The social network movie

The social network is the unauthorised portrayal of the social networking phenomenon that's become as common place as sliced bread.

The tone is somber with staunch, sometimes mistaken as naivete, and unforgiving delivery from Jesse Eisenberg as progenitor and co-founder of facebook. It's hard to say how much of the movie is factual, as the creator had no contact whatsoever with Zuckerberg. And whether Zuckerberg's silence indicates the story is closer to reality or if he's beyond litigiousness, or just the rigors of it, is anybody's guess. The plot is based on the book "Accidental Billionaires," which is criticized by many as being overly dramatized, sexualised and imbellished.

The cold calculative business and legal processes, not to mention the science behind it all, has been somewhat muted given the limited time frame of the medium, but nonetheless detracts little from this riveting telling of this present day lore. The story is of genius, classes, drive, connections, alliances and misgivings. This should definitely be on everyone's movie list this fall - purely as entertainment.