The Social Network

Is this the film that defines my generation, generation y, the millennials? It is. How could it not be? It’s about the one thing our generation is hopelessly addicted to, Facebook, social networking, and instant gratification. Mark Zuckerberg is the quintessential icon for this generation with his slacker attitude, need for things to happen instantaneously, emotional detachment, and drive for power. This geek may have invent one of the biggest icons of the last decade, but he is still geek who wants nothing more than to be seen as cool and can’t get Erica, the girl who broke his heart out of his head. It can even be concluded after the film that his creation of Facebook was a way to win her back. What this film is lacking is the female voice of the generation which can only be heard once at the beginning of the film when Erica dumps Mark and says, “you’re going to go through life thinking girls don’t like you because you’re a nerd, but really, it’s because you’re an asshole.” Just because a man is a nerd or a geek doesn’t make him easier to get along with, it might even make it harder. This film is worth seeing because it is an important film. It is a glimpse into the mind of the newest power-hungry worker drones graduating from college and infiltrating the corporations or creating their own.