The Social Network, 2010

The Social Network, 2010
Director: David Fincher
Cast:Jesse Eisenberg, Rooney Mara, Andrew Garfield


Stage: home /laptop in my lap on a chilly evening


The Social Network at a glance: On a fall night in 2003, Harvard undergrad and computer programming genius Mark Zuckerberg sits down at his computer and heatedly begins working on a new idea. In a fury of blogging and programming, what begins in his dorm room soon becomes a global social network and a revolution in communication. A mere six years and 500 million friends later, Mark Zuckerberg is the youngest billionaire in history... but for this entrepreneur, success leads to both personal and legal complications.

Preps: I am overwhelmed and overexcited to see this, as I am a huge fan of social media from philosophical perspective. I have heard a lot about this piece and it strikes me that it will generate millions of new users of FB and reproduce this Zuckerberg's masterpiece and blow it into the galaxy. Plus, I am very curious what the biography might tell me, because I haven't been following for real.


Reality: In the same maneuvre as FB does to masses, I am struck by this piece, not letting my eyes drop the attention for one moment. Normalwise, I would follow a biography and a success story, however in this case I am stuck on the laptop like a glue. I have this deep profound respect for such geek programmers that shape the universe with a touch of their imagination. The movie slides beautifully between different periods of Facebook development and lets the viewer shape his own mind about the phenomena. It surely gives an insight into the start up period and it shakes with the basic philosophy of turning something into a big bang with energy of few individuals.
The success leads to partial endings of some stories - the movie politely inclines. Great or even the greatest friendships can be torn apart for the sake of money or change of philosophy at one stage. Being driven by the money is supposed not to be one of Zuckerberg's ideas.. nevertheless, with such success it's truly hard not to want to earn more and more, and here comes the greed.
In my opinion the movie lacks the period inbetween. The leap from 10.000 users to 1 mio is generally speaking, too fast for the viewer and in some sense, negotiates a perfect flow of the business in all the period inbetween. Well, I am curious about the period inbetween. The courtal procedures cannot be as tasty as it would be trying to depict the time from a small success to a billion dollar worth kid.
The cast is brilliant, I totally buy main actors. The friendship seems real you could taste it with a spoon. And also the creation of the great divide between them. And the master of Napster joining the party - absolutely brilliant.
In my opinion, a movie I shall see again soon. Definitely worth your time and consideration afterwards. No special effects, no music. Just Facebook. The king of this century afterall.



My personal rating: 8,0 (a truly unique and dazzling piece, definitely a must see in this period of social media)

Social Network on IMDB
The Social Network home page

A nightmare on Elm Street, 2010

A nightmare on Elm Street, 2010
Director: Samuel Bayer
Cast:Jackie Earle Haley, Kyle Gallner, Rooney Mara




Nightmare in short: A re-imagining of the horror icon Freddy Krueger, a serial-killer who wields a glove with four blades embedded in the fingers and kills people in their dreams, resulting in their real death in reality.

Stage: local theatre

Preps: Trailer doesn't interest me. However, one of my friends claims she needs to see this as sometimes remakes are better than original. I wasn't that hot on original, so I am still not persuaded. But I figure, how bad can it be and go to see it.


Reality: Uff, a huge dissappointment. The nightmare is a nightmare to watch. Definitely too long for me, I couldn't wait to get out of the theatre. It took me half of the movie to get the idea, why are they being slaughtered (or in this sense, where did this guy come from and what does he feed of).

I strongly believe that the music is the main tool to create a good horror. Combined with a strong imagination of the viewers you can achieve a masterpiece and not have that much blood on the screen. In this sense, you cannot beat Hitchcock, definitely. Well, the nightmare on Elm Street is nowhere near him. The music doesn't play a role, neither does the dialogue. The story remains in the clouds and drags a bit of my attention right somewhere in the middle of the movie - just when I wanted to get a beer for myself.

Nothing really cool to say about this movie. Why did this guy wait until the kids are grown up - the question remains unanswered. Why did the director want to make this movie? God knows. I would prohibit these kinds of projects. And of course, there will be a sequel. No doubt about it. Still noone knows why.

Do yourself a big favour and watch something else. This piece is not worth of your time!


My personal rating: 1,5 (when I get the story the 20 minutes in the between seem more interesting and help me survive until the end. Also not a complete zero for a nice try of upgrading the original, even though it fails me in so many ways)

Nightmare on IMDB

Nightmare's official page