The Social Network (David Fincher, 2010)

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The hating the characters part is something I find interesting in hindsight, as it's now pretty much official Fincher does hate them, while Sorkin kinda adulate them. It's thus a bit tough, in termes of on-screen results, to precisely assess what's what (and who this is coming from). I do think part of the movie is showing people managing to launch a succesful brand and going through the obstacles of it, the pettiness when big money is involved, the misplaced loyalty, the people it can attract but making it big anyway. From a commercial/industrial point of view, the movie still shows people managing to go through the hoops and turn a very small thing into a huge and lasting one. But from a human point of view, yeah, it shows how many of those people are petty and nasty and jealous and whatnot, and how in the center of it all, Zuckerberg is a heartless out-of-touch heart of stone. Or, more precisely, someone who can't relate, can't connect to people. He's depicted as a hard worker, but he never really does hard things when it comes to human relations. It's Parker who fire Saverin, it's Erica who breaks up with him, he's a slippery eel with the Vinklevoss and Narendra. Zuck always watches from the back, cowardly letting other people do the dirty work, cause he's not there anyway when it comes to humans.

As for the movie in itself, it's one of those rare movies that I'll get stuck in front of if I happen to stumble upon a showing of it. No matter if it only started or if I missed the first hour.