When I heard that David Fincher (Se7en, Fight Club, Zodiac) was working on a Mark Zuckerberg/Facebook biopic, I must confess I was at a bit of a loss. Fincher? Facebook? But why?
Despite the inoffensiveness of Jesse Eisenberg as an actor and that awesome rendition of Radiohead's "Creep" in the trailer, I remain skeptical. I recognize that Facebook has become a generation-defining force and a phenomenon worthy of discussion from a social standpoint. However, for all the dramatic potential contained in the story of a college student becoming a billionaire over-night, I can't help but be put off by this whole concept. Perhaps I'm just to old fashioned to care about a movie exploring the origins of Facebook, even with all the juicy personal dramas that may have unfolded around it.
Nevertheless, my curiosity it piqued, perhaps simply by my ambivalence toward the this narrative versus the almost certain box-office draw of the subject. So yes,it is very likely that I will be coughing up eight dollars to see this film and stop the itch it has created in the back of my brain. Touche Fincher, Touche.
To be completely honest, i could not agree more. I recently found myself in a conversation blindly sharing the same hype as others regarding this upcoming film, only to walk away thinking "am I really that excited to hear how facebook was created?". Using "creep" in the trailer seemed extremely fitting, and it may just because of that that I will also be joining everyone else to add to the estimated millions on opening night. So Mr. Fincher can thank Radiohead for my attendance.
ReplyDeleteI also agree. While I haven't actually heard any of my friends/co-workers talking about this film, I have seen the trailer a few times and I have to say that I'm curious about this movie. The trailer just grabs my attention and I find my self wanting to actually pay to go see it.
ReplyDeleteI don't think that I'll go on opening night, I think I will wait a bit to see what everyone else thinks about it. I usually ignore what other people say about movies, but sometimes it's just better to wait.
I saw this movie last night and let me tell you, i thought it was super boring, i truthfully think my boyfriend fell asleep on me during it. Ha ha. It was really interesting to see where mark got the idea for face book and how everything settled down in the end of the movie. I do have to admit that the trailer made it seem interesting, but the actual movie was 2 hours long. veryyyy long, and got a two star rating from me personally.
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