Rachael MurphyThe Social Network
February 17th 2011 21:36
It is probably a little bit of a waste of my time now writing about The Social Network there is probably nodody who hasn't seen it at this stage. It is a movie that has made me think though. It provided me with an opinion about things that I never thought to have an opinion about before.
I used to have a Bebo account. I don't really remember why. Think it was something about seeing some pictures that someone had put up about some party but soon afterwards I was on it all the time. Putting of pictures of cats and my trip to the park for people to comment on and it was amazing. Truly inexplicably wonderful. Then Facebook came along. I hated it. I resented it because it was not the social network I was using at the time and everyone was defecting. There was not real reason for it I am just like that, I am loyal.
Then I went travelling and was like "Everyone Bebo me while I am gone" but people were all " Bebo peh, We all Facebook now" and so I had no choice it was Facebook or bust and I have to be honest it was better. I blogged on Bebo but nobody read it and I made the final switch and so was fully Facebook.
since then I haven't really thought about it. I go on I share every random consideration that runs through my head and I expected people to like it. I even post important things sometimes but they are usually ignored. I mean it is a way of life it's Facebook. Then I watched The Social Network. it is a great movie. The story is like one that has been told before, guy has a good idea guy makes it big but it is told in such a way as to keep you constantly insterested. You love and hate all of the characters at the same time it is honestly wonderful. Even JT is awesome, who knew?
You would think then that walking away from it that is what would be in my head but no. (Sorry if this is a spoiler) but all I am thinking is, this guy completely screwed over his best friend. Yes he was a genius, say a gap nobody else did and filled it but he is a really unpleasant person (or so the movie has lead me to believe).
I generally love in movies when you can really hate a character because you know the actor playing that character is doing a great job. Here though, I just couldn't get over the fact that this is a real guy and he really did this. Then my next thought was... I use his website. I have encouraged others to do so(I am so sorry Bebo) I don't want to do this anymore. I don't want to make this guy any more money. Instead I want to find out what his friend is doing and make money for him instead.
I haven't done that though, I am addicted, and like any addict I can't just walk away. When I watched the movie it left a bad taste in my mouth. I was angry and emotional. That kind of thing you just can't keep in and ignore. So I didn't... I posted it on Facebook.
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