On another front, the Winklevoss twins are enraged that Mark effectively 'stole' their idea, and begin a legal pursuit of him which raises the questions of how closely The Facebook matches their original idea and the validity of intellectual property.įor its examination of the alienating price of fame and success, The Social Network has frequently been called 'the Citizen Kane of the 21st century'. Mark is enraptured by Parker's vision, but Eduardo is constantly worried that Parker is leading his friend and their company in the wrong direction. Along comes Napster co-founder Sean Parker (Timberlake), who wiggles himself into the business and outlines how big this project is going to end up. 'The Facebook' becomes an instant hit, with neither Mark nor Eduardo knowing exactly where to go from there. Mark takes that idea and works out a related networking website with his close friend Eduardo, who fronts the money for the start-up costs. His resulting publicity catches the attention of twin brothers Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss ( both played by Hammer note The effect was achieved through a mix of split-screen photography and Hammer acting alongside body double Josh Pence, whose face was then changed to Hammer's in post via Digital Head Swap), who conscribe him to develop a Harvard-exclusive networking website. In the fall of 2003 at Harvard, a 19-year-old Mark develops a student 'hotness' rating website (using illegally obtained pictures) that becomes so popular that it crashes the school's servers.

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