The Social Network Extra Credit

I saw the movie "The Social Network" a few weeks back and haven't had a chance until now to blog about it so here it goes.  I'll admit I'm a big facebook user and so I was certainly interested in the story behind the most popular website of my generation.  I didn't know the story prior to the movie so I was seeing it with fresh eyes.  One thing that stood out to me right away was how well the movie was done.  I really enjoyed every aspect of it including the cast, the plot, and specifically, the characters that play Tucker and Zuckerburg.  I think strong acting as well as a good story were the high points of this movie.

Another thing about Zuckerburg that stood out to me was how smart he was.  It blew my mind that he was able to do the things that he did including facemash and the software he developed that Microsoft wanted to buy.  Obviously he had to be extremely bright to do such impressive things with computers and I was shocked that he was able to do so much in such little time.

I was also totally surprised to see that Tucker, the inventor of Napster was involved in facebook.  I had absolutely no idea that he contributed to it and I enjoyed Justin Timberlake playing that role.  I thought it was incredible that two young people, Tucker and Zuckerburg, were able to accomplish so much using the internet from such a young age.  Ultimately it made me realize that the internet is essentially a tool that provides its users with ENDLESS possibilities.  Anyone can have a good idea and become a billionaire these days because it is so easy to reach such a large audience.  In the past a good idea could take years to develop but the internet has changed that drastically.

Overall I really enjoyed the movie, however I will say it made me feel pretty crumby about myself since I'm the same age as Zuckerburg was when he began to work on facebook.  I sat through half of the movie trying to think of my billion dollar idea.  Hopefully one of them works.

**I give the movie a 7/10
***I'll bring in my ticket stub on Monday.