The Social Network
Fincher portrays Mark sympathetically in ‘The Social Network’. Do you agree?
It can be said that since the turn of the century social interaction between young people in the generation has evolved due to the accessibility of technology. David Fincher’s film ‘The Social Network’ gives viewers a great insight into this. Upon the completion of the film main character Mark Zuckerberg is in an empty courtroom, alone, which raise the question - as a result of his intellect and online proficiency, has Mark been left ‘behind’ socially, or, is it because of his arrogant nature and betrayal of friends that he is in this situation? Some will argue for the former, that Mark is portrayed sympathetically, like a victim, by Fincher. However the contention of this essay is to prove otherwise, through presenting three arguments, such as - the arrogance that he shows at various points in the film, the way he chooses Sean Parker over Eduardo for his own personal gain and Mark’s unsuccessful social interaction with other people.
For some of the characters in the social network a few scenes may be required to identify their characteristics and personality, but from the very first scene Mark’s personality is plain to see. His condescending attitude to his then girlfriend Erica portrayed Mark as a ruthless character who only thinks about himself, and is extremely arrogant also, as suggested in the quotes, “Because you go to BU” and “and you’ll be meeting a lot of people you wouldn’t normally get to meet.” Here, Fincher demonstrates Mark’s attitude towards other people that he deems inferior, and is a major example of why he certainly isn’t portrayed sympathetically, but is portrayed as an arrogant, self-centered ‘child’ who is socially challenged, and one that the audience can’t help but dislike. However this is only one example of Mark true, unsympathetic personality, others such as his the breaking down of his relationship with Eduardo also demonstrate who Mark really is.
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It can be said that since the turn of the century social interaction between young people in the generation has evolved due to the accessibility of technology. David Fincher’s film ‘The Social Network’ gives viewers a great insight into this. Upon the completion of the film main character Mark Zuckerberg is in an empty courtroom, alone, which raise the question - as a result of his intellect and online proficiency, has Mark been left ‘behind’ socially, or, is it because of his arrogant nature and betrayal of friends that he is in this situation? Some will argue for the former, that Mark is portrayed sympathetically, like a victim, by Fincher. However the contention of this essay is to prove otherwise, through presenting three arguments, such as - the arrogance that he shows at various points in the film, the way he chooses Sean Parker over Eduardo for his own personal gain and Mark’s unsuccessful social interaction with other people.
For some of the characters in the social network a few scenes may be required to identify their characteristics and personality, but from the very first scene Mark’s personality is plain to see. His condescending attitude to his then girlfriend Erica portrayed Mark as a ruthless character who only thinks about himself, and is extremely arrogant also, as suggested in the quotes, “Because you go to BU” and “and you’ll be meeting a lot of people you wouldn’t normally get to meet.” Here, Fincher demonstrates Mark’s attitude towards other people that he deems inferior, and is a major example of why he certainly isn’t portrayed sympathetically, but is portrayed as an arrogant, self-centered ‘child’ who is socially challenged, and one that the audience can’t help but dislike. However this is only one example of Mark true, unsympathetic personality, others such as his the breaking down of his relationship with Eduardo also demonstrate who Mark really is.
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