"I have demons you can't even imagine..."

The above quote came from David Fincher on the set of Seven, when an actress commented on the grisly nature of the crimes depicted in the film. That Fincher, a creative genius behind the camera, would have demons we can't even imagine should be no surprise. If you listen to the commentary on the same film, you'll hear Fincher describe how he sold the ending of the film to his financiers by claiming it will always be known in the future as "the head in the box movie!"

I love the guy.

Last night, to celebrate the evening of my 31st, my wife and I attended Fincher's latest, The Social Network. If I were to sum up the impact of this film in one sentence, without trying to sound like I want to cross the line with a Man-Crush on David, it would be: "We need a new fucking Fincher film in the theater every week."

Out with this shit!...and in with Fincher!

"A guy who makes a new chair doesn't owe money to everyone who ever built a chair."

The Social Network is a brilliant movie, and I guarantee that it was no easy task to accomplish.

The film revolves around it's central character, Mark Zuckerburg - the creator of Facebook - and contains absolutely no action, no gunfire, no explosions and no nudity (though one scene does flirt with it).

2 hours of dialogue, driving a plot forward at rabid speed. So much so that the film feels like it's only 90 minutes long, when in reality its 2+ hours of solid and engaging story.

When my wife and I first sat down in the theater, I was sure I was going to end up going crazy and yelling at the back row - which was full of a mixed bag of teens, pre-teens and barbie dolls - to SHUT UP, as they were loud; And I have a thing about ANYONE talking during a movie. Yes, I do believe all "Tommy Texters" and "Sally Soundtracks" should be fucking hanged!

Anywho.......Literally two and a half minutes in to the film the theater was completely silent. They were all actively hooked before the opening title cards were complete. It's interesting because the film is not made dumb simply for an audience that is easily duped. The story jumps forward and backward in time, geek-speak prevails throughout the nerd dorms, and there are more than a few character arcs to follow. It is truly great to see films like this still being made.

Aaron Sorkin cannot be ignored for his contribution to what surely is one of the best of Fincher's catalog. Aaron wrote so intelligently that the fact that your watching nerds furiously type out computer code completely goes unnoticed because your too busy witnessing a callous, emotionless, robotic human being - who comes close to being a douche bag were it not for the anti-hero syndrome - destroy every human connection he has while simultaneously revolutionizing the way we all interact. The irony is obvious but it doesn't lesson the impact that this situation represents to our current culture.

I have heard before that it's now cool to be a nerd. Perhaps that is true; but that is not what this film is saying. Mark did not become cool because he learned any lessons, taught any lessons, or grew as a human being. Really, over the entire scope of the film all we witness is Mark get richer as he simultaneously alienates everyone around him. His tunnel vision is so encapsulating that he doesn't eat or sleep.

Before this film I compared Jesse Eisenberg to Michael Cera. Not in an insulting way. More so in the way that they both did similar films, and have dabbled in both mainstream Hollywood and the indy world. I know he won't be standing up on the Oscar stage for this - I could go on about that too - but he certainly showed the level he is at with this film. Jesse is a truly brilliant actor, and to hear him deliver some of the films best in-your-face dialogue elevates the film, and his character in the eyes of the audience. Already you can see some of his snappy straight-laced insults being quoted from the audience.

The Social Network is bar-none the best film out right now, and I'm hard pressed to find a film this year that is more impressive - with the exception of Inception (say that 5 times fast).

Fincher himself said that it takes 5 or 6 years minimum to really tell if you have made a great film. Seven, Fight Club, and Zodiac are three of the finest films to come out in two decades, and all three are in almost every cinemaphiles top 10 list. Suffice to say that I think he knows what he is doing, and this film will definitely be another one on the classics list.

For those of you who can't understand seeing "The Facebook Movie," I'm afraid there is no hope for you if you judge it purely on that fact; and you ought to stick with what you know.