PAGE THE STAR OcT. 5 - Ocr. 11, 2010 ENTERTAINMENT 7 More than just "the Facehook movie"

TAYLOR WRIGHT but also clever in a nonchalant manner. The Staff Writer characters' arguments are extremely fast and there is little pause between . one character's words and the next. At other points, the char­ acters are nearly speaking over each other with "The Social Network" or what has more little concern for what the other person is say­ frequently been referred to as "the Facebook ing. In just a few short minutes, Sorkin is able to movie," dives into the greed, betrayal and re­ build character depth, provide humor and launch venge of creator, Mark Zuckerberg who built the a strong start to a complete and extremely well phenomenon linking 500 million and counting written screenplay. users in 207 countries and 70 languages. In the opening scene, Zuckerberg is bicker­ The freakishly addictive Facebook can only ing aimlessly with his girlfriend Erica (Rooney be described as a shift in the way our culture Mara), until ultimately she becomes fed up with communicates, whether to promote business or his lack of genuine feeling and ends their rela­ simply for social popularity, it has managed to tionship. define a generation. A one liner brings laughter to the theater Zuckerberg loses sight of friendships and as Erica says "Dating you is like dating a Stair­ reality on his road to glory, similarly to the way master," referring to Zuckerberg's high strung, Facebook has replaced the authenticity of hu­ sarcastic and unbearable nature. man interaction with hollow status updates and In a rage, Zuckerberg sprints across the his­ exclusive friend requests. toric campus to his dorm computer, where he begins his rampage by heatedly blogging about Erica and hacking Internet networks to down­ '"The Social Network' al­ load pictures ofHarvard's finest women. He then lows the ordinary man to places them on a site where he compares their picture himself as the awk­ hotness, using a rating system of hot or not. Courtesy// bscreview.com wardty nerdy Zuckerberg, The site, known as Facemash.com causes Jesse Eisenberg and Justin Timberlake deliver realistic performances in "Social Network." the Harvard computer network to crash after transforming his mundane four hours, gaining thousands of viewers and life into one of ambition and the attention of the administration. What begins tions between the creative actions taken to build navigating his way into the inner circle ofFace­ power, eventually succeed­ as a small dorm room prank, eventually leads to the strongest social network and a few years into book. ing in becoming the world's a global network and innovative means of com­ the future, where the Winklevosses and Saver­ He becomes Zuckerberg's sidekick in fa­ munication, which he names The Facebook. in, the original Facebook CEO, are pushing law­ cilitating the company full force across the na­ youngest billionaire." The stunt attracts the attention of the pres­ suits against Zuckerman for rights to the quickly tion and other countries. Timberlake dives head tiges Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss (Armie expanding Facebook. first into the role and delivers a superbly believ­ Hammer). Hammer masters the act of playing The Winklevosses claim that Zuckerberg able performance just as he did before in "Alpha Director David Finch and screenwriter Aar­ the role of both twins with a few wardrobe and stole their "Harvard Connection" idea in the Dog." on Sorkin base the film off Ben Mezrich's book hairstyle changes and a little assistance from brilliant creation of Facebook. Saverin is suing "The Social Network" allows the ordinary "The Accidental Billionaires." technology. for the millions of dollars he lost when his Face­ man to picture himself as the awkwardly nerdy The film is less about the real Zuckerberg, The identical twins and members of the book shares were diluted without his consent. Zuckerberg, transforming his mundane life into but rather about the story of the nerd who leaves crew team seek out Zuckerberg as the techno­ At the deposition, Zuckerberg appears one of ambition and power, eventually succeed­ his friends behind for an opportunity to create logical mastermind behind their vision, the heartless and cold, practically falling asleep ing in becoming the world's youngest billion­ a reputation as the smartest and most successful "Harvard Connection," a dating service for Har­ with the exception of a few random, yet amusing aire. guy in the room. vard students. The twins provide a comical air justifications made periodically such as "if you The ending proves Zuckerberg on top, with Mark Zuckerberg, played by Jesse Eisen­ to the film with their constant muscle building guys (referring to the Winklevosses) were the his two lawsuits settled and the prospect to con­ berg, is portrayed as a fast speaking, quick activities and low intelligence questions. inventors ofFacebook, you would have invented tinue expanding Facebook. witted, poor tempered Harvard undergraduate. The film is fast paced throughout, perfectly Facebook." The final scene shows the power of Face­ Zuckerberg's character seems to identically suiting Zuckerberg's rapid growth of Facebook Sean Parker (Justin Timberlake), founder book with the inventor and creator repeatedly match the true to life genius, with his combina­ with 22,000 online friends on the first day and of Napster says, "A million dollars isn't cool. pressing the refresh button in hope that his pre­ tion of shyness and cockiness mixed into one his quick decision choice to abandon his CEO You know what's cool? A billion dollars," when vious girlfriend, Erica, will accept his friend very wealthy man. and best off-line friend, Eduardo Saverin (An­ attempting to convince Zuckerberg to expand request. On his journey to make 500 million Sorkin's writing truly shines in the first drew Garfield). Facebook across the country. Parker's charac­ friends and counting, Zuckerberg made some spene, as the dialogue is not only entertaining . Once the plot has been set, the film transi- ter is arrogant, extravagant and relentless in enemies along the way.

Rising indie star to play Sonoma State Upcoming Events Los Angeles based Yael Meyer to play at ASP Nooner Oct. 5 - Oct. 11

CAMILLE AHS Staff Writer Homecoming Game Born in Santiago, Chile Yael Meyer left her home at the age of 19 to attend school in Boston. She started playing piano at the age of five, began writing songs at eight and played the guitar Men's Soccer v. Chico at 13. While in Boston, she wrote, produced and recorded her first album in 2004 called "Common Ground," which featured a mix of folk, indie pop and electronica sounds and rhythms. This Fri., Oct. 8, 12:30 p.m. became one of the top 50 albums of the year by "Rolling Stone Chile." Seawolf Field She is self described as an indie singer and songwriter of pop/folk music. Her music and voice have also been used in Help cheer on SSU athletics as they beat the Chico Wild films such as "El Brindis," a Chilean,-Mexican film for which Cats! Let's set a new record for the most students to attend an she wrote the song "Aqui" as the film's opening track. Three SSU athletic event! Students FREE with SSU ID. For more more of her songs can also be heard in the upcoming movie "Que info about SSU Men's Soccer or SSU Athletics, go to sonoma­ Pena Tu Vida" by Chilean director Nicolas Lopez opening on seawolves.com Oct. 21. Meyer knows how to play all sorts of instruments from the accordion to the ukulele and even the ocarina, which is a small egg-shaped wind instrument with a mouthpiece and holes for Campus Movie Fest fingers. Meyer currently lives in Los Angeles where she performs, writes, produces and records her music. She is regularly played Finale on KCRW located in Santa Monica by DJ Nie Harcourt who is considered the ultimate tastemaker in music. Her music has also Sat., Oct. 9, 8 p.m. been used in Ralph Lauren runway shows, independent films · and for network promotions. Meyer has also made appearances at the Apple store in Santa Monica and the famous Hotel Cafe in Spreckles L.A. known for its indie vibe. Campus Movie Fest is the world's largest student film fes­ Meyer says she strives to continue creating music that will tival where students are given camcorders and Apple labtops­ be beautiful, meaningful and inspiring, music that is true and to make movies in one week. Student's films are then judged honest, music that people relate to and adds·to people's lives in Courtesy// yoelmeyermusic.com and the best are shown during the red carpet finale event. The a positive way. Yael Mayer has been influenced by a wide range ofartists includ­ student's films can win prizes and also have the chance to be "If I have the ability to create something that makes people ing Simon & Garfunkel and Radiohead. entered in the regional grand finales. happy, then I should pursue this." Growing up in Chile, Meyer's father greatly influenced her through music. The main track on the album titled "Heartbeat" is a song "My dad played a lot of music around the house. He also about life and how it seems to go by too quickly. The main line Sce~e-it Movie Night: played guitar and together as a family we used to play a lot of of the lyrics says "traveling at the speed of my own heartbeat," musical games." which ties in with the idea of taking time to enjoy life and going Music became a big part of Meyer's life and so to go after at a pace that feels natural and in sync with everything else. Iron Man 2 a career in this field she came to the U.S. to study music. Other The song also talks about childhood and "making a crooked musical inspirations for Meyer came from artists like: Joan as castle out of blankets," bringing the listener back to the simple Sat., Oct. 9, 8 p.m. Police Woman, Simon & Garfunkel, Radiohead and Bob Marley, pleasures of life. to name a few. It has a very comfortable, down to earth feel that is relax­ ' "My music is for anyone and everyone who believes in love, ing. "Heartbeat EP" was produced by Bill Lefler and has appear­ Warren Auditorium life, family and in the simple things. People who are dream­ ances by Fil Krohnengold on acoustic guitar, Joseph Karnes on Billionaire Tony Stark must contend with deadly issues ers, hopers, doers, people who want to make a difference in the bass and Danny Levin on trumpet. involving the government, his own friends, as well as new en­ world." She will be performing all the songs from "Heartbeat EP" emies due to his superhero alter ego Iron Man. Starring Robert She will be coming to Sonoma State on Oct. 12 as one of as well as some unreleased bonus tracks and cover songs too. Downey Jr., Don Cheadle, Scarlett Johansson and Gwenyth the performances in her college tour. Her new album "Heartbeat Around 10 songs will be featured when she comes to perform Paltrow. EP" is quoted by Louddreams.com to be "A female version of at SSU. The concert will take place on Tuesday, Oct. 12 in the Death Cab for Cutie meets J~ck Johnson." Darwin Quad at noon and is free. ..