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My review of a shockingly great business film that appeared out of nowhere, and how it's themes strike at the core of startup culture and the key questions around technology and business in an incredibly way.
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I enjoy corporate biopics because I don't read (almost) any long-form non-fiction. That said, there has been - like you say - a huge glut of these over the past decade, and most are overlong, uninteresting and kind of pointless, in that the stories they cover just aren't very interesting and the drama feels fake because the characters have to become caricatures, almost like they're acting in Silicon Valley (the show), in order to create tension or excitement.
The Social Network was elevated by Sorkin's writing and Eisenberg's acting, but it was also good because the story itself was great, lots of stuff happened, there was drama, and the personal journeys of the characters were compelling reflected in the 'business' storyline. It also had one of the best taglines in the history of cinema.
Thanks for the review, I'm excited to see the movie. Unfortunately it's not available to stream and there seems to be no UK release date, so I'll be waiting.
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