The Social Network

The Social Network truly intrigued me because of the irony in the creation and the creator.  Based on the reading and the movie, Zuckerberg wants social knowledge and openness on the web.  There are small critical things that every Facebook user is asked, such as relationship status and the gender you are interested in, that support the goal of opening the web a little more.  Mark Zuckerberg seems to be the farthest person from open and community  based on his portrayal in the film.  The directors did a very good job on creating a character that was both easy to hate and hate to love.  Since he is the creator of Facebook many moviegoers were expecting to see a lovable character whom they could send a friend request to, but instead they got the true Mark Zuckerberg and it is up to them whether they still like him by the end of the movie.
Mark Zuckerberg is portrayed as a rude person before the movie can even role the beginning credits with the scene of him and Erica in a pub together.  We see Mark being the one at fault in the break up scene and later doing what so many of us try to avoid now, which is rant on the internet about a person.  Cyber bullying    has skyrocketed because of the social networks like Facebook.  Mark obviously has a severe social awkwardness.  Facebook connects friends and family to each other using the internet.  Mark, who cannot even look people in the eye, is able to create a space where thousands of people can connect.

Oh the irony.