The Social Network is a cult film in the making

During a time when Hollywood has gotten redundant on themes of alien invasion and paranoid about apocalypses, comes David Fincher's latest offering The Social Network, that chronicles the evolution of Facebook  and How !!

Based on the book, The Accidental Billionaires, by Ben Mezrich, the film holds the attention of the audience, right from the word go. Starting off with the portrayal of Zuckerberg as an eccentric, insinuous,reclusive and arrogant genius, who in a drunken stupor creates a girl rating site for the Harvard commmunity overnight,to beating the Winklevoss brothers,to their own idea, and creating the sensational Facebook,as we know it today, the movie treads like a fast paced novel that hinges heavily on the performance a la grande of Jesse Eisenberg who portrays the perceived image of Zuckerberg to perfection.

The entry of Justin Timberlake,as the failed Napster CEO who follows on Zuckerberg first as an advisor and as an ally becomes an important turning point in the movie that distorts the relationship between the founders of Facebook.
 Even as the cast delivers a stellar performance, the music by Trent Reznor, resonates the mood of the protagonists precisely well.
While Facebookfans across the world  argue against the portrayal of Zuckerberg and his story as unidimensional, The Social Network clearly is a crowd puller that unravels the story behind the greatest social change movement of our generation. On that note, this movie gets a 4.5 out of 5 for a compelling and gripping view !