One of the most popular social networking websites today is none other than Facebook. People use Facebook in order to stay connected with their friends, family and the people around them, to discover what’s going in the world, in addition to share and express what matters to them. The Social Network is a film on how Facebook was created. There was a series of events, character development, relationships and a series of different emotions that are shown throughout the film.
“Plot points significant events that turn the narrative in a new direction” (Barsam 2012, p. 133). There were a total of plot points which were: Erica breaking up with Zuckerberg, the Winklevoss twins and Divya bringing their idea of Harvard Connect to Zuckerberg, and Eduardo freezing the account. The opening scene of the Social Network is one of the most significant key scenes of the movie. It is the reason why Zuckerberg even created Facebook in the first place. The opening scenes shows Zuckerberg and Erica in a crowded bar know as the Thirsty Polar Pub, having a heated discussion. The topics range from SAT scores in China to and rowing crewing in final clubs. Zuckerberg disrespects Erica and undermined each time he has the chance of opportunity to do so, which later ends up into an argument between the two. The argument results in Erica breaking up with Zuckerberg and calling him an “asshole”.
The breakup leads to the creation of Facemash and catching the attention of the Winklevoss twins and Divya. The trio then brought the idea of Harvard Connect to Zuckerberg. If they have never done that, Zuckerberg probably would have never came up with the idea of Facebook on his own. The third major event is when Eduardo froze the bank account that was used to pay...
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...tions he dealt with. It is the story of how the world’s youngest billionaire, Mark Zuckerberg, created Facebook.
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Brian, a young business executive, started a small software company in his mid twenties. He would invest long hours developing his business, often working late into the nights. When the business became profitable, Brian incorporated and went public through a stock offering. Flood gates open and money poured in the company coffers and Brian grew exceedingly wealthy.
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As of 2016, Facebook cofounder and CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, has a net worth, estimated by Forbes, of around $47 billion. One of the richest people of the world, Mark Zuckerberg exemplifies heroic character, not attributed to fame and fortune, but his ability to utilize his success to impact others. In 2004, Zuckerberg decided to drop out of Harvard University in order to focus on developing his social media network, Facebook (The Editors). Now, at thirty-one years of age, Mark utilizes his self-created superpower, Facebook, to connect billions of people around the world. A hero, usually bolstered by a superpower, embodies the traits of ordinariness, benevolence, and idealism. Mark Zuckerberg leads a heroic life by being relatable, demonstrating
David Fincher’s drama film The Social Network (2010) received quite a lot of attention. Winning 3 Oscars including best screenplay by Aaron Sorkin. Several people went to watch the film thinking its about Facebook, one of the element is about the website but not the main one. There are elements in the story that are as old as the story telling itself, of loyalty, friendship, jealousy, class, power and betrayal. That being said there are several ways Field’s 3 Act Structure and Vogler’s 12 Act Structure of a hero’s journey is presented in a clear way.
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The movie “Social Network” is about the ideas and the development behind the creation of the very popular social networking site “Facebook”. Mark Zuckerberg is the main character in the movie and also the actual creator of Facebook.
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The Wolf of Wall Street produced and directed by Martin Scorsese tells a story of Jordan Belfort, a stockbroker living a luxurious life on Wall Street. Due to greed and corruption, Jordan falls into a life of crime and abusive activities. Belfort made millions of dollars by selling customers “penny stocks” and manipulating the market through his company, Stratton Oakmont, before being convicted of any criminal activity (Solomon, 2013). Jordan reveals behaviours and impulses all humans have, however, on an extreme level. This movie illustrates “why ethics is another tool whose importance cannot be overstated” (Delaney, 2014). Without ethics and morality, individuals can never truly live an honest and happy life.
Sergey Brin Co-Founder he shared responsibility for the company’s day-to-day operations with Larry Page and Eric Schmidt .
The creation of (originally called) “The Facebook”, opened the doors for other creations such as Linken, Instagram and Twitter. What people might be surprised to know is that Zuckerberg was a child prodigy. Long before Facebook Zuckerberg was creating computer programs. At age 12 he turned his
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