New on Netflix: Rated 4 out of 5 This David Fincher movie took 100 takes for the first scene

It’s one of the best films of the 2010s — one that perfectly represents the decade — and it continues to impress years after its release.

A touching drama and extraordinary biopic, this feature film is a true critical and public success and won 3 Academy Awards, including Best Adapted Screenplay, and 4 Golden Globes, including Best Motion Picture Drama.

In France, the film was also a success as it attracted over a million viewers in cinemas and was rated 4/5 by AlloCiné viewers. This David Fincher masterpiece, written by Aaron Sorkin, is an adaptation of the book A Lonely Revenge: The True Story of the Founder of Facebook Published by Ben Mezrich in 2009.

The social network recalls the design of the famous social network by Mark Zuckerberg and former Harvard University classmates, the Winklevoss brothers and Eduardo Saverin.

It is worn by Jesse Eisenberg, Andrew Garfield, Justin Timberlake, Armie Hammer, Rooney Mara, Max Minghella, Rashida Jones and Dakota Johnson.

The Social Network – which may have a sequel! – appreciated for the performances of its actors, its impactful staging, but also for the quality of its writing and sharp dialogues. There’s also one exchange that particularly stands out, the first between Mark Zuckerberg (Jesse Eisenberg) and Erica (Rooney Mara).

100 takes an intro for the scene

A fictional conversation between Mark and his girlfriend at the time, also fictitious, in a bar that will be at the forefront of Facebook and that sets the tone for the film. Because Erica is leaving Mark that evening.

He spends the next night getting drunk and hacking Harvard’s computer system to create a site, a database of all the girls on campus, where people can vote for the “hottest” girl.

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Controversial for his misogynistic creations, Mark has been accused of intentionally violating security, reproductive rights, and privacy. However, it was at this moment that what would become Facebook was born, taking him from the Ivy League to Silicon Valley before becoming one of the world’s most influential business leaders.

This opening scene – where the verbal banter happens at lightning speed – sheds a lot of light on Mark Zuckerberg’s personality. It is in this rhythmic sequence that we get our first glimpse into the psyche of this mysterious man, which demands a lot of attention.

Suffice it to say that this long conversation had to be perfect and he worked on it meticulously. 100 takes were needed for this scene! David Fincher wanted to find the perfect rhythm for this dialogue, so he asked screenwriter Aaron Sorkin to read the script and timing himself.

The director then asked Jesse Eisenberg and Rooney Mara to deliver their lines in Aaron Sorkin’s Invented Time. The two actors performed during rehearsals, then during multiple takes with different acting instructions each time.

The Social Network is available on Netflix.