The Social Network

I had already seen the social network before, and I was glad we watched it in class because I think the movie is really good. One thing I really like about it is the main character is in college, so it's relatable because we're about to go to college. He was one of the guys who became a billionaire from an idea he got in college. It's weird to think that someone I know could do this in the next couple of years. Everyone hopes they will be that person, but my generation is extremely lazy, so it we want to do something kind of like this then that person has to be really determined and hard working.

         Another thing I liked about it was the humor. It's not laugh out loud humor that makes you fall off your chair, but it's all ironic humor. Personally, that's my favorite type of humor, so it was good. He dry humor from the main character was good for his character because it made it seem like he didn't really care about anything but in all actuality, he cared a lot, but he chose not to express it. He was very sarcastic, which I am, and even though he takes things too far sometimes it really adds to the humor of the whole situation.

         I also liked how all of the sets were messy. Nothing was really organized which was weird since it's a billion dollar company. They really portrayed how young he was because where he lived, and everything was all over the place and disorganized. And when he moved to LA it was basically a shit show. They would party, drink, do drugs, have girls over, and run an extremely successful company. I don't diner stand how they didn't have any structure, but still did really well.

The Social Network really hits how money and friendship go hand in hand. It shows that majority of people would throw their friends under the bus to have just a tiny bit of fame and fortune. At the same time I don’t think people realize that their friends aren’t necessarily their friends within a business setting. People make business decisions to better their company and improve their profit, not make decisions in order to make friends.  

In a way it changed my how I thought Facebook was suppose to be used. He built the company and website to connect college students from around the states. Then it was a way for people to meet and “get together” in different ways. Where as kids our age use it as a way to show all their friends what they are up to.