Our rating on the movie was a C. It's interesting, but I told John at dinner afterwards, if you look down to check the time on your phone more than once during a movie, it probably isn't that good of a movie..... And we checked our phones about 3xs during the movie, and it wasn't because we were seeing if we were missing any calls!
The story of Facebook is interesting. Mark Zuckerberg is a 26 year old guy, who was a couple months shy of 20 years old when he created Facebook out of his Harvard dorm room . The movie shows that the "idea" for Facebook could have come from multiple sources, but Zuckerberg was the one who ended up getting to it first. Since Zuckerberg ended up "employing" his friends to help him on it, all "owned" a percentage of the website. As Facebook became more famous & started selling spaces to advertisers, it starting making money- a. lot. of. money...... After some falling out with friends (because money will of course do that)- lawsuits happened, which is what the movie goes into more detail about.
In July 2010, Facebook announced that it has over 500 million users. That's 1 out of every 14 people in the world have a Facebook account. Zuckerberg owns 24% of Facebook and is worth $6.9 billion. (Can you imagine being 26 years old & being worth $6.9 billion????) The other percentages of Facebook is distributed into much smaller percentages, with some of his college friends still owning some shares, along with Microsoft, Meritech Capital Partners, etc, etc...
When it's a true life story, I always love to go back home & pull up the characters to see if they really resemble the true life person....
I was pretty surprised to see that they got it pretty close....
Left: Movie Right: True Life
1st picture: Mark Zuckerberg- Facebook co-founder2nd picture: Sean Parker- creator of Napster as well as a small owner of Facebook
This got me thinking of other movies that are based on true stories & how closely the characters resemble to true story people-
Katie Holmes plays Jackie Kennedy in The History Channel's upcoming mini series,
The real Jackie Kennedy
Joaquin Phoenix as Johnny Cash in "Walk the Line"
The real Johnny Cash
Reese Witherspoon as June Carter Cash in "Walk the Line"
June Carter Cash
Charlize Theron portrays Lee Carol Wuornos in "Monster"
Charlize says she gained 30+ lbs for this role. When asked how she did it, she says she ate anything & everything with cheese on it....Definitely makes me not want that cheese platter or a pizza.....
The real Lee Carol Wuornos
Serial Killer
She looks like a monster doesn't she? Yikes!Nathan West as Rob McClanahan in "Miracle"
The real Rob McClannahan
Kurt Russell as Herb Brooks in "Miracle"
Herb Brooks
*I strongly urge you to go see this movie, Miracle, if you have not seen it. It is about the 1980 U.S. Olympic Hockey Team when they won the gold medal in the last 5 seconds of the game. It's so great and definitely makes you feel as warm inside. Jamie Foxx portrays Ray Charles in "Ray"
Angela Bassett and Laurence Fishburne in "What's Love got to do with it" as Ike & Tina Turner
Ike & Tina Turner
Quinton Aaron as Michael Oher in "The Blind Side"
Michael Oher
Sandra Bullock & Tim McGraw as the Leigh Anne & Sean Tuohy
Sean & Leigh Anne Tuohy
Not seeing that much of a resemblance, but I'm guessing they were going for true Southern actors instead.... Which, I loved. However, I think Tim McGraw should stick to singing. I don't think acting is really his thing.....
Julia Roberts & Erin Brockovich in "Erin Brockovich"
Ray Liotta as Henry Hill in "Goodfellas"
Henry Hill
*John looooooooves this movie, and I feel like I could seriously repeat the lines of this movie by heart, since I feel as if he has a little receptor in his head that somehow tells him that this movie is on every. time. it's. on. t.v............ I mean, it is pretty good!
Joe Pesci as Anthony 'The Ant' Spilotro in "Casino"
The real "Ant"
Again, this is a movie that is always turned to when Mr. John King is in the house....
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