The Social Network: Film Review #3 Director: David Fincher Writers: Aaron Sorkin (screenplay), Ben Mezrich (book) Stars: Jesse Eisenberg, Andrew Garfield and Justin Timberlake Plot: Harvard student Mark Zuckerberg creates the social networking website that would become known as Facebook, but is later sued by two brothers who claimed he stole their idea, and the co-founder who was later squeezed out of the business. (IMDb)
1) AUDIOVISUAL COMPREHENSION: True or False: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
Mark Zuckerberg got a score of almost 1500 in his SAT tests. Facebook’s original name was The Facebook. Mark Zuckerberg and Eduardo Saverin met at a Jewish fraternity party. Cameron and Tyrone Winklevoss were both Olympic-standard rowers. The Winklevoss Brothers wanted Mark to help them with a site called Harvard Friendster. 6. Eduardo was immediately enthusiastic about Mark’s new idea for an online social network. 7. Mark offered Eduardo a 50-50 share in the profits for the new site. 8. The Winklevoss Brothers accused Mark Zuckerberg of stealing their idea.
2) SOME ENGLISH: 2.1 Find the meaning of these words related to the new media industry that are used in the film:
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desktop: pic: hacking: missed call: link: to be wired in:
2.2 Look at the sentences adapted from the film and choose the correct preposition: about, at, from, from, in, on, to, under, with
1. ________________ a woman’s perspective, not playing sport all the time is a good thing. 2. Which target are you aiming ________________ first? 3. Mark, sometimes you talk _______________ code, you know that? 4. Your problem is you’re obsessed _______________ clubs and with what they represent. 5. You should just concentrate _______________ being the best that you can be! 6. I really don’t understand what you are so worried _______________. 7. I’d like to tell you something ________________ the bottom of my heart. 8. It’s a criminal offence to lie _______________ oath in court. 9. Sometimes a small success can lead _______________ a much bigger one.
3) PERSONAL OPINION: Go to the blog, find the post related to this film and write a short comment giving your personal opinion, and describing the things you liked, disliked, etc. about the film. Or… Go to Twitter and use #socialnet to say three adjectives to describe the film.
4) FILM REVIEW: Imagine that you need to do a film review for a cinema magazine. Write down your review. (around 250 words)