Miscellaneous Movie Musings the Sequel - Page 78

mousepod · 01-25-2011, 12:17 PM

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).

LSPoorEeyorick · 01-25-2011, 12:56 PM

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.

Kevy Baby · 01-25-2011, 01:19 PM

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Originally Posted by LSPoorEeyorick

...just figured he was a fictional character with flaws.

Aren't we all really?

innerSpaceman · 01-25-2011, 01:43 PM

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.

Ghoulish Delight · 01-25-2011, 01:51 PM

Umm, because it made for a better movie?

innerSpaceman · 01-25-2011, 03:49 PM

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.

mousepod · 01-25-2011, 03:58 PM

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.

alphabassettgrrl · 01-25-2011, 05:24 PM

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.

innerSpaceman · 01-25-2011, 06:06 PM

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!

mousepod · 01-25-2011, 07:34 PM

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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mousepod You broke your Ramadar! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 4,635	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). __________________ "Give the public everything you can give them, keep the place as clean as you can keep it, keep it friendly" - Walt Disney
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LSPoorEeyorick scribblin' Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: in the moment Posts: 3,872	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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innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	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.
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Ghoulish Delight I Floop the Pig Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Alternative Swankstyle Posts: 19,348	Umm, because it made for a better movie? __________________ 'He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me.' -TJ
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01-25-2011, 03:49 PM	#776
innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	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.
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mousepod You broke your Ramadar! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 4,635	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. __________________ "Give the public everything you can give them, keep the place as clean as you can keep it, keep it friendly" - Walt Disney
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alphabassettgrrl Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 4,978	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. __________________ Why cycling? Anything [sport] that had to do with a ball, I wasn't very good at. -Lance Armstrong
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01-25-2011, 06:06 PM	#779
innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	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!
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01-25-2011, 07:34 PM	#780
mousepod You broke your Ramadar! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 4,635	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. __________________ "Give the public everything you can give them, keep the place as clean as you can keep it, keep it friendly" - Walt Disney
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