.<br /><br />Gus will of course direct.DavidEhrensteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11016905507543736049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-84140203023211766472010-10-10T13:17:26.102-04:002010-10-10T13:17:26.102-04:00@Movieman: I think Fincher was wise to make a more...@Movieman: <i>I think Fincher was wise to make a more or less conventional film here, look-Ma aggressively new-media stylings probably would not have served this particular story well however superficially "relevant").</i><br /><br />I completely agree with this comment. Although Fincher's work is evident in every frame of this film, the most "Fincheresque" sequences (Joelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-82718691443645551902010-10-10T11:26:12.261-04:002010-10-10T11:26:12.261-04:00Aha -- just as I suspected. I could be your father...Aha -- just as I suspected. I could be your father If I were straight.(1947 for those of you just joining us.) <br /><br />From 1961-1964 I attended Communist Martyrs High -- aka. The High Schhol of Music and Art -- in New York City. Not only did we not have the internet, we didn't have homse video. Oh you <i>damned kids</i> have it so easy!DavidEhrensteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11016905507543736049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-58235662212598012452010-10-09T15:36:37.409-04:002010-10-09T15:36:37.409-04:00Heh, I'm 29 David. So the nostalgia for Facebo...Heh, I'm 29 David. So the nostalgia for Facebook and Napster in this movie definitely resonates a lot with me as a reminder of that era, as it apparently does for Movieman as well. Style and technology and nostalgia and old technologies meeting new ones: that about sums it up.Ed Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18014222247676090467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-47528717202227335102010-10-08T22:39:06.306-04:002010-10-08T22:39:06.306-04:00Interesting points, Ed. For me, the noticeable shi...Interesting points, Ed. For me, the noticeable shifts in style (and I think we both agree they were both noticeable and shifts) could have worked if there were more of them, but the film at its heart seemed to be a straight-ahead, very focused procedural piece and Fincher's/Sorkin's flourishes (I think the crew race belongs to the former, and the cutesy Parker dialogue to the latter) wereJoel Bockohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11238338958380683893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-91977953015152057392010-10-08T15:21:11.190-04:002010-10-08T15:21:11.190-04:00Graduating college when Facebook was born? Good gr...Graduating college when Facebook was born? Good grief, Ed -- how old are you?DavidEhrensteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11016905507543736049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-87245836141871191752010-10-08T10:43:03.714-04:002010-10-08T10:43:03.714-04:00Movieman, interesting you pick out those "wea...Movieman, interesting you pick out those "weak" spots. I thought the crew race and its aftermath were great. I think it was Jim Emerson who pointed out how the brightly lit, almost unreal-seeming crew race provides a visual contrast against the dark nighttime scenes and cramped interiors that dominate the rest of the film. And indeed, the Winklevii seem to be populating a very differentEd Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18014222247676090467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-75176418451803190182010-10-08T10:25:42.478-04:002010-10-08T10:25:42.478-04:00Just saw this movie and enjoyed it a lot - it was ...Just saw this movie and enjoyed it a lot - it was so generally well-done that the weak spots (that ridiculously photographed crew race, the fun but out-of-place goofy dialogue of Parker and his girl) stuck out like sore thumbs. In the Cera-Eisenberg wars, Eisenberg outflanks Cera here and I think he'll retain the advantage. He's kind of the Facebook to Cera's Friendster here if you Joel Bockohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11238338958380683893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-34725206878770713692010-10-08T07:29:15.299-04:002010-10-08T07:29:15.299-04:00The Social Network is not about Facebook. It's...<a href="http://www.freebestmovies.net/2010/10/watch-the-social-network-movies-online/" rel="nofollow"><br />The Social Network</a> is not about Facebook. It's about Mark Zuckerberg and the people associated with him, its hilarious, laugh out loud funny, and one hell of an exciting ride - everyone in the theater was laughing. The witty one liners and sarcastic jabs were thrown perfectly and Free Best Movieshttp://www.freebestmovies.net/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-80686178657066233272010-10-08T00:00:19.408-04:002010-10-08T00:00:19.408-04:00I agree that it's not what it's about, and...I agree that it's not what it's about, and I was sort of going off on a tangent about how people are talking about the film. It's either distressing or depressing, I can't tell, they sort of get muddled in a situation like this. I'm glad that you live in a world where assholism is something you have to go to the movies to encounter. If only we could all be so lucky.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-33744984583328961772010-10-07T09:49:20.839-04:002010-10-07T09:49:20.839-04:00Leaves, obviously I agree that the impact of Faceb...Leaves, obviously I agree that the impact of Facebook and similar sites has been overstated. But <i>The Social Network</i> doesn't really delve into any of this stuff too deeply. It's more interested in how the people involved in this online revolution behave when they're <i>not</i> online. The Internet only gives Zuckerberg (and others like him) an opportunity to express the creepy Ed Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18014222247676090467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-76509959932633475812010-10-07T09:22:34.347-04:002010-10-07T09:22:34.347-04:00Also, as to your latest comment, I find that '...Also, as to your latest comment, I find that 'internet tough guy' manifests itself in public in the same ways that it does online. The internet provides a security of anonymity, which is the same way people use their circle of friends to act like a tough guy before shying away from a real confrontation. And, really, these internet tough guys just act like the real life tough guys who Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-52891083984964805172010-10-07T09:22:28.184-04:002010-10-07T09:22:28.184-04:00On "Infomania" the Beyond fabulous Bryan...On "Infomania" the Beyond fabulous Bryan Safi recently referred to "BRavo" as "The other 'Logo.'"<br /><br />In much the same way Jesse Eisenberg has been the other Michael Cera. But <i>The Social Network</i> may well prove breakout opportunity for his cinematic persona -- such as it is.DavidEhrensteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11016905507543736049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-70202624251346944032010-10-07T09:17:22.943-04:002010-10-07T09:17:22.943-04:00I hear all of this hubbub about how facebook has c...I hear all of this hubbub about how facebook has completely altered human interaction and... I just don't see it. I like how you phrase it: Facebook has an enormous impact on internet communication, but how dramatic is that, really? It's just a venue, everything that people use it for is an expression of their character, not the revolutionary nature of the technology altering human natureAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-60289861731024647742010-10-07T07:20:13.674-04:002010-10-07T07:20:13.674-04:00Yeah, people just like to blame technology. But al...Yeah, people just like to blame technology. But all the Internet does is provide a cover for people to act like assholes. It makes me laugh when people I've met offline have these tough guy online personae. <br /><br />In some ways, the movie version of Zuckerberg might be seen as creating a forum where his usual brusque manner and superior attitude could flourish. The Internet is full of Ed Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18014222247676090467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-30890704953763014722010-10-06T15:13:19.862-04:002010-10-06T15:13:19.862-04:00I keep thinking of Ida Lupino in the climax of The...I keep thinking of Ida Lupino in the climax of <i>They Drive By Night</i> yelling "The dors made me do it! That's it -- the doors made me do it!"<br /><br />Technology didn't make people shits. They did it all by themselves. <a href="http://fablog.ehrensteinland.com/2010/10/06/fait-diver-corpse-kicking-101/" rel="nofollow">For instance. . .</a>DavidEhrensteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11016905507543736049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-35345533120224324542010-10-06T10:50:37.718-04:002010-10-06T10:50:37.718-04:00"I wonder, though, now that I think about it,..."I wonder, though, now that I think about it, if what the film actually argues is that people <i>haven't</i> changed very much in the Facebook era."<br /><br />Jim Emerson argued something similar, and I think he's onto something. I suppose what I'd argue is that Facebook changed us by removing the filter. It didn't alter our brains so much as knock down all the walls Jakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078001374402400232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-48275776332442779052010-10-06T10:14:16.827-04:002010-10-06T10:14:16.827-04:00Jake, you make some good points, and you're ri...Jake, you make some good points, and you're right that the film does bring up some of the changes that Facebook has wrought, and it's so fully immersed in its era that it can't help but engage with the ways in which technology has evolved since then. I wonder, though, now that I think about it, if what the film actually argues is that people <i>haven't</i> changed very much in theEd Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18014222247676090467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-49678556013886286712010-10-06T09:09:13.732-04:002010-10-06T09:09:13.732-04:00Great review, Ed, though I disagree on a few thing...Great review, Ed, though I disagree on a few things. You're absolutely right that the film doesn't have anything to say about how Facebook changed the Internet, but it certainly has a mind to analyze how it changed the people who use it. Privacy fears no one used to deal with, people arguing in real life for not updating their simulacrum of a life online.<br /><br />I also don't thinkJakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078001374402400232noreply@blogger.com