A dark glimpse of the legend of wealth

Maudie 2022-03-21 09:01:12

When I first heard that David Fincher’s "Social Network" was a biographical film about Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, I was inexplicably surprised. How did the dark director David Fincher have an interest in IT upstarts? After I became interested, how did I suddenly shoot the story of IT struggle history that gave people a bright and sunny feeling. However, after watching the movie, I know I was wrong. This is not a sunny story. It is more like an excavation of the dark side of the young geniuses under the sun. There is no homicide crime, no suspense reversal, David Fincher Still presents a legendary movie with some black flavor at the same time.

In fact, after Zuckerberg was dumped by his girlfriend, the beginning of the film showed the "dark side" of the film. The history of the talented young IT struggles, no matter what rock or positive music is accompanied by subtitles, And the beginning of the film is a low and sad soundtrack. Then, the history of Mark Zuckerberg's struggle began, but this history of struggle began with an action of revenge. In the action of the beauty showdown full of youthful hormones, Zuckerberg's talent and personality characteristics are full. It is revealed that this opening is a wonderful pen. It is interesting enough, topical enough, and small enough to make a big difference. It also paves the way for the following story. It also introduces Zuckerberg’s later major partner Eduardo into this story, and another The story of Silicon Valley pirates.

Regarding the story of Silicon Valley, American movies have always had theatrical interpretations. A 1999 film "Silicon Valley Pirates" left a deep impression on me. The film took the duel between Gates and Jobs as a gimmick, and showed the various tactics of two superficial tech elites under the table. In this gossip movie, both Gates and Jobs said something to the effect that "great artists do not imitate, they only plagiarize", so what you see in the film is Jobs plagiarizing others, and Gates plagiarizing Jobs again. The story of "pirate" is very strong. In 2001, when Microsoft was in full swing, Hollywood was too lazy to talk about Jobs, an "antitrust" operation, and it was an exaggeration to let the boss of a high-tech giant instruct others to plagiarize the work of talented programmers and kill him. . Of course, it is not said to be Microsoft in the film, but the characteristics of this company allude to Microsoft, and more importantly, the actor who plays the leading role is almost exactly the same as Gates. Hollywood gossip films in Silicon Valley seem to have a special liking for "pirate culture", just like those in China's IT industry who have been quarrelling so far and "counterfeit" so and so. "Social Network" has the characteristics of a biographical movie, it has a certain degree of authenticity, and at the same time it makes people feel that it has a strong gossip and magnification component, but the excellence of Finch is that it makes this movie that could have become an entertainment film. , Still brings a strong Vinci-style psychological perspective and a sense of darkness, so that while still entertaining, it maintains its artistic characteristics.

The whole film can also be said to be two major events. Zuckerberg annihilated the elite twin brothers, and Zuckerberg annihilated the entrepreneurial partners. The story of Zuckerberg and the twin brothers is a typical "Silicon Valley pirate" story. The twin brothers were born into an elite family, handsome and mighty, good at sociability, and no lack of vision. When others just laughed from Zuckerberg's beauty showdown game, they discovered Zuckerberg's talent, but they didn't find the inner ups and downs of this dull-looking young man. Therefore, the brothers found out that their ideas should not be plagiarized, but they still maintained their elite style and did not want to tear their faces. Although their other good friend tried hard to persuade them to be pirates, the brothers were like Chinese Qixiang Gong. The demeanor was generally hesitant, and although he still shot in the end, it was too late. Grassroots VS elite, low-key VS high-profile, practical VS demeanor, and various character duels have made Zuckerberg look young and mature and not like a good bird, and it seems that only this can succeed. However, the film does not simply highlight how "bad" Zuckerberg is at this stage. His own talent, persistence and vision are also fully reflected. The attitude of the twin brothers' elite self-possession is also easy to make the audience unwelcome, so this Zuckerberg still has something to recognize and accept in the battle. However, the conflict between Zuckerberg and Eduardo is awkward. Eduardo is Zuckerberg’s earliest partner, and can even be said to be the financial supporter. He has a more calm and sensitive personality. Compared with Berg, he appears limited in talent, which is also the foreshadowing of his final "abandonment". Then, Zuckerberg has another "new love" and already has successful experience. At the same time, the former entrepreneurial legend Sean who has a solid relationship with the capital industry has become Zuckerberg's new partner, and Eduardo's long-term search for investors is only the result of ineffective Maybe he is gradually marginalized. This is also a cruel reality. The different stages of Zuckerberg’s entrepreneurship require talents of different levels. Eduardo can’t keep up with this rhythm and can only leave. Even Zuckerberg was shamed by Zuckerberg and his shares were amazing. The shrinking result also makes people feel pitiful and lamentable. As a CFO, he has made such a low-level mistake. How can people believe that he may gain real value for Facebook in the capital market? Nevertheless, Zuckerberg used Eduardo's negligence so cruelly to cut his shares to nearly zero, which is still emotionally unacceptable. Then, the business war reflects more interests than emotions. Looking at the results, looking at the numbers, is always better than looking at whether morality is noble. Although there are business ethics and bottom lines, after all, it is morality based on business, relatively purely based on emotions.

"Social Network" is a story of wealth and legend, and it is also a Fincher-style psychological analysis film. The characters in it have different destinies. It seems that only Zuckerberg left him with the ending female role "You just want to be With the energy of a bastard, he went forward courageously and created his business empire. Becoming a wealth creation legend at a young age is enough to make Zuckerberg into the entertainment industry, and this film reveals his pirate wealth creation experience from one angle, which will undoubtedly arouse people to be richer about him. discussion. And this film also provides a sample for the interpretation of Hollywood-style "Silicon Valley Pirates". As the poster of this film says, in order to have 500 million "friends", it is natural to befriend a small group of people, even if these people are him. Friends in real life, this is actually not a kind of irony. In the eyes of the "Silicon Valley Pirates", this is just an obvious cost-effective business.

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  • Marlee 2022-03-24 09:01:14

    The story is good, but it doesn’t mean it’s a good story. It didn’t move me anyway.

  • Anthony 2022-04-23 07:01:12

    The success history of a tech nerd can be traced back to being dumped by a girl~~Oh, Andrew Garfield is so handsome, I can't bear it~ Ahem, back to the topic, the rhythm of the film is really good, and I always feel that there is a force pushing you.

The Social Network quotes

  • Erica Albright: Is it true that they send a bus around to pick up girls who want to party with the next Fed chairman?

    Mark Zuckerberg: So you can see why it's so important to get in.

    Erica Albright: Okay, well, which is the easiest to get into?

    Mark Zuckerberg: [pauses, taken aback] Why would you ask me that?

    Erica Albright: I was just asking.

    Mark Zuckerberg: None of them. That's the point. My friend Eduardo made $300,000 betting oil futures one summer, and Eduardo won't come close to getting in. The ability to make money doesn't impress anybody around here.

  • Erica Albright: Well, why don't you just concentrate on being the best you you can be.

    Mark Zuckerberg: Did you really just say that?

    Erica Albright: I was kidding. Although just because something's trite doesn't make it any less true.

    Mark Zuckerberg: I want to try to be straightforward with you and tell you I think you might want to be a little more supportive. If I get in I will be taking you to the events, and the gatherings, and you'll be meeting a lot of people you wouldn't normally get to meet.

    Erica Albright: [Erica stares at Mark for a moment, then smiles] You would do that for me?

    Mark Zuckerberg: [Shrugs] We're dating.

    Erica Albright: Okay. Well I want to be straightforward with you and let you know that we're not anymore.

    Mark Zuckerberg: What do you mean?

    Erica Albright: We're not dating anymore, I'm sorry.

    Mark Zuckerberg: Is this a joke?

    Erica Albright: No, it's not.

    Mark Zuckerberg: You're breaking up with me?

    Erica Albright: You're going to introduce me to people I wouldn't normally have the chance to to meet? What the f... what is that supposed to mean?

    Mark Zuckerberg: Wait. Settle down...

    Erica Albright: What is it supposed to mean?

    Mark Zuckerberg: Erica, the reason we're able to sit here and drink right now is because you used to sleep with the door guy.

    Erica Albright: The door guy? His name is Bobby. I have not slept with the door guy. The door guy is a friend of mine, and he is a perfectly good class of people. And what part of Long Island are you from, Wimbledon?