Product Description
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David Fincher’s The Social Network is the stunningtale of a new
breed of cultural insurgent: a punkgenius who sparked a
revolution and changedthe face of human interaction for a
generation,and perhaps forever. through with
emotionalbrutality and unexpected humor, this superbly
craftedfilm chronicles the formation of Facebook andthe battles
over ownership that followed upon thewebsite’s unhomable
success. With a complex,incisive screenplay by Aaron Sorkin and a
brilliantcast including Jesse Eisenberg, Andrew Garfield
andJustin Timberlake, The Social Network bears witness tothe
birth of an idea that rewove the fabric of societyeven as it
unraveled the friendship of its creators.
.co.uk Review
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They all laughed at college nerd Mark Zuckerberg, whose idea for
a social-networking site made him a billionaire. And they all
laughed at the idea of a Facebook movie--except writer Aaron
Sorkin and director David Fincher, merely two of the more
extravagantly talented filmmakers around. Sorkin and Fincher's
breathless picture, The Social Network, is a fast and witty
creation myth about how Facebook grew from Zuckerberg's insecure
geek-at-Harvard days into a phenomenon with 500 million users.
Sorkin frames the movie around two lawsuits ed at the lofty
but brilliant Zuckerberg (deftly played by Adventureland's Jesse
Eisenberg): a cl that he stole the idea from Ivy League
classmates, and a suit by his original, now slighted, business
partner (Andrew Garfield). The movie follows a familiar
rise-and-fall pattern, with temptation in the form of a sunny
California Beelzebub (an expert Justin Timberlake as former
Napster founder Sean Parker) and an increasingly tangled legal
mess. Emphasizing the legal morass gives Sorkin and Fincher a
chance to explore how unsocial this social-networking business
can be, although the irony seems a little facile. More
damagingly, the film steers away from the prickly figure of
Zuckerberg in the latter stages--and yet Zuckerberg presents the
most intriguing personality in the movie, even if the movie takes
pains to make us understand his shortcomings. Fincher's command
of pacing and his eye for the clean spaces of Aughts-era America
are bracing, and he can't resist the technical trickery involved
in turning actor Armie Hammer into privileged Harvard twins
(Hammer is letter-perfect). Even with its flaws, The Social
Network is a galloping piece of entertainment, a smart ride with
smart people… who sometimes do dumb things. --Robert Horton
Special features
Disc 1:
* Audio Commentary with Director David Fincher
* Audio Commentary with Writer Aaron Sorkin, Jesse Eisenberg,
Andrew Garfield, Justin Timberlake, Armie Hammer and Josh Pence
Disc 2:
* How Did They Ever Make a Movie of Facebook? - Four-Part
Feature-Length Documentary on the Making of the Film, from the
Script to the Screenplay to Casting to Production
* Featurette: Angus Wall, Kirk Baxter and Ren Klyce on Post -
Editors Angus Wall and Kirk Baxter and Sound Designer Ren Klyce
Discuss Editing the Film and the Different Layers They Created
Using Different Takes, Angles and Sound Effects
* Featurette: Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross and David Fincher on the
Score - David Fincher, Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross Discuss the
Process of Creating the Score
* Featurette: Jeff Cronenweth and David Fincher on the Visuals -
David Fincher and DP Jeff Cornenweth Discuss Creating the Look
for the Film
* Featurette: Swarmatron - Atticus Rose Explains the Swarmatron
Sound Machine Used to Create Parts of the Score
* Featurette: In the Hall of the ain King: Music Exploration
- Multi-Angle Music Exploration which Allows Viewers to Watch the
Same Scene Four Different Ways with Different Layers of Music
* Ruby Skye VIP Room: Multi-Angle Scene Breakdown
Plus BD Live