Facebook’s co-founders Mark Zuckerberg and Dustin Moscovitz have both expressed some measure of disapproval where the highly anticipated film The Social Network is concerned.
Moscovitz
href="http://www.quora.com/What-does-Dustin-Moskovitz-think-of-the-Facebook-movie" target="_blank">published a frank assessment of the upcoming movie tonight on a Q&A site, saying the
href="http://mashable.com/2010/07/15/social-network-trailer-full/">trailers seemed “a lot more exciting” than the actual goings-on during Facebook’s earlier days.
(Interesting side note: The Q&A site linked above is Quora, a startup made by several former Facebook employees. It’s a small world after all — especially in Silicon Valley.)
Zuckerberg, currently Facebook’s CEO, had some negative
href="http://d8.allthingsd.com/speakers/mark-zuckerberg/full-session-video/" target="_blank">comments about the film when he took the stage at the D conference last month, saying he wished the movie had not been made. Moscovitz wasn’t completely down on the movie; however, his mostly sarcastic comments did belabor the point that the film is anything but historically accurate — at least from his perspective.
“It is interesting to see my past rewritten in a way that emphasizes things that didn’t matter,” he wrote — “things that didn’t matter” referring to a breach of contract/IP theft lawsuit brought by fellow Harvard students Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss in 2004.
Calling the movie a “dramatization of history,” Moscovitz continued to write, “A lot of exciting things happened in 2004, but mostly we just worked a lot and stressed out about things; the version in the trailer seems a lot more exciting, so I’m just going to choose to remember that we drank ourselves silly and had a lot of sex with coeds.”
When it comes to the film’s portrayal of Zuckerberg, Moscovitz is at once cautiously pessimistic and fawning.
“The plot of the book/script unabashedly attack him, but I actually felt like a lot of his positive qualities come out truthfully in the trailer (soundtrack aside). At the end of the day, they cannot help but portray him as the driven, forward-thinking genius that he is.”
Moscovitz currently heads up
href="http://www.asana.com/" target="_blank">Asana, a Silicon Valley startup who counts a few Facebook and Google heavy-hitters among its staff. When not drinking and carousing with coeds, they build project management software.
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I find it interesting that you are spending so much text to rant (/troll) about FB. Clearly you have some hangups about the ways others look for connection. Not a FB'r myself, but what do I care if that's how someone feels comfortable. Some of your assertions are really spot on, but your overall post falls flat for me, as it seems extremely judgemental.
I find it interesting that you are spending so much text to rant (/troll) about FB. Clearly you have some hangups about the ways others look for connection. Not a FB'r myself, but what do I care if that's how someone feels comfortable. Some of your assertions are really spot on, but your overall post falls flat for me, as it seems extremely judgemental.
I find it interesting that you are spending so much text to rant (/troll) about FB. Clearly you have some hangups about the ways others look for connection. Not a FB'r myself, but what do I care if that's how someone feels comfortable. Some of your assertions are really spot on, but your overall post falls flat for me, as it seems extremely judgemental.
The third movie trailer of The Social Network, the Facebook movie has hit the web. The Social Network movie is partly adapted from the book titled The Accidental Billionaires: The Founding of Facebook and is based on the early days of Facebook, showing the rise of Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg.
The third movie trailer of The Social Network, the Facebook movie has hit the web. The Social Network movie is partly adapted from the book titled The Accidental Billionaires: The Founding of Facebook and is based on the early days of Facebook, showing the rise of Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg.
The third movie trailer of The Social Network, the Facebook movie has hit the web. The Social Network movie is partly adapted from the book titled The Accidental Billionaires: The Founding of Facebook and is based on the early days of Facebook, showing the rise of Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg.
It's kinda funny to me how much of it is dramatized/glorified; not to take anything away from FB's success, but if you've been in the start-up world, there's really nothing that exciting going on, just lots of people putting in insane hours every day and threading close to burn-out and nervous breakdowns alike.
It's kinda funny to me how much of it is dramatized/glorified; not to take anything away from FB's success, but if you've been in the start-up world, there's really nothing that exciting going on, just lots of people putting in insane hours every day and threading close to burn-out and nervous breakdowns alike.
It's kinda funny to me how much of it is dramatized/glorified; not to take anything away from FB's success, but if you've been in the start-up world, there's really nothing that exciting going on, just lots of people putting in insane hours every day and threading close to burn-out and nervous breakdowns alike.
How would I feel? Depends entirely on who wrote and made the movie! .. most films, even those which attempt intentionally to stick closely to historical fact and chronology, often deviate significantly. The problem is, even for those of us who realise that, it is hard to not to later be influenced by the visceral re-write we're given during the movie. So even if you suspend a belief that much of the population believes what the media tell them, they will still be influenced in their thinking, subconsciously, by what they have seen.
All anyone who is famous or has significant notoriety can do, is accept that this is part of the package; and deal with any inevitable recourse accordingly … or make a film yourself of course!
Pretty normal attitude. Nobody would admit that a movie could have portrayed what they're all about. Disapproving the movie, keeps for them the mysterious side that creates the genius out of them.
Pretty normal attitude. Nobody would admit that a movie could have portrayed what they're all about. Disapproving the movie, keeps for them the mysterious side that creates the genius out of them.
Pretty normal attitude. Nobody would admit that a movie could have portrayed what they're all about. Disapproving the movie, keeps for them the mysterious side that creates the genius out of them.
Who would go see a movie based on true events that didn't have the exciting stuff over-dramatized? Isn't any movie that has even been based on true events a “dramatization of history”? I'm really excited for this movie! =D
Who would go see a movie based on true events that didn't have the exciting stuff over-dramatized? Isn't any movie that has even been based on true events a “dramatization of history”? I'm really excited for this movie! =D
Who would go see a movie based on true events that didn't have the exciting stuff over-dramatized? Isn't any movie that has even been based on true events a “dramatization of history”? I'm really excited for this movie! =D
“Belonging” is the ultimate human need, higher even that food and shelter – and that's what Facebook – and to one degree or another, other social networks – provide. It's the ultimate in feeling like we're connected in a world that's becoming more and more fragmented and disconnected as change happens rapidly around us, with more choices, more information, less stability and a greater need to reinvent ourselves. The internet and social networks give us the opportunity to connect and be a part of something greater than ourselves – and that's the power of Facebook, and a major reason for its meteoric rise.
Dude thats gonna be so cool I can hardly wait.
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Dude thats gonna be so cool I can hardly wait.
I find it interesting that you are spending so much text to rant (/troll) about FB. Clearly you have some hangups about the ways others look for connection. Not a FB'r myself, but what do I care if that's how someone feels comfortable. Some of your assertions are really spot on, but your overall post falls flat for me, as it seems extremely judgemental.
I find it interesting that you are spending so much text to rant (/troll) about FB. Clearly you have some hangups about the ways others look for connection. Not a FB'r myself, but what do I care if that's how someone feels comfortable. Some of your assertions are really spot on, but your overall post falls flat for me, as it seems extremely judgemental.
I find it interesting that you are spending so much text to rant (/troll) about FB. Clearly you have some hangups about the ways others look for connection. Not a FB'r myself, but what do I care if that's how someone feels comfortable. Some of your assertions are really spot on, but your overall post falls flat for me, as it seems extremely judgemental.
The third movie trailer of The Social Network, the Facebook movie has hit the web. The Social Network movie is partly adapted from the book titled The Accidental Billionaires: The Founding of Facebook and is based on the early days of Facebook, showing the rise of Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg.
http://funmidnight.com/the-social-network-faceb...
The third movie trailer of The Social Network, the Facebook movie has hit the web. The Social Network movie is partly adapted from the book titled The Accidental Billionaires: The Founding of Facebook and is based on the early days of Facebook, showing the rise of Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg.
http://funmidnight.com/the-social-network-faceb...
The third movie trailer of The Social Network, the Facebook movie has hit the web. The Social Network movie is partly adapted from the book titled The Accidental Billionaires: The Founding of Facebook and is based on the early days of Facebook, showing the rise of Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg.
http://funmidnight.com/the-social-network-faceb...
It's kinda funny to me how much of it is dramatized/glorified; not to take anything away from FB's success, but if you've been in the start-up world, there's really nothing that exciting going on, just lots of people putting in insane hours every day and threading close to burn-out and nervous breakdowns alike.
It's kinda funny to me how much of it is dramatized/glorified; not to take anything away from FB's success, but if you've been in the start-up world, there's really nothing that exciting going on, just lots of people putting in insane hours every day and threading close to burn-out and nervous breakdowns alike.
It's kinda funny to me how much of it is dramatized/glorified; not to take anything away from FB's success, but if you've been in the start-up world, there's really nothing that exciting going on, just lots of people putting in insane hours every day and threading close to burn-out and nervous breakdowns alike.
This seems like a decent movie. Read the most entertaining facts about Facebook at http://factsurf.com/lists/details/1/Top-10-Craz...
This seems like a decent movie. Read the most entertaining facts about Facebook at http://factsurf.com/lists/details/1/Top-10-Craz...
This seems like a decent movie. Read the most entertaining facts about Facebook at http://factsurf.com/lists/details/1/Top-10-Craz...
How would I feel? Depends entirely on who wrote and made the movie! .. most films, even those which attempt intentionally to stick closely to historical fact and chronology, often deviate significantly. The problem is, even for those of us who realise that, it is hard to not to later be influenced by the visceral re-write we're given during the movie. So even if you suspend a belief that much of the population believes what the media tell them, they will still be influenced in their thinking, subconsciously, by what they have seen.
All anyone who is famous or has significant notoriety can do, is accept that this is part of the package; and deal with any inevitable recourse accordingly … or make a film yourself of course!
and Google gets none
and Google gets none
Pretty normal attitude. Nobody would admit that a movie could have portrayed what they're all about. Disapproving the movie, keeps for them the mysterious side that creates the genius out of them.
Pretty normal attitude. Nobody would admit that a movie could have portrayed what they're all about. Disapproving the movie, keeps for them the mysterious side that creates the genius out of them.
Pretty normal attitude. Nobody would admit that a movie could have portrayed what they're all about. Disapproving the movie, keeps for them the mysterious side that creates the genius out of them.
Profound thoughts, though I don't think this has anything to do with the article at hand. lol.
Profound thoughts, though I don't think this has anything to do with the article at hand. lol.
Profound thoughts, though I don't think this has anything to do with the article at hand. lol.
Who would go see a movie based on true events that didn't have the exciting stuff over-dramatized? Isn't any movie that has even been based on true events a “dramatization of history”? I'm really excited for this movie! =D
Who would go see a movie based on true events that didn't have the exciting stuff over-dramatized? Isn't any movie that has even been based on true events a “dramatization of history”? I'm really excited for this movie! =D
Who would go see a movie based on true events that didn't have the exciting stuff over-dramatized? Isn't any movie that has even been based on true events a “dramatization of history”? I'm really excited for this movie! =D
Well,
I guess we're gonna be hearing about tons of lawsuits soon !!
“Belonging” is the ultimate human need, higher even that food and shelter – and that's what Facebook – and to one degree or another, other social networks – provide. It's the ultimate in feeling like we're connected in a world that's becoming more and more fragmented and disconnected as change happens rapidly around us, with more choices, more information, less stability and a greater need to reinvent ourselves. The internet and social networks give us the opportunity to connect and be a part of something greater than ourselves – and that's the power of Facebook, and a major reason for its meteoric rise.
I would not care if they make a movie of my life and my company, I have nothing to hide
I would not care if they make a movie of my life and my company, I have nothing to hide