The Social Network

The Social Network was an all around incredible movie. Facebook has become a major part of today’s society. It connects the world in so many ways, and has truly made an impact on this generation. What many people don’t consider, though, is the background behind the website. Many spend hours at a time looking at peoples’ “walls,” but never actually think about what the site is actually doing or how it came to be. The movie introduced viewers to this thought. Facebook has become it’s own language in today’s technological world. Terms such as “friending” and “unfriending” are being considered for dictionaries, and boyfriends and girlfriends sometimes aren’t officially dating until it’s “facebook official.” Facebook keeps friends up to date with what’s going on in their “network,” what their friends are up to, and who went to what party. It connects long lost friends and family, and it even has the ability of causing problems in friendships and relationships.

Much of this thought would not come up without the storyline of The Social Network. This movie informed each and every viewer exactly how Facebook evolved, and it’s impact on the lives of today’s young adults. Mark Zuckerburg is brilliant, and he was portrayed phenomenally throughout the entire movie. The court cases are issues that would have never come to many peoples’ attention, and it is interesting to know just how much time and effort was put into the site. Each and every character had his own unique personality. They were all very strong and impacting. Such a small cast enabled the plot to focus on only the important people that went into the site. It was enjoyable to watch the interaction between all of the characters, and the question of whether or not the problems would work out was a definite attention grabber. All in all, the movie was phenomenal. It opened my eyes to so many aspects of a website that I use multiple times a day.