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Movies
October 4, 2010
Sony âlikesâ
The Social Network
âand a whole lot of other folks do, too. The movies most folks are calling âthe Facebook filmâ topped the box office this week, snagging $23 million. The bevy of holdovers that followed werenât within shouting distance of the Jesse Eisenberg-helmed vehicle.
Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of GaâHoole
came in second with $10.8 million,
Wall Street:Money Never Sleeps
was third with $10.1 million, and
The Town
stole fourth with $10 million.
The two other new releases this weekendâthe universally reviled
Case 39
and the intriguing but ignored
Let Me In
âonly scared up enough cash to finish seventh and eighth, respectively, earning about $5.3 million each.
The Social Network
performed slightly below expectations, but critics are calling it the first real contender for the 2011 Academy Awards. I get that, to an extent: Itâs a crisp, thoughtful piece of cinema that, I think, captures both the excitement and insecurity of the age in which we live. I love some of the techno-baubles we have to play with, but there are days when I feel like the world is an advanced algebra, and Iâve skipped the first two weeks of class. I felt that same vibe after walking out of
The Social Network
âthat only a tiny handful of folks knew how the world was operating these days, and even they were just guessing half the time.
If it does get Oscar consideration, the folks at Sony can be thankful that the awards are given out on the basis of art, rather than historical accuracy. Most folks in the know say the film is, well, âtruthy,â but not very true. For instance, the class struggle that forms an undercurrent of the film: angry, socially inept Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg founding the social network because, in part, he felt slighted by Harvard Universityâs ruling class. David Kirkpatrick, author of
The Facebook Effect: The Inside Story of the Company That Is Connecting the World
, says in
thedailybeast.com
that Zuckerberg was completely disinterested in Harvardâs caste system (a system almost completely dismantled by Zuckerbergâs time anyway, according to Harvard contemporaries), and that Zuckerberg âis one of the least angry people Iâve ever met.â
In some ways, the movie had little choice but to resort to well-placed fiction. Kirkpatrick, for his book interviewed Zuckerberg several timesâinside input the movie could not get. Kirkpatrick said that the movieâs makers asked him to consult on the project, but Facebook asked him not to, because they felt the movie (based on the book
The Accidental Billionaires
) would be filled with inaccuracies. Kirkpatrick declined the filmâs consulting offer, and the released film was apparently filled with inaccuracies. But it makes you wonder whether the film wouldâve gotten closer to the historic truthâor at least Facebookâs version of said truthâhad Kirkpatrick been involved, doesnât it?
Paul Asay
Paul Asay has been part of the Plugged In staff since 2007, watching and reviewing roughly 15 quintillion movies and television shows. Heâs written for a number of other publications, too, including Time, The Washington Post and Christianity Today. The author of several books, Paul loves to find spirituality in unexpected places, including popular entertainment, and he loves all things superhero. His vices include James Bond films, Mountain Dew and terrible B-grade movies. Heâs married, has two children and a neurotic dog, runs marathons on occasion and hopes to someday own his own tuxedo. Feel free to follow him on Twitter @AsayPaul.
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# Movie Monday: The Social Network
- [October 4, 2010](https://www.pluggedin.com/blog/2010/10/04/)
Sony âlikesâ *[The Social Network](http://www.pluggedin.com/movies/intheaters/socialnetwork.aspx)*âand a whole lot of other folks do, too. The movies most folks are calling âthe Facebook filmâ topped the box office this week, snagging \$23 million. The bevy of holdovers that followed werenât within shouting distance of the Jesse Eisenberg-helmed vehicle. *[Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of GaâHoole](http://www.pluggedin.com/movies/intheaters/legendoftheguardianstheowlsofgahoole.aspx)* came in second with \$10.8 million, *[Wall Street:Money Never Sleeps](http://www.pluggedin.com/movies/intheaters/wallstreetmoneyneversleeps.aspx)* was third with \$10.1 million, and *[The Town](http://www.pluggedin.com/movies/intheaters/town.aspx)* stole fourth with \$10 million.
The two other new releases this weekendâthe universally reviled *[Case 39](http://www.pluggedin.com/movies/intheaters/case39.aspx)* and the intriguing but ignored *[Let Me In](http://www.pluggedin.com/movies/intheaters/letmein.aspx)*âonly scared up enough cash to finish seventh and eighth, respectively, earning about \$5.3 million each.
*The Social Network* performed slightly below expectations, but critics are calling it the first real contender for the 2011 Academy Awards. I get that, to an extent: Itâs a crisp, thoughtful piece of cinema that, I think, captures both the excitement and insecurity of the age in which we live. I love some of the techno-baubles we have to play with, but there are days when I feel like the world is an advanced algebra, and Iâve skipped the first two weeks of class. I felt that same vibe after walking out of *The Social Network*âthat only a tiny handful of folks knew how the world was operating these days, and even they were just guessing half the time.
If it does get Oscar consideration, the folks at Sony can be thankful that the awards are given out on the basis of art, rather than historical accuracy. Most folks in the know say the film is, well, âtruthy,â but not very true. For instance, the class struggle that forms an undercurrent of the film: angry, socially inept Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg founding the social network because, in part, he felt slighted by Harvard Universityâs ruling class. David Kirkpatrick, author of *The Facebook Effect: The Inside Story of the Company That Is Connecting the World*, says in *thedailybeast.com* that Zuckerberg was completely disinterested in Harvardâs caste system (a system almost completely dismantled by Zuckerbergâs time anyway, according to Harvard contemporaries), and that Zuckerberg âis one of the least angry people Iâve ever met.â
In some ways, the movie had little choice but to resort to well-placed fiction. Kirkpatrick, for his book interviewed Zuckerberg several timesâinside input the movie could not get. Kirkpatrick said that the movieâs makers asked him to consult on the project, but Facebook asked him not to, because they felt the movie (based on the book *The Accidental Billionaires*) would be filled with inaccuracies. Kirkpatrick declined the filmâs consulting offer, and the released film was apparently filled with inaccuracies. But it makes you wonder whether the film wouldâve gotten closer to the historic truthâor at least Facebookâs version of said truthâhad Kirkpatrick been involved, doesnât it?

##### Paul Asay
Paul Asay has been part of the Plugged In staff since 2007, watching and reviewing roughly 15 quintillion movies and television shows. Heâs written for a number of other publications, too, including Time, The Washington Post and Christianity Today. The author of several books, Paul loves to find spirituality in unexpected places, including popular entertainment, and he loves all things superhero. His vices include James Bond films, Mountain Dew and terrible B-grade movies. Heâs married, has two children and a neurotic dog, runs marathons on occasion and hopes to someday own his own tuxedo. Feel free to follow him on Twitter @AsayPaul.
[More by Paul Asay](https://www.pluggedin.com/contributors/paul-asay/)
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- [October 4, 2010](https://www.pluggedin.com/blog/2010/10/04/)
Sony âlikesâ *[The Social Network](http://www.pluggedin.com/movies/intheaters/socialnetwork.aspx)*âand a whole lot of other folks do, too. The movies most folks are calling âthe Facebook filmâ topped the box office this week, snagging \$23 million. The bevy of holdovers that followed werenât within shouting distance of the Jesse Eisenberg-helmed vehicle. *[Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of GaâHoole](http://www.pluggedin.com/movies/intheaters/legendoftheguardianstheowlsofgahoole.aspx)* came in second with \$10.8 million, *[Wall Street:Money Never Sleeps](http://www.pluggedin.com/movies/intheaters/wallstreetmoneyneversleeps.aspx)* was third with \$10.1 million, and *[The Town](http://www.pluggedin.com/movies/intheaters/town.aspx)* stole fourth with \$10 million.
The two other new releases this weekendâthe universally reviled *[Case 39](http://www.pluggedin.com/movies/intheaters/case39.aspx)* and the intriguing but ignored *[Let Me In](http://www.pluggedin.com/movies/intheaters/letmein.aspx)*âonly scared up enough cash to finish seventh and eighth, respectively, earning about \$5.3 million each.
*The Social Network* performed slightly below expectations, but critics are calling it the first real contender for the 2011 Academy Awards. I get that, to an extent: Itâs a crisp, thoughtful piece of cinema that, I think, captures both the excitement and insecurity of the age in which we live. I love some of the techno-baubles we have to play with, but there are days when I feel like the world is an advanced algebra, and Iâve skipped the first two weeks of class. I felt that same vibe after walking out of *The Social Network*âthat only a tiny handful of folks knew how the world was operating these days, and even they were just guessing half the time.
If it does get Oscar consideration, the folks at Sony can be thankful that the awards are given out on the basis of art, rather than historical accuracy. Most folks in the know say the film is, well, âtruthy,â but not very true. For instance, the class struggle that forms an undercurrent of the film: angry, socially inept Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg founding the social network because, in part, he felt slighted by Harvard Universityâs ruling class. David Kirkpatrick, author of *The Facebook Effect: The Inside Story of the Company That Is Connecting the World*, says in *thedailybeast.com* that Zuckerberg was completely disinterested in Harvardâs caste system (a system almost completely dismantled by Zuckerbergâs time anyway, according to Harvard contemporaries), and that Zuckerberg âis one of the least angry people Iâve ever met.â
In some ways, the movie had little choice but to resort to well-placed fiction. Kirkpatrick, for his book interviewed Zuckerberg several timesâinside input the movie could not get. Kirkpatrick said that the movieâs makers asked him to consult on the project, but Facebook asked him not to, because they felt the movie (based on the book *The Accidental Billionaires*) would be filled with inaccuracies. Kirkpatrick declined the filmâs consulting offer, and the released film was apparently filled with inaccuracies. But it makes you wonder whether the film wouldâve gotten closer to the historic truthâor at least Facebookâs version of said truthâhad Kirkpatrick been involved, doesnât it?

Paul Asay
Paul Asay has been part of the Plugged In staff since 2007, watching and reviewing roughly 15 quintillion movies and television shows. Heâs written for a number of other publications, too, including Time, The Washington Post and Christianity Today. The author of several books, Paul loves to find spirituality in unexpected places, including popular entertainment, and he loves all things superhero. His vices include James Bond films, Mountain Dew and terrible B-grade movies. Heâs married, has two children and a neurotic dog, runs marathons on occasion and hopes to someday own his own tuxedo. Feel free to follow him on Twitter @AsayPaul.
[More by Paul Asay](https://www.pluggedin.com/contributors/paul-asay/)
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