The Guardian ·
The Social Reckoning isn’t as angry or as potent as a Facebook drama should be
By https://www.theguardian.com/profile/jesse-hassenger||7 min read at The Guardian
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- This article provides a critical review of 'The Social Reckoning,' a film written and directed by Aaron Sorkin that serves as a spiritual sequel to 'The Social Network.' The author argues that Sorkin’s latest work feels dated and intellectually insufficient, failing to fully grasp the complexities of modern social media's impact on society while relying on outdated cultural references.
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Sign in to give feedbackAaron Sorkin’s attempt to return to the success of The Social Network is a strangely dated and incomplete look at a world that needs a sharper eye
In retrospect, David Fincher’s 2010 film The Social Network was a landmark for a quiet, even counterintuitive reason. Before the film was released, some questioned whether Aaron Sorkin, a writer not exactly known for his mastery of, nevermind obsession with, the technical sphere, was the right man to tell the origin story of Facebook. And while Sorkin may well have converted Mark Zuckerberg into terms he could better understand – namely, a motormouthed wiseass who deep down wants to impress a smart, serious-minded girl – he and Fincher also made one of the first internet-centric movies to…
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