tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post2517690009506719333..comments2024-03-27T14:57:37.031+05:30Comments on Jabberwock: John Doe, Mark Zuckerberg and The Social Network as a David Fincher movieJabberwockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10210195396120573794noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-65127871852772433402011-01-16T17:36:00.240+05:302011-01-16T17:36:00.240+05:30Also, this film was more than just a chronicle of ...Also, this film was more than just a chronicle of Zuckerberg-Eduardo friendship. It was a meditation of how vague a concept "sweat equity" actually is! Does Eduardo "deserve" a 30% stake in a potential billion $ business just because he invested some $20k to begin with? I think that's a question worth pondering on.shrikanthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03898755392584822638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-29242978457494756902011-01-16T17:31:46.690+05:302011-01-16T17:31:46.690+05:30I thought this was as good a movie as anything I&#...I thought this was as good a movie as anything I've seen lately.<br /><br />I disagree with the common view that the film is anti-Zuckerberg. I don't think it is as simplistic as that.<br /><br />First and foremost, this film is most successful in capturing the flavour of campus life. Also, it shows how awkward it can get for young 20 somethings when faced with problems that are usually faced by grizzled 50 year old corporate bigwigs.<br /><br />One of my favourite scenes in the film was when the two Winklevoss twins meet up with Larry Summers, the Harvard president and former Treasury Secretary. Despite all their outward cocksureness, one can sense their nervousness and self-doubt when faced with one of the most prominent American public figures of their time.shrikanthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03898755392584822638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-42085510811151629322010-12-04T08:38:20.300+05:302010-12-04T08:38:20.300+05:30i searched the blog for benjamin button, strange y...i searched the blog for benjamin button, strange you never spoke about the filmNikhileshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13924578117019678710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-50265137538551114272010-11-22T21:04:14.920+05:302010-11-22T21:04:14.920+05:30sharply written,loved reading it, thanx so much.
...sharply written,loved reading it, thanx so much. <br />i am not particularly fond of the kind of picture the last scene paints. thats how fincher's thread of sociopathic depiction and aaron sorkin's story arc would want zuckerberg to be. but apart from being socially awkward isnt he a brilliant person? dont you think the movie shrinks the intellectual capability of a harvard student?then how is this story based on the life of the real zuckerberg? and i read that eisenberg and sorkin said in rolling stones that they do not want to judge the person - mark zuckerberg by answering the question "what is wrong with him?" but isnt the whole film judging him?Nikhileshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13924578117019678710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-87080036740080588602010-11-21T23:04:41.091+05:302010-11-21T23:04:41.091+05:30This movie left me with mixed feelings. The cliche...This movie left me with mixed feelings. The cliched portrayal of the nerdy programmer (though the emacs and perl scripts in the background are much more genuine than the usual pop-ups that we see on most computer screens in movies) and I think what never did come across in the whole movie was the absolute joy that some people can derive out of programming or web-site building.<br /><br />I tend to agree with Zadie Smith who talks of "The Social Network" being a movie made by 1.0 people about 2.0 people.<br /><br />The other thing I had a problem with is that if Zuckerberg is dating the same girl for the past 7 years, isn't it disingenuous on the part of the director to end the movie the way that he did ??nightwatchmenhttp://bayessaid.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-26626155027207376532010-11-20T19:01:42.923+05:302010-11-20T19:01:42.923+05:30I went to watch "The Social Network" onl...I went to watch "The Social Network" only because it was a David Fincher film. I think he has a unique way of telling stories and the narrative in his films is not always straight forward. And you were right about the last scene.. I found it quite ironical when the founder of facebook is refreshing his page trying to find if that ex-girlfriend of his would accept his friend request. I was wondering did <br />this movie really piss off the real Zuckerberg.mayankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17846431002556429479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-56585187585464998562010-11-19T14:53:46.872+05:302010-11-19T14:53:46.872+05:30Sounds like a very interesting movie indeed.Sounds like a very interesting movie indeed.Kitshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14754147307671510630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-10257102839762237232010-11-19T11:29:54.324+05:302010-11-19T11:29:54.324+05:30Jai, our first date movie was Silence of the Lambs...Jai, our first date movie was Silence of the Lambs :-) <br /><br />Another reason I like Zodiac is that it is shot in & around where I live, so there is that thrill of recognizing familiar places. Also, it is one of the few good new movies based in the newspaper world (I didn't much care for the movie version of State of Play).Tipunoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-54752361836869582172010-11-19T11:19:26.856+05:302010-11-19T11:19:26.856+05:30When I first heard about David Ficher is directing...When I first heard about David Ficher is directing TSN I never understood the choice of producers to go with him but your analog gave me the right set of mind about Ficher's movie journey.I have seen almost all the movies of David n I found The Game most interesting.Thanks again for this great piece.Blogdiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11685661677743564948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-69879995594745573712010-11-19T09:56:48.987+05:302010-11-19T09:56:48.987+05:30Ah, it's so good to see an out-and-out auteur ...Ah, it's so good to see an out-and-out auteur review after a long time. Good work, Jai!Just Another Film Buffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17880550053788464732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-16481061683112268952010-11-19T08:33:42.662+05:302010-11-19T08:33:42.662+05:30Tipu: everything else in your comment apart, I tho...Tipu: everything else in your comment apart, I thoroughly approve of anyone who watches a film like <i>Zodiac</i> (as opposed to, say, <i>Mary Poppins</i>) just hours before going into labour. I'm sure you guys are great parents.<br /><br />Akshay: no specific release date that I know of, but it should be in bookstores by December 10.<br /><br />As for GGBB, if you're watching it for the first time try to forget about all the things I pointed out and just enjoy it. Much better that way!<br /><br />Vipula: thanks. I'm not suggesting that this film can <i>only</i> be appreciated through the prism of Fincher's career. I'm sure it can be enjoyed by people who haven't seen his earlier work and are interested in it just as a chronicle of the social-networking phenomenon - after all, it's a tightly made film with a very strong script and performances.Jabberwockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10210195396120573794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-671295836517913982010-11-18T23:22:53.543+05:302010-11-18T23:22:53.543+05:30I am so glad that you did this review - infact I h...I am so glad that you did this review - infact I have been following your blog waiting for a mention of this movie! As always, you had a completely different take. I come from a background in technology and am in an industry that studies tech trends impacting social and living world and for me the movie was about the creation of lifestyle changing social networks ( ofcourse driven by more complex motivations and basically a guy wanting to impress a girl - really original!). I would have never thought of comparing it with Se7en or Fight Club! So your perspective was refreshing !Vipulahttp://shadesofwords09.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-86957614132002147242010-11-18T22:34:01.166+05:302010-11-18T22:34:01.166+05:30I see you didn't actually take the analogy u w...I see you didn't actually take the analogy u were making to its logical conclusion and equate Zuck to a serial killer ... or is it David Fincher who's doing that? :P<br />Altho I've read that movie is fairly neutral in depicting Zuck's view of things as well as his critics' view .. have to catch this one soon and see for myself ..<br />Btw Jai, what's the release date for your JBDY book?<br />On a separate note, found out yesterday that youtube's movies channel has 'Goopy Gyne Bagha Byne' listed for legal viewing (tho I have no idea whether its a subtitled version or not) and immediately remembered ur post on it. Intend to watch it sometime now and try and observe all the things u pointed out.Akshaynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-41913557754407423342010-11-18T22:16:12.529+05:302010-11-18T22:16:12.529+05:30I am yet to see Social Network (I am also yet to g...I am yet to see Social Network (I am also yet to get on Facebook :-)) but I was wondering if there is a similar theme of shutting off from the world obsessiveness theme as in Zodiac (a great movie IMHO, & in fact a few hours after we finished seeing it on DVD my wife gave birth to our first son, so we both remember it fondly as it was the last movie we saw in like 6 months). Fight Club & Se7en also has that asocial/ driven theme.<br /><br />Btw, if you wondered how SN would look if it were directed by Wes Anderson, Michael Bay, Christopher Grace or Frank Capra, the answer is here - http://www.collegehumor.com/video:1943668Tipunoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-55770903839939993902010-11-18T20:50:40.049+05:302010-11-18T20:50:40.049+05:30Gaurav: thanks. About Inception though, I agree wi...Gaurav: thanks. About <i>Inception</i> though, I agree with most of what Jim Emerson said about that film <a href="http://blogs.suntimes.com/scanners/2010/07/inception_has_christopher_nola.html" rel="nofollow">here</a>, and what A D Jameson said in <a href="http://bigother.com/2010/08/08/seventeen-ways-of-criticizing-inception/" rel="nofollow">this</a> brilliant long piece. Certainly wouldn't name it "movie of the year" (not that I care to make such sweeping and meaningless proclamations anyway).<br /><br />At the same time, I think it says a lot about our age of media hype and opinion pornography when a movie that was a few months ago being widely proclaimed as the greatest thing since the bioscope was invented is already under the radar, sidelined by the Next Big Film.Jabberwockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10210195396120573794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-71335132346562718192010-11-18T20:14:40.341+05:302010-11-18T20:14:40.341+05:30Just stumbled upon your blog. Great work. You have...Just stumbled upon your blog. Great work. You have just been blogrolled.<br /><br />Regarding the movie, I was shocked when someone on Rope of Silicon said that it is the movie of the year. <br /><br />"Inception?" anyone I wanted to scream that screen.<br /><br />But after seeing it, even if it is not the movie of the year, I think it is a good movie. And you are right the treatment is unique. The insane inside everyone of us admires the hesitant ruthlessness in Zuckerberg, even if we hate to admit it.<br /><br />Best of luck with your book. I am sure it will do well.Gaurav Parabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07948579747320824488noreply@blogger.com