Pema Levy says The Social Network serves up the juicy conflicts of Facebook’s early days, but skips the pressing question of user privacy.
Most of the hype around the movie has centered on how faithful writer Aaron Sorkin and director David Fincher would be to the actual events. According to Sorkin, initial reaction to the idea of Facebook movie was negative: “people friending each other and poking each other and falling in love on the social network” sounds boring. That Sorkin and Fincher took darker route is what makes the film work.
