Well, maybe not the whole thing. There's so much that I want to talk about, and I don't think I have enough clothing and experience with the fashion world to keep a whole blog about it. Yet. Someday when I'm the editor-in-chief of a fashion magazine, maybe I'll start one.
Instead, I want to continue on with my ramblings about my life and society and pop culture and intellectualism and over-analysis all that stuff.
Last night I saw The Social Network, and though I don't completely agree with the portrayal of the characters, I thought it was a near perfect movie. The acting was great, the script was great, the story was great. Overall, I was very impressed. Usually movies about recent happenings don't turn out well. Even Mark Zuckerberg said that he "wished that nobody made a movie of me while I [he] was still alive." (http://news.cnet.com/8301-13860_3-20006653-56.html?tag=mncol;title)
If you saw the movie, you know that the characters are basically depicted as selfish and greedy, or completely anti-social. Being the nerd that I am, I decided to read more about these people immediately. And it was 3:00 a.m.
The character who most fascinated me was Sean Parker. The man was a genius and a party animal, and rarely are the two combined. I hope there's a movie about him coming out soon. I personally didn't feel Justin Timberlake did his character justice, though I thought it was a great acting job.
Here's what it boils down to: In real life, Sean Parker was the most intriguing person. In the movie, Jesse Eisenberg's Mark Zuckerberg was incredible. How many lines did that kid have to memorize? He deserves some type of Oscar recognition, in my opinion.
And in closing, the director David Fincher did an incredible job with the film. It was beautiful, and it was realistic. It drew you in. Yes, his depiction of the characters seemed a little off, but you couldn't really call it bias. He's a filmmaker and he's entitled to make a movie the way he wants. Thumbs up to you for being so bold and creating such a wonderful project, Mr. Fincher. I'm looking forward to more.
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