The Social Network

I found the movie to be very intriguing and it captivated my attention for the duration of the film with the main characters wit and sarcasm. What made the film so popular and interesting is how relevant it is to viewers especially my generation. Facebook has in a way defined our high school/college experience, it is the first thing an outsider could look at and find a common factor between teens and young adults of all backgrounds. College students are so dependent on facebook to stay connected it has become a necessity much like our cell phones have become. Now that facebook is open to any individual not just those with a university network, the movie relates to even more people. The film holds your attention because it is a true story and people are thinking how old they were and what they were doing when they were first introduced to facebook.
It is genius how Mark Zuckerberg comes up with the various aspects of a facebook account by determining what college kids want and adding them in with various algorithms and programming code. They want to talk to their friends and see what everyone is doing, meet members of the opposite sex etc. I found the scene where he realized he should add a “relationship status” part to the page both comical and smart how he worked off of what his users would find important. Also, the fact that he made sure facebook would never “crash” is definitely one of its best features and what makes it so successful; however I didn’t even realize that until seeing this film that if the sight didn’t function as well as it did it may have never became as popular as it is today.