The Social Network

Last night, we finally watched The Social Network. It is the movie that tells the story of the inception, development and aftermath of facebook. Very interesting. I can tell you that after I watched it, I seriously wanted to close my facebook account. It would be like living without a phone. I use it personally to see what my kids are up to in college and what my friends are doing. I'm on it at least 3 times a day. It is addictive.

I couldn't believe how arrogant, selfish and socially inept Mark Zuckerberg was. Supposedly, it is a true to life account. The part of the movie that really stuck with me was when Mark screwed his only real friend, Eduardo, out of his shares of the company. During the deposition, Eduardo looked at Mark and said, "I was your only friend. You got one friend". All the other people who jumped on the bandwagon after facebook's success, were taken care of in the company, but his only friend and initial investor, who spent his own money so Mark could achieve his goal, was Sh#* on. I have no respect for Mark Zuckerberg at all. He was portrayed as a smartass, disrepectful, arrogant and moral less.

So, that brings me to the Oscars. I have seen 7 out of the 10 movies up for an Oscar. Usually, I have seen 1 out of the five. I have seen: Black Swan, Toy Story 3, True Grit, The Social Network, The King's Speech and The Fighter. My favorites are: Toy Story 3, The King's Speech and The Fighter. I'm excited that an animated, feel good movie is up for an Oscar. So this year, I'm feeling a little more "in the know" about the nominations for The Oscars. I might even watch them. I never have watched them all the way through. The stars' speeches bore me, but I like to see what they are wearing.