on the SOCIAL NETWORK

When i first heard of the film, two months prior its release, there I was thinking "a movie about Facebook? Who in their right mind would come up with such and idea?" I found myself asking what's so exciting about its origins? Then I learned that the film was based on the founder himself. So I went from being skeptical to completely mouth trashed the film because I felt that I was not gonna contribute on a film that elevates an already multimillionaire figure to reaches even beyond popularity; a popularity that is far from needed, when you possess such fortune. that's until I saw OPRAH, read reviews, and found out through a friend that the movie is not a catapult to stardom, but a defamiliarization of the character with "his own" idea of connection.
Once at the theater, I sit patiently waiting for the previews to finish while sharpening my soon-to-sink fangs on the movie. Regardless, I confess that the level of buzz that it is causing kept me in suspense on what type of story I was getting into. The first 5 min were originally eye rollers; there's nothing on screen but two characters at a diner and a fast paced exchange of thoughts, insults, and even a romantic affair buried underneath piles of words that almost make no sense at all. Picture Laura ly and rory from GILMORE GIRLS bouncing thoughts back and forward about college, computers, and any random irrelevancies. it's until 10 min later that I realize the ingenuity of the introduction. I'd dare to say w/o giving any spoils that the entire movie is driven and ignited by what takes place at that diner table.
It is this fast pace field that manages to captivate me. The style in which the characters are presented, exposed to the circumstances and even abhorred for their actions makes the narrative always move forward w/o losing an ever increasing momentum; surprisingly enough, the film gets to a boiling point that is constant and tamed by the hierarchy of its own top educated characters: a fight of dominance that takes place not in the wild , but from behind computers, dorm doors and lawyers. Take for instance, the existence of the the "antagonists" a duo of blonde, athletic, coming from money, 3.8 gpa jocks that happen to be twins. They represent the stereo typical studs driven by impulse. The paradox is the stereotype itself facing the almost gentleman-like nature of the characters that show more decency than the protagonist himself. After all, they are the presumable victims in the plot. Killer line to go down in history "why can't we sue? [...] cause we are HARVARD gentlemen..."
Biggest surprise of the night, the caliber of the main character's acting. Where many saw a complete jerk, I saw a character goal oriented that meant no harm to none, but a go getter that's willing to prove himself . Don't know if this is fiction or not, but that's what I got from the acting. Maybe the actor added a much multi- faceted perspective on the real life of a person that's monochrome in real life: a plain jerk as the movie claim him to be. I don't care. I liked the acting and the character it presented with all flaws and regrets.

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