Post a photo of the film. Director David Fincher is famous for creating startling opening credit sequences. The Social Network opens with an incredibly effective break-up scene followed by a relatively understated credit sequence. The ‘break-up’ scene has been recognised as a classic scene that fuses filmmaking expertise, character and narrative to memorable effect.
1. What key details do we learn about Zuckerberg’s character in the sequence?
Some key details that we learn about Zuckerberg's character in the break-up sequence are the fact that he has the capability to think not only fast but intelligently. This is countered by the fact that he also has no filter, making him brutally honest. We can tell that he has no intrapersonal or interpersonal connections by the way that he tries to connect with Erica; even more so, the simplicity of words that he uses to get to a point is too blunt to be sufficient and satisfactory to carry out a conversation and create an intimate relationship with someone. As far as 60 minutes into the film, there is not much character development from what we have seen in the break-up scene.
3. What is unique about the editing and pace of the sequence?
The editing and pace of the sequence are unique because it almost matches completely to the dialogue of the characters. For every line that Zuckerberg says, the camera is on him, and for every line that Erica says, the camera is on her. On average, the shot length is about five seconds long; the majority of longer shot lengths occur when Erica is speaking or when there is a significant break in the conversation that represents a break in their thought process. Essentially, the pace and editing of the sequence reflect the fast-paced conversation that is fueled by Zuckerberg's fast-paced thinking. The pace of it almost makes it hard for the audience to keep up, which is probably the director's intent to establish the kind of character Zuckerberg is.
1. What key details do we learn about Zuckerberg’s character in the sequence?
Some key details that we learn about Zuckerberg's character in the break-up sequence are the fact that he has the capability to think not only fast but intelligently. This is countered by the fact that he also has no filter, making him brutally honest. We can tell that he has no intrapersonal or interpersonal connections by the way that he tries to connect with Erica; even more so, the simplicity of words that he uses to get to a point is too blunt to be sufficient and satisfactory to carry out a conversation and create an intimate relationship with someone. As far as 60 minutes into the film, there is not much character development from what we have seen in the break-up scene.
3. What is unique about the editing and pace of the sequence?
The editing and pace of the sequence are unique because it almost matches completely to the dialogue of the characters. For every line that Zuckerberg says, the camera is on him, and for every line that Erica says, the camera is on her. On average, the shot length is about five seconds long; the majority of longer shot lengths occur when Erica is speaking or when there is a significant break in the conversation that represents a break in their thought process. Essentially, the pace and editing of the sequence reflect the fast-paced conversation that is fueled by Zuckerberg's fast-paced thinking. The pace of it almost makes it hard for the audience to keep up, which is probably the director's intent to establish the kind of character Zuckerberg is.
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