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What's interesting for me is that when Heather and I saw The Social Network, not only did we enjoy it, but we liked the Zuckerberg character (for the most part).
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I liked Social Network well enough. Just not as much as a few other films this year. And I neither liked nor disliked Zuckerberg - just figured he was a fictional character with flaws.
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Heheh.
But WHY be so inaccurate about the facts (not the character) of a currently living person so famous he was made Time's Person of the Year? I just don't get it. |
Umm, because it made for a better movie?
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Then make a piece of fiction. Don't make a True Story with no truth. That dramatic license sh!t works a lot better when the truth you are adapting is more than 4 years old.
Anyway, it's funny how Cherny could not make it through Inception, but could watch Tron again. I'm the exact opposite. But I daresay there's a reason Inception is nominated for a ton of awards and Tron is nominated for best sound mixing. :p |
This is not intended as snark: iSm - you should take a couple of hours out of your life and see The Social Network. I'd like to hear what you actually think of the movie as opposed to your theoretical objections.
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Well, for what it's worth, I'm with iSm on the true-story-should-be-based-in-truth stuff. If you're going to make a fictionalized version, tell me so.
I do plan on seeing The Social Network (at some point) but it is disappointing to hear that they made up everything about the person supposedly at the center of the movie. I know they always take some dramatic license, but to use almost nothing of reality? Can't love it. |
It's not that there's nothing of reality. They got some stuff right besides the T-Shirts. And I don't mind dramatic license when it's used to simplify the drama or the number of characters so it's suitable for a movie (i.e., rolling 4 characters into 1, compressing the time span of events).
I will see The Social Network, and I bet it's a damn fine movie. I also bet they could have stuck to Zuckerberg's actual story and had the film be none the worse for it. Otherwise, and perhaps Gemini Cricket would have preferred this, they could have gone the "Trans Global Airlines" route and not used "Facebook" for the film. Clear product placement! Harumph! :) |
If I remember correctly, the script was based on the two lawsuits (that also serve to frame the film). So it was a reality, just not the one that Time wrote about.
Just see the damn thing already. I'm looking forward to your take on it. |
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