The Social Network

I doubt that the Social Network will be a longstanding classic, but for the time being it is a film that defines a generation of facebook addicts.

Some of my friends have been to see this film, and returned seemingly dissappointed, by what i don't know! I can't believe they were expecting an action film, so i'm not entirely sure what they wanted from this film. All i know is that i enjoyed it, simply becuase it is extremely well written, brilliantly casted, and above all engaging!

David Fincher was under instruction to bring the film in at or around the 2 hour mark, but Sorkins script was 166 pages. This caused Fincher to instruct his actors to speak the dialogue faster, as evidenced by the first scene. However, you don't get the feeling that the film was rushed at all, it just works!

Jesse Eisenberg plays Mark Zuckerberg - the creator of Facebook- excellently. He moves away from his previous goofy performences, to give a cold, calculated performance of a genius who does anything he has to in order to get what he wants, regardless of who he hurts along the way. In contrast to this, Andrew Garfield as Eduardo Saverin is a more appealing character for the audience, and this makes Zuckerbergs betrayal even harsher. We will be seeing more of these two actors in the future, there is no doubt in my mind about that.

This film should not be known as "The Facebook Movie", as that does it a great disservice. Yes, it is about Facebook, but not solely about that. There are characters you get to know, like, dislike and laugh with, there is a great betrayal, tension and intrigue!

I reccomend this film to film and facebook lovers alike.

Things i learnt while shooting...

1) Inform your neighbours
2) Don't trust the flip out screen - you cant always see the dirt on the lens
3) You have to focus the eye viewer! Who knew!?
4) It's not easy to jump through a small window

It's a wrap

Got all of my filming done in plenty of time with help from a couple of friends, and even my mum! Really looking forward to seeing it when all editing is done, i'll just have to try and do Mr. Ritchie proud.

Also learnt to warn the neighbours when someone is going to be banging on your front door and shouting! Especially when one such neighbour is an ex copper. Good job my mother had the sense to go and explain what was going on, and also nice to know that we have neighbours who don't just sit back and watch.

Assassin's Creed Brotherhood advert

I wan't to know who chose the music for this advert, and then beat them round the head several times! It doesn't fit at all!

Guy Ritchie Still, and the outline for my story

My short film will start with the radio coming on in the form of an alarm, Ares by Bloc Party playing. The character will jump out of bed in a rush, with a still frame and a short voice over introduction to him. He swings open the door, and then stumbles into the toilet, slamming the door behind him. He looks around, and sees a dirty toothbrush lying on the floor, picks it up and brushes his teeth, he then picks up a half empty (or full) can/bottle of lager and rinses his mouth out with it. He walks back into his room, pulls on some jeans, a polo top and a jacket before heading down the stairs. As he gets down the stairs, there is a banging on the door and someone shouting at him, he then runs through the house, grabs a plastic bag with something in, and leaps out of a window, and then over a gate. As he walks quickly down the road, he looks over his shoulder, and then starts running. As he is running he throws the bag into a bush.

Grown Ups

I'm not going to compare this to Billy Madison or Happy Gilmore, becuase i believe that was a different Adam Sandler, who was happy to play the clown character for a cheap laugh, and that worked for him! Now, it seems that he wants to be thought of as a more serious actor than he was, with films like Funny People, and Grown Ups, but it's not who he is. I think there will always be that clown like character inside him, wanting to come out and that is noticable in Grown Ups.

Grown ups isn't a great film, but i don't think it sets out to be one, it just wants to be a feel-good family movie. The plot may be paper thin, but it doesn't matter when you have comic genius such as Sandler, David Spade, Rob Schneider, Kevin James and Chris Rock, especially with Denis Dugan at the helm.

What feels like the main theme of the film is that kids use technology too much, and don't know how to have fun without games consoles or mobile phones, a prime example of this being that they text their nanny instead of just walking down the hall to get something themselves. This is soon nipped in the bud when the parents ban phones and consoles, forcing the kids to go outside and make their own games like when their parents where young.

A few choice lines about Schneiders hair, and the fact that he resembles an elder gay Jonas brother, or a midget Filipino Fonzey along with a number of other quips among the group make for an enjoyable movie that although not being the best film ever, i felt did what it set out to do.

Angry Birds - The Movie!

This is the other article i found on Total Film.

Apparantly, a film version of this is on the cards, and the article goes about casting which actors would play what bird, and why.

http://www.totalfilm.com/features/angry-birds-casting-call