The Social Network (2:00) 2010

The Social Network may end up with the Oscar for Best Picture Sunday night. I do think it most likely be edged out by The King's Speech. The Social Network is based founding of Facebook by Mark Zuckerberg and his Harvard friends. Mark is a computer whiz and believes there is a need for college students on the same campus to connect. This idea works and then is expanded so college students can connect to other college campuses. Facebook quickly becomes popular, Mark drops out of school and moves to California to devote all his time to improving Facebook. Along the way, he makes friends and business connections. He also loses friends and business connections. This movie paints, at times, a unflattering portrait of Zuckerburg. At the very beginning, he is vindictive with his girlfriend after she breaks off the relationship. He cuts out Harvard brothers who originally had the idea for social connectedness. This is a very good movie, Jesse Eisenberg is very convincing as Zuckerburg. I knew Eisenberg would receive an Oscar nomination and originally thought he may win - but not this year the momentum is for The King's Speech. If you haven't seen The Social Network, please do.