Monday, November 8, 2010

social network/ extra credit

I had written this a while back but noticed I did not receive credit for it so I am copying and pasting it into its own post. Thank you!
P.S-  Last weekend I saw the film The Social Network with some preconceived notions that it would be ridiculously exaggerated and have little to no truth in the actual story of how Facebook was created. Yes, the film may have been exaggerated to society's assumptions of what cool fun college kids like and I am not too sure about the accuracy of the legalities presented. The film pretty much went back and forth between the depositions between two lawsuits  of Marx Zuckerberg's best friend- who co-founded facebook and business partners who originally proposed the idea to Mark. I really enjoyed the film I felt like it was made for my generation. It had this theme of new opportunities for young entrepreneurs. Mark may not have been represented as the most ethical individual but he was portrayed as almost an innovator and revolutionist. The characters of  Mark and Napster's creator played by Justin Timberlake gave me the sense of "If he could do it, why cant I?" The film spoke to technology's possibilities and how fast paced it is.They thought Facebook would be nothing but a "cool" site for meeting girls and it turned into a worldwide phenomenon. I give the film a 4 start rating!

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