the social network the accidental billionaires

The company has long denied any acknowledgement of the film/book and Zuckerberg has, on more than one occasion, spoken of his hurt at his skewed portrayal. It is far more interesting to ask if the book and the movie portray a realistic picture of Facebook’s meteoric rise. Aaron Sorkin won an Oscar for his screenplay, but the real question is not whether he adapted the book faithfully (he did, if only in spirit). The scene is fictional, and so is the book The Accidental Billionaires by Ben Mezrich, from which the film is adapted. The lawyer meant it in reference to the case that the Winklevoss twins have brought against Zuckerberg, but he – or rather the character Jesse Eisenberg plays – is right to take the advice for his personal life, which is littered with the debris of his failed romance with Erica. Moments earlier in the film, Zuckerberg was told by his lawyer that he is, basically, “a good guy” and that he should not try so hard to be an asshole. The film is a determined attack on the cult of Mark Zuckerberg, but that one scene does more to humanise him than any public relations exercise from Facebook ever will. Jesse Eisenberg, who plays Mark Zuckerberg, has sent a Facebook request to his ex, Erica Albright (Rooney Mara), and he is shown obsessively clicking the refresh button on his Facebook page to see if she has accepted his request. Caught on camera: The moment a bird hit Karnataka Congress president’s chopper, breaking windowĮven to those who may have forgotten everything else about the movie, the last scene of The Social Network remains unforgettable.Watch: Dog ‘drives’ ride-on lawn mower in yard, stuns passerby.Readers comments: Sad to see vested interests fuelling hatred among Indians on community lines.Watch: Scores of fish leap out of the water at Kochi ferry terminal to delight of commuters.The changing map of India from 1 AD to the 20th century.The tale of ‘Daku’ Sultana and his unlikely friendship with a British police officer.Caught on CCTV: US school principal unlocks garbage bin to find bear emerging.How Mughal badshahs and begums became a source of inspiration for 19th-century French playing cards.What is the future of the museum? Romila Thapar on why the past needs to be understood in context.

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The social network the accidental billionaires