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The Social Network (2010)

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After watching David Fincher's film " The Social Network " I have to say that along with Aaron Sorkin's screenplay the film really involves its audience in the characters circumstances. I did not really come to this film expecting anything, but I found myself very involved in the characters. The story takes place in flash back mostly, but the way Fincher does it you don't mind at all, and it does not draw you out of the movie by doing so. Mark Zuckerberg the creator of Facebook is drawn with a very brood brush. You wonder if any of the film is based on actual events, or whether it's taken from many different accounts. I would assume that the filmmakers painted the characters in brood strokes due the fact that the characters in the movie are based on actual people who are still alive and working. Being that we live in a very litigious society I would think that the filmmakers are walking a tightrope of sorts. Still this does not distract from the story. T...