Mo's Reviews

 DAVID FINCHER: GENIUS IN MOTION David Fincher's "The Social Network" is not just a biopic, but an education in the art of filmmaking in which the themes of genius, loneliness, and the digital age are deconstructed. With fastidious detail, Fincher constructs a narrative that disabuses us of our own notions of success and attachment in the modern age. The sheer brilliance of the film lies in its ability to employ technical and stylistic means to depict the psychological states of its characters, most notably Mark Zuckerberg, the main character. Fincher's directorial decisions within his editing, mise-en-scène, blocking, and acting reveal to us the story, and his choices reveal his story of the complex relationship between brilliance and isolation. The review will first examine how Fincher's filmmaking style builds a story that submits profound insights on the essence of loneness and genius and how the film grasps the zeitgeist of a revolution caused by technology. ...

  THE SOCIAL NETWORK: AN ANALYSIS In 2010, The Social Network, directed by the iconic David Fincher and written by Aaron Sorkin, was released in theatres to box office success and long-lasting critical acclaim, cementing the film as a classic of the 2010s while launching the careers of Jesse Eisenberg, Andrew Garfield, and many others cast in this telling of the creation of Facebook and rise of Mark Zuckerberg, today I’d like to dive deeper into the substance of the film to understand what lead to its success in 2010 and keeps it timeless 15 years later in 2025. The film is an adaptation of Ben Mezrich’s book, “The Accidental Billionaires: The Founding of Facebook, A Tale of Sex, Money, Genius and Betrayal”. The book details the founding of Facebook from the perspective of its Co-founder Eduardo Saverin who served as a main consultant for the book’s narrative during an ongoing lawsuit with fellow co-founder and former business associate Mark Zuckerberg, other sources combined to p...