Watch the film, The Social Network, in its entirety.Note: This film is available on DVD and digitally. You can purchase, rent or download the film for the purposes of this course. This film may also be available for check out at your local library.
Film Summary: 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.
It stars Jesse Eisenberg as founder Mark Zuckerberg, along with Andrew Garfield and Justin Timberlake as the other principals involved in the website’s creation.
The film received eight Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture, Best Director (Fincher), and Best Actor (Eisenberg), and won three for Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Original Score, and Best Film Editing.
At the 68th Golden Globe Awards, the film won Best Motion Picture – Drama, Best Director, Best Screenplay, and Best Original Score.
Write a paper that identifies:
a character in the film that presented both their public and private self and provide specific examples
a scene in the film that offered a good example of perception and emotion
a scene in the film where some aspect from Chapter 5 “Language” was key to one of the character’s understanding or misunderstanding of the situation
a character in the film that effectively used nonverbal communication
a scene in the film that negatively portrayed gender or culture (or both!) in relationships
a scene in the film that positively portrayed conflict management
Include an introduction and conclusion.
Include in-text and end-of-text citations.
Part 2: Discuss
Explain your reactions to the film. Be sure to consider why you may have reacted in the ways you did. What specific factors do you think shaped or influenced your reactions?