“Mr. Zuckerberg…?”
The teaser tells you that David Fincher‘s The Social Network (Sony/Columbia, 10.1) has some kind of grave element going on. It says it’s not just another “this is what happened back at Harvard” whatever-dude story of ambition and greed and fucking your friends. The dialogue clips and theme titles say this initially, but the main ingredient is that ominous musical score.
It sounds like a London Symphony Orchestra arrangement that may have taken an inspiration from Bernard Herrmann‘s “Gort” music from The Day The Earth Stood Still (but without the theramin).
Trailers will sometimes use out-sourced temp music so there’s no assurance that this kind of music will be heard on the Social Network soundtrack. I checked to see who the film’s composer is and found no one.
Producer Scott Rudin informs that the teaser was created by the “very, very talented” Mark Woolen (head of the Santa Monica-based ad agency Mark Woolen Associates) “with a great deal of collaboration with Fincher.”
Incidentally: I was going to put this trailer up last night around 8 or 9 pm New York time, but I noticed right away that YouTube had removed the file due to copyright complaints, presumably from Sony attorneys. And then it re-appeared this morning. Why would anyone behind The Social Network not want this teaser to not be seen? Mystifying.
Fincher + Sorkin. Can’t wait. Really nice little trailer, simple and effective. Probably my most eagerly-awaited film this year.
Fincher + Sorkin. Can’t wait. Really nice little trailer, simple and effective. Probably my most eagerly-awaited film this year.
This looks nifty. If nothing else, I’m looking forward to yet another Jesse Eisenberg DVD commentary !
Lex alert — both Brenda Song AND Rooney Mara are in this.
This looks nifty. If nothing else, I’m looking forward to yet another Jesse Eisenberg DVD commentary !
Lex alert — both Brenda Song AND Rooney Mara are in this.
I’ll wait
to judge it until I see the movie. Of course, after ZODIAC, Fincher deserves that. I just wish it was about something else because, honestly, I could GAF about Facebook. Never been on it and never will, no matter how many people try to invite me to it.
I’ll wait
to judge it until I see the movie. Of course, after ZODIAC, Fincher deserves that. I just wish it was about something else because, honestly, I could GAF about Facebook. Never been on it and never will, no matter how many people try to invite me to it.
Same trailer company that did the LITTLE CHILDREN trailer. What an amazing trailer that was.
This one look decent, but I wasn’t crazy for the script.
Same trailer company that did the LITTLE CHILDREN trailer. What an amazing trailer that was.
This one look decent, but I wasn’t crazy for the script.
People are actually complaining about this minimalist teaser on some blogs. Bizarre. I think it’s perfect. Can’t wait.
People are actually complaining about this minimalist teaser on some blogs. Bizarre. I think it’s perfect. Can’t wait.
Looks great, although if it were “Gort’s” music, it would have a theramin.
Looks great, although if it were “Gort’s” music, it would have a theramin.
Regarding the Sony-ordered takedown, I am continually mystified by media entities that see proliferation of their own marketing as some kind of bad thing. It happens all the fucking time. Who are these clueless dinosaurs? They should all be fired and replaced with people who aren’t terrified of the big, scary internet.
It’s like the World Cup (pardon this little tangent, but this has been bugging me for days and I don’t hear enough people complaining about it). Soccer has been a hard sell in the U.S. forever, but it just so happens that more Americans are interested in the tournament this year. So FIFA should help that process along and make highlight clips widely available online, right? Wrong; you have to go to the FIFA website, which is badly designed and often slow (because everybody has to go there to see the clips). Stupid. Don’t they want more people to get excited about what happens in their tournament?
Regarding the Sony-ordered takedown, I am continually mystified by media entities that see proliferation of their own marketing as some kind of bad thing. It happens all the fucking time. Who are these clueless dinosaurs? They should all be fired and replaced with people who aren’t terrified of the big, scary internet.
It’s like the World Cup (pardon this little tangent, but this has been bugging me for days and I don’t hear enough people complaining about it). Soccer has been a hard sell in the U.S. forever, but it just so happens that more Americans are interested in the tournament this year. So FIFA should help that process along and make highlight clips widely available online, right? Wrong; you have to go to the FIFA website, which is badly designed and often slow (because everybody has to go there to see the clips). Stupid. Don’t they want more people to get excited about what happens in their tournament?
Ugh. I can’t believe Fincher is wasting his talents on this empty subject. Paycheck!
The whole phenomenon of social networking (Facebook, MySpace, Twitter) reminds me of computer scientist Joseph Weizenbaum’s crack when Steve Jobs hired John Sculley away from Pepsi-Cola to run Apple. “He hired the right man. Sculley has a lifetime’s experience selling people something they don’t need.”
Social networking is like a big version of Weizenbaum’s ELIZA. A lot of empty chatter. Now if Fincher did a movie that took a hard look at social networking as a real-life horror movie like Montag’s wife’s artificial “friends” in her vapid interactive soap operas in Fahrenheit 451. . . now that would be an interesting movie.
Zuckerberg’s story? Yawn.
Ugh. I can’t believe Fincher is wasting his talents on this empty subject. Paycheck!
The whole phenomenon of social networking (Facebook, MySpace, Twitter) reminds me of computer scientist Joseph Weizenbaum’s crack when Steve Jobs hired John Sculley away from Pepsi-Cola to run Apple. “He hired the right man. Sculley has a lifetime’s experience selling people something they don’t need.”
Social networking is like a big version of Weizenbaum’s ELIZA. A lot of empty chatter. Now if Fincher did a movie that took a hard look at social networking as a real-life horror movie like Montag’s wife’s artificial “friends” in her vapid interactive soap operas in Fahrenheit 451. . . now that would be an interesting movie.
Zuckerberg’s story? Yawn.
But the minimalistic trailer, especially the music, is great.
But the minimalistic trailer, especially the music, is great.
Abbey, ESPN3.com has made this the easiest cup to follow ever. You can stream games even after they ended, and the tracker at the bottom of the screen allows you to track when shots were taken, and made. I’ve watched nearly every match after i get outta work.
Abbey, ESPN3.com has made this the easiest cup to follow ever. You can stream games even after they ended, and the tracker at the bottom of the screen allows you to track when shots were taken, and made. I’ve watched nearly every match after i get outta work.
And, facebook is awesome. I woulda never got all my jobs as an extra, or such a random mix of one night stands without it.
And, facebook is awesome. I woulda never got all my jobs as an extra, or such a random mix of one night stands without it.
“Ugh. I can’t believe Fincher is wasting his talents on this empty subject. Paycheck!”
Why would you think this? Just because you don’t like the actual site of Facebook doesn’t mean the back story behind it isn’t worth telling. It’s absurd. It’s like saying you don’t like space rockets so you won’t watch Apollo 13. There is drama in the telling of the tale.
“Ugh. I can’t believe Fincher is wasting his talents on this empty subject. Paycheck!”
Why would you think this? Just because you don’t like the actual site of Facebook doesn’t mean the back story behind it isn’t worth telling. It’s absurd. It’s like saying you don’t like space rockets so you won’t watch Apollo 13. There is drama in the telling of the tale.
Maybe next Fincher can turn his talents to the back story behind the CB radio craze of the 1970s. Wouldn’t that be riveting?
Maybe a Fincher-style remake of Smokey and the Bandit, or the Dukes of Hazzard. Or a Fincher remake of Peckinpah’s Convoy! But using Twitter or Facebook instead of CB radios!
Maybe next Fincher can turn his talents to the back story behind the CB radio craze of the 1970s. Wouldn’t that be riveting?
Maybe a Fincher-style remake of Smokey and the Bandit, or the Dukes of Hazzard. Or a Fincher remake of Peckinpah’s Convoy! But using Twitter or Facebook instead of CB radios!
Ten-four, good buddy! Where’s Fincher’s paycheck?
Ten-four, good buddy! Where’s Fincher’s paycheck?
i have never used facebook and never will. just not for me. however, fincher is a GOD, and if he deems this material worth his time, well, it’s worth my time to check it out.
love the music. this is the very definition of what a teaser trailer should be. a great little piece.
i have never used facebook and never will. just not for me. however, fincher is a GOD, and if he deems this material worth his time, well, it’s worth my time to check it out.
love the music. this is the very definition of what a teaser trailer should be. a great little piece.
Not a bad trailer, too bad the script is no good and really just amounts to a bunch of talking heads in a deposition room intercut with a bunch of talking heads in a dorm room, with a party here or there thrown in. There is literally nothing compelling about the story as told, especially considering the script is 160 pages long!
Not a bad trailer, too bad the script is no good and really just amounts to a bunch of talking heads in a deposition room intercut with a bunch of talking heads in a dorm room, with a party here or there thrown in. There is literally nothing compelling about the story as told, especially considering the script is 160 pages long!
I fell in love with Fincher’s work in Alien 3. I loved what he did in Fight Club even though I wasn’t into the film like everyone else. Stuff like Fight Club and Panic Room left me cold on Fincher.
He won me over again with those opening shots of Zodiac. PERFECT shots that instantly resurrected the lost world of seventies America. That slow pan across an American suburb filled with people happily partying house-to-house is one of my favorite moments in any of the films of the Aughties. BRILLIANT.
I fell in love with Fincher’s work in Alien 3. I loved what he did in Fight Club even though I wasn’t into the film like everyone else. Stuff like Fight Club and Panic Room left me cold on Fincher.
He won me over again with those opening shots of Zodiac. PERFECT shots that instantly resurrected the lost world of seventies America. That slow pan across an American suburb filled with people happily partying house-to-house is one of my favorite moments in any of the films of the Aughties. BRILLIANT.
Oops I meant Seven instead of Fight Club in that second sentence. Durrr …
Oops I meant Seven instead of Fight Club in that second sentence. Durrr …
Paycheck movie? Give me a break. Spiderman would be a paycheck movie. The degree of difficulty in making a movie about FB and its founders successful, and appealing to non-FB users, is much higher than taking on a comic book franchise.
I think your pride is getting in the way of simple facts.
Anyway, great teaser.
Paycheck movie? Give me a break. Spiderman would be a paycheck movie. The degree of difficulty in making a movie about FB and its founders successful, and appealing to non-FB users, is much higher than taking on a comic book franchise.
I think your pride is getting in the way of simple facts.
Anyway, great teaser.
Effective teaser. Well-done.
I’m a little baffled by the subject material myself, but Eloi’s right — if I blew off every movie that had a subject matter that didn’t particularly interest me, I would have already missed a countless number of cinematic masterpieces in my life. The old Roger Ebert creed — one of his absolute best — bears repeating: it’s not what a movie’s about, but how it’s about it.
:If anything, the fact that Fincher pushed this project through when he had other promising stuff on the table just hints at the possibility that the script was that good.
Fincher’s track record is pretty goddamn solid. Sleep on his films at your own risk (I saw Zodiac opening day, and I think it was literally gone two weeks later…and this is a multiplex with 18 screens!).
Effective teaser. Well-done.
I’m a little baffled by the subject material myself, but Eloi’s right — if I blew off every movie that had a subject matter that didn’t particularly interest me, I would have already missed a countless number of cinematic masterpieces in my life. The old Roger Ebert creed — one of his absolute best — bears repeating: it’s not what a movie’s about, but how it’s about it.
:If anything, the fact that Fincher pushed this project through when he had other promising stuff on the table just hints at the possibility that the script was that good.
Fincher’s track record is pretty goddamn solid. Sleep on his films at your own risk (I saw Zodiac opening day, and I think it was literally gone two weeks later…and this is a multiplex with 18 screens!).
Looks too “tv movie of the week” to me.
nemo: “Now if Fincher did a movie that took a hard look at social networking as a real-life horror movie”
Already been done. It’s called Perfect Blue.
Looks too “tv movie of the week” to me.
nemo: “Now if Fincher did a movie that took a hard look at social networking as a real-life horror movie”
Already been done. It’s called Perfect Blue.
God forbid FIncher made a movie about people actually talking…On the basis of some of the critiques of Aaron Sorkin’s script, I guess Chayefsky’s Network is a boring talking heads film, talking heads in offices, talking heads on TV, talking heads in meetings. With the occasional shooting of guns thrown in…
Sorkin’s script is brilliant, a cautionary tale about loyalty, friendship and greed, and it’s an indictment of the whole social networking paradigm. It will be nominated for an Oscar…can’t wait to see the film.
God forbid FIncher made a movie about people actually talking…On the basis of some of the critiques of Aaron Sorkin’s script, I guess Chayefsky’s Network is a boring talking heads film, talking heads in offices, talking heads on TV, talking heads in meetings. With the occasional shooting of guns thrown in…
Sorkin’s script is brilliant, a cautionary tale about loyalty, friendship and greed, and it’s an indictment of the whole social networking paradigm. It will be nominated for an Oscar…can’t wait to see the film.
Do none of you have access to scripts? You know, you can read the script for yourself to see if you think Fincher was right to do this project over the others he was considering.
I love statements like “just hints at the possibility that the script was *that good*” What are we living in the 60′s where it’s hard to get your hands on shooting scripts unless you’re working on the film itself?
I thought the crowd here was a bit savvier than at other sites, but no, doesn’t seem like it.
Do none of you have access to scripts? You know, you can read the script for yourself to see if you think Fincher was right to do this project over the others he was considering.
I love statements like “just hints at the possibility that the script was *that good*” What are we living in the 60′s where it’s hard to get your hands on shooting scripts unless you’re working on the film itself?
I thought the crowd here was a bit savvier than at other sites, but no, doesn’t seem like it.
Daviddb – you obviously read a different script than I did. The one I read was full of shallow characterizations, archetypes, characters talking about things we just saw or are going to see. And some tacked on nonsense that suggests Zuckerberg did all this for a…. girl. Trite. As. Fuck.
But at least you read the script, even though you have no taste.
Daviddb – you obviously read a different script than I did. The one I read was full of shallow characterizations, archetypes, characters talking about things we just saw or are going to see. And some tacked on nonsense that suggests Zuckerberg did all this for a…. girl. Trite. As. Fuck.
But at least you read the script, even though you have no taste.
And really, comparing this to Network? Don’t be daft. Network was about something. The Social Network isn’t about anything for the most part. Talking heads are fine as long as they’re, you know, actually talking about something.
And really, comparing this to Network? Don’t be daft. Network was about something. The Social Network isn’t about anything for the most part. Talking heads are fine as long as they’re, you know, actually talking about something.
Fincher + Sorkin. Can’t wait. Really nice little trailer, simple and effective. Probably my most eagerly-awaited film this year.
@Thunderballs: After I got out of the military, I helped a buddy of mine work on a script that got sold and made into a film. Selling it really tuned me off from the movie biz and I have NEVER regretted my decision. A life of teaching and writing (not to mention, meeting my wife and living 6 months a year in Japan) was SO the right choice. So, point is, I have no desire to read scripts online or whatever,Although, it is is pretty neat to read a script afterwards, to see how a film can be constructed through language.
@Thunderballs: After I got out of the military, I helped a buddy of mine work on a script that got sold and made into a film. Selling it really tuned me off from the movie biz and I have NEVER regretted my decision. A life of teaching and writing (not to mention, meeting my wife and living 6 months a year in Japan) was SO the right choice. So, point is, I have no desire to read scripts online or whatever,Although, it is is pretty neat to read a script afterwards, to see how a film can be constructed through language.
Ditto what HHH said about reading a script beforehand.
Gee, Thunderballs, some of us still enjoy the actual process of going into a movie without knowing all of the details of the story beforehand. I understand that can be difficult for you — and admittedly even Wells (with his occasional plot-spoiling of movies that haven’t even opened wide yet) — to understand. Is it okay with you if some of us still primarily choose to go to the cinema to be entertained?
Speaking of a savvier crowd, what’s that apostrophe doing in comment #23? What exactly is the decade of the 1960s possessing there?
Ditto what HHH said about reading a script beforehand.
Gee, Thunderballs, some of us still enjoy the actual process of going into a movie without knowing all of the details of the story beforehand. I understand that can be difficult for you — and admittedly even Wells (with his occasional plot-spoiling of movies that haven’t even opened wide yet) — to understand. Is it okay with you if some of us still primarily choose to go to the cinema to be entertained?
Speaking of a savvier crowd, what’s that apostrophe doing in comment #23? What exactly is the decade of the 1960s possessing there?
Dude, you’re talking about whether the script was “that good” for Fincher to want to direct it. All I’m saying is if one is interested in knowing that fact, you can do so without having to wait for the film.
And there’s really not much going on in the script that anything would be “spoiled” if you read it.
Dude, you’re talking about whether the script was “that good” for Fincher to want to direct it. All I’m saying is if one is interested in knowing that fact, you can do so without having to wait for the film.
And there’s really not much going on in the script that anything would be “spoiled” if you read it.
Eh, you’re actually the first person I’ve seen post a negative reaction to the script.
Not saying you’re wrong or don’t have valid criticisms (I don’t doubt for a second it’s flawed), but I’m afraid I’m going to go with Sorkin and Fincher on this one over your judgment. No offense.
As far as “spoilers,” it’s the principle of the thing. Let’s say you have the Federer-Nadal Wimbledon final taped a few weeks from now, and you accidentally hear the score of the match on the radio before you can get to your DV-R.
Now, does that knowledge detract from the actual quality of the match? Of course not. Does it take a little “fun” out of watching it (even if it turns out to be a straight-set bore)? You betcha.
Eh, you’re actually the first person I’ve seen post a negative reaction to the script.
Not saying you’re wrong or don’t have valid criticisms (I don’t doubt for a second it’s flawed), but I’m afraid I’m going to go with Sorkin and Fincher on this one over your judgment. No offense.
As far as “spoilers,” it’s the principle of the thing. Let’s say you have the Federer-Nadal Wimbledon final taped a few weeks from now, and you accidentally hear the score of the match on the radio before you can get to your DV-R.
Now, does that knowledge detract from the actual quality of the match? Of course not. Does it take a little “fun” out of watching it (even if it turns out to be a straight-set bore)? You betcha.
I had a negative reaction to the script. I thought Thunderballs pretty much nailed it. I thought it was shallow and lame. Granted, I don’t think Sorkin is a great writer (I thought his draft of MONEYBALL wasn’t great). To me, this was a story that seemed beneath Fincher.
Now if Steve Zallian wrote this, then I’d probably be excited. That guy is a great writer.
I had a negative reaction to the script. I thought Thunderballs pretty much nailed it. I thought it was shallow and lame. Granted, I don’t think Sorkin is a great writer (I thought his draft of MONEYBALL wasn’t great). To me, this was a story that seemed beneath Fincher.
Now if Steve Zallian wrote this, then I’d probably be excited. That guy is a great writer.
Thunderballs, I’m not comparing Network to The Social Network…I’m using your definition of a “talking heads” movie just to illustrate a point. Taste, of course, is relative. I happen to think I have pretty good taste and I really doubt that you should judge people’s tastes based on the reading of 1 screenplay.
Thunderballs, I’m not comparing Network to The Social Network…I’m using your definition of a “talking heads” movie just to illustrate a point. Taste, of course, is relative. I happen to think I have pretty good taste and I really doubt that you should judge people’s tastes based on the reading of 1 screenplay.
If Fincher did a remake of Smokey and the Bandit in the vein of Fight Club or Panic Room, I would push all y’all aside to be first in line to see it.
That would be the coolest movie in the history of cinema.
If Fincher did a remake of Smokey and the Bandit in the vein of Fight Club or Panic Room, I would push all y’all aside to be first in line to see it.
That would be the coolest movie in the history of cinema.
Fincher loved the script. Sorkin, I’m guessing, loved his own script. Most of the online script reviews I’ve read have said it’s terrific.
I’ll trust those opinions over the couple of random negatives I’ve heard.
I also don’t read scripts for movies that are in production. I can get my hands on just about any script I want. The Inglourious Basterds script was there for the taking.
But why would I want to read it? What’s the upside in reading a script before seeing the movie?
Fincher loved the script. Sorkin, I’m guessing, loved his own script. Most of the online script reviews I’ve read have said it’s terrific.
I’ll trust those opinions over the couple of random negatives I’ve heard.
I also don’t read scripts for movies that are in production. I can get my hands on just about any script I want. The Inglourious Basterds script was there for the taking.
But why would I want to read it? What’s the upside in reading a script before seeing the movie?
Ray DeRousse: People are actually complaining about this minimalist teaser on some blogs. Bizarre. I think it’s perfect. Can’t wait.
You can’t expect the masses to appreciate the brilliance of the teaser.
Ray DeRousse: People are actually complaining about this minimalist teaser on some blogs. Bizarre. I think it’s perfect. Can’t wait.
You can’t expect the masses to appreciate the brilliance of the teaser.
It’s a great teaser, but the script is mediocre at best. Trust the pundits if you wish, but keep in mind they’re scared to critique people like Sorkin or Tarantino. As I’ve said previously, the script reads really fast for a 160 page script where nothing much happens, and that is Sorkin’s talent, taking something boring and making it read fast. Aside from that, those of you with this whole “purity” thing about not reading scripts for movies that are in production? Get over yourselves.
If that’s the case, why even watch a teaser or a trailer? Why even keep up to date on the news about the movie? Why come to a site like this unless the movie’s been released?
It’s a great teaser, but the script is mediocre at best. Trust the pundits if you wish, but keep in mind they’re scared to critique people like Sorkin or Tarantino. As I’ve said previously, the script reads really fast for a 160 page script where nothing much happens, and that is Sorkin’s talent, taking something boring and making it read fast. Aside from that, those of you with this whole “purity” thing about not reading scripts for movies that are in production? Get over yourselves.
If that’s the case, why even watch a teaser or a trailer? Why even keep up to date on the news about the movie? Why come to a site like this unless the movie’s been released?
“those of you with this whole “purity” thing about not reading scripts for movies that are in production? Get over yourselves. ”
Oh, I get it. The Sixth Sense theater experience would’ve been just as great if I’d read the script two months prior to the film’s release?
Sorry, that doesn’t make any sense. This has nothing to do with getting over ones self. It has to do with wanting a movie to be a surprise. To experience it the way every other member of the audience will. I can’t imagine knowing all the twists and turns and endings and awesome pieces of dialogue going in. That would suck.
It’s cool if you don’t mind reading the script first. But to actively insult those that want a pure movie going experience seems like one of the weakest arguments possible.
“If that’s the case, why even watch a teaser or a trailer? ”
So I know if I want to see a movie or not. Some trailers do give away too much info, and I hate that too. But they don’t give away as much as reading the script.
“Why come to a site like this unless the movie’s been released?”
I’m not sure what one thing has to do with the other. Most of the posts on HE aren’t related to a specific movie. The posts are all over the place. And if Jeff posts a review for a movie I haven’t seen, I don’t read the article until I have seen the film.
“those of you with this whole “purity” thing about not reading scripts for movies that are in production? Get over yourselves. ”
Oh, I get it. The Sixth Sense theater experience would’ve been just as great if I’d read the script two months prior to the film’s release?
Sorry, that doesn’t make any sense. This has nothing to do with getting over ones self. It has to do with wanting a movie to be a surprise. To experience it the way every other member of the audience will. I can’t imagine knowing all the twists and turns and endings and awesome pieces of dialogue going in. That would suck.
It’s cool if you don’t mind reading the script first. But to actively insult those that want a pure movie going experience seems like one of the weakest arguments possible.
“If that’s the case, why even watch a teaser or a trailer? ”
So I know if I want to see a movie or not. Some trailers do give away too much info, and I hate that too. But they don’t give away as much as reading the script.
“Why come to a site like this unless the movie’s been released?”
I’m not sure what one thing has to do with the other. Most of the posts on HE aren’t related to a specific movie. The posts are all over the place. And if Jeff posts a review for a movie I haven’t seen, I don’t read the article until I have seen the film.
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