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One of the best films of 2010 gets a solid array of features including an excellent making of documentary.<\/p>\n
The Social Network begins with Harvard student Mark Zuckerberg (Jesse Eisenberg) getting dumped by a girl (Rooney Mara) which prompts him to hack in to the campus computer network as revenge, whilst blogging about his reasons for doing so.<\/p>\n
This brings him to the attention of\u00a0Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss<\/a> (played by Armie Hammer) and Divya Narendra (Max Minghella), who approach him with the idea of a social network site, but Zuckerberg opts to create his own version with the help of his friend Eduardo Severin (Andrew Garfield).<\/p>\n Originally called\u00a0TheFacebook<\/a> it is an instant success at Harvard and campuses across the US, which leads Zuckerberg to California where entrepreneur and Napster co-founder Sean Parker (Justin Timberlake) helps him approach investors.<\/p>\n The narrative is intercut with flashforwards to various legal depositions, in which characters explain the conflicts which would later arise, with the Winklevoss twins and Narenda claiming Zuckerberg stole their idea, whilst Severin (who initially bankrolled the site) falls out with Zuckerberg over Parker\u2019s influence.<\/p>\n Aaron Sorkin’s sculpted rat-a-tat dialogue provides a mixture of humour, pathos and insight in presenting what Facebook did to the founders, as well as the overall ironies for them and the wider culture that embraced it.<\/p>\n David Fincher<\/a> might also seem a\u00a0counter-intuitive\u00a0choice, but aside from directing with his customary skill and taste, he manages to ramp up the drama by keeping things simple and focused.\u00a0Compared to his previous work it moves quickly and the editing and structure all ground the information in a tight and engrossing package.<\/p>\n Building on the visual look of the film, Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross provide a\u00a0wonderfully discordant score<\/a> which not only complements the action but feels like a groundbreaking use of music in a mainstream film.<\/p>\n The performances are excellent across the board: Eisenberg hits the right notes as a brilliant and surprisingly sympathetic anti-hero, Garfield depicts the dry wit and regret of the forgotten man in Facebook’s creation; Armie Hammer (with the help of SFX wizardy) is terrific in the dual role of the ‘Winklevii’ and Justin Timberlake is\u00a0surprisingly\u00a0strong as the rebellious\u00a0entrepreneur Sean Parker.<\/p>\n Like Fincher’s Zodiac<\/a> (2007) \u00a0is a densely constructed film that plays very well on repeated viewings.<\/p>\n For some it will be the cautionary parable of a website which connected over 500 million virtual friends which also broke up the actual friends that created it.<\/p>\n For others Mark Zuckerberg could become like\u00a0Gordon Gekko<\/a>, an unlikely figure of inspiration to a generation who use technology to change old assumptions and beliefs.<\/p>\n With its mix of potent ideas and impeccable craft, it is a likely Oscar contender and\u00a0deserves the recognition and kudos, as it paints a fascinating picture of age old tensions at the heart of new technology.<\/p>\n Sony have done an excellent job with the Blu-ray and the audio and visual transfer is outstanding.<\/p>\n The extra features in the 2-disc special edition are extensive and provide a lot of insight into the filmmaking process.<\/p>\n Disc One<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Disc Two<\/strong> <\/span><\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/The-Social-Network-on-Blu-ray.jpg\" "\\"Click")
<\/a>The director’s customary dark visual palette is on display again, but the balanced compositions from cinematographer\u00a0Jeff Cronenweth<\/a> nicely dovetail the crispness of the digital images, which were shot on the\u00a0Red One digital camera<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n
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