Merged: The Movies Thread

[mooby]

Originally Posted by itvnetop

The Social Network is an excellent film. The story behind Facebook is intriguing. Great writing (Sorkin), direction (Fincher) and score (Reznor).

I haven't seen it yet but I've read articles from friends close to Mark Zuckerberg and they say it paints a very bad picture of him, that he wasn't anything like what he's portrayed in the movie. Having not seen it and not knowing Mark Zuckerberg I don't have much of an opinion on it but it doesn't seem like a nice thing to do if that is true.

And I just saw The International last night. I definitely liked that one, waited long enough for it to come out but it was very good. And it was a nice redemption for Clive Owen because the last movie I saw him in before The International was Shoot 'Em Up and I couldn't take him seriously in that one at all.

[itvnetop]

Originally Posted by mooby

I haven't seen it yet but I've read articles from friends close to Mark Zuckerberg and they say it paints a very bad picture of him, that he wasn't anything like what he's portrayed in the movie. Having not seen it and not knowing Mark Zuckerberg I don't have much of an opinion on it but it doesn't seem like a nice thing to do if that is true.

From what I've gathered, Sorkin definitely took creative liberties with the story. While Zuckerberg isn't painted as a saint, the movie shows that nobody came out clean during Facebook's ascension. Zuckerberg is written in a way that leaves much to be interpreted from the viewer. You should still watch it if you have any interest... it's a good flick.