This is more Fincher Februrary-related than Social Network-related and I'm sorry if you've discussed it already, I'm behind on my Boy Movie reading!, but what do you think about the role that adaptation plays in Fincher's work? I feel like you could almost track girl movie-ness to adapted-ness with GWtDT, Gone Girl, and Benjamin Button all being based on written fiction (arguably more adaptation-y than his based-on-people movies), and in the case of GWtDT, having the Swedish movie version out a couple years ahead. Fight Club is also based on a book and is obv *the* boy movie, but I'd sort of argue that some of that is an audience issue. I think as a book at least, it's sort of a homoerotic misandrist text, like the Social Network seems to be in some ways. I'm not saying there's anything there and I'm not sure what it would be, I just wanted to know what you thought.
Also, the graphics here? Perfect. Whoever does them is clearly one of the best in the game.
I hope you get to interview Jesse and/or Andrew one day and can ask them about this love affair we all got to witness & if they still keep in touch today
the social network came out at the exact time i was transitioning from "the west wing is the greatest show" to "is it just me or is the west wing condescending....and very sexist...and also extremely racist????" so aaron sorkin soured it for me and i, to this day, have not seen it. this is the first thing written about it that made me want to actually watch????
also....re: footnote #21....not an oppenheimer prophecy
In The Consumption Report's Taylor Swift Zine (which made me scream with excitement on the subway when it came into my inbox!) that references the world-class kenstewy getaway car fan edit which Akosua T. Adasi says made her care about Taylor Swift's music is how I feel about this all too well fan edit of the social network which made me actually listen to all of Red for the first time since it was released in 2012. tysm for ur newsletter it is literally phenomenal!
my roommate and i just did a rewatch of the social network and had this open the entire time as now sacred text needed in companion to the movie. the way hunter harris' newsletter made me care much more about martin scorsese is the way this newsletter (and Bottoms) has made me care about david fincher.
This is more Fincher Februrary-related than Social Network-related and I'm sorry if you've discussed it already, I'm behind on my Boy Movie reading!, but what do you think about the role that adaptation plays in Fincher's work? I feel like you could almost track girl movie-ness to adapted-ness with GWtDT, Gone Girl, and Benjamin Button all being based on written fiction (arguably more adaptation-y than his based-on-people movies), and in the case of GWtDT, having the Swedish movie version out a couple years ahead. Fight Club is also based on a book and is obv *the* boy movie, but I'd sort of argue that some of that is an audience issue. I think as a book at least, it's sort of a homoerotic misandrist text, like the Social Network seems to be in some ways. I'm not saying there's anything there and I'm not sure what it would be, I just wanted to know what you thought.
Also, the graphics here? Perfect. Whoever does them is clearly one of the best in the game.
Also want to applaud you for your guerilla marketing the past week or so!! Made me chuckle every time
I hope you get to interview Jesse and/or Andrew one day and can ask them about this love affair we all got to witness & if they still keep in touch today
the social network came out at the exact time i was transitioning from "the west wing is the greatest show" to "is it just me or is the west wing condescending....and very sexist...and also extremely racist????" so aaron sorkin soured it for me and i, to this day, have not seen it. this is the first thing written about it that made me want to actually watch????
also....re: footnote #21....not an oppenheimer prophecy
In The Consumption Report's Taylor Swift Zine (which made me scream with excitement on the subway when it came into my inbox!) that references the world-class kenstewy getaway car fan edit which Akosua T. Adasi says made her care about Taylor Swift's music is how I feel about this all too well fan edit of the social network which made me actually listen to all of Red for the first time since it was released in 2012. tysm for ur newsletter it is literally phenomenal!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VHrY79LcLJA - this is the link to watch the atw edit, it rocks
my roommate and i just did a rewatch of the social network and had this open the entire time as now sacred text needed in companion to the movie. the way hunter harris' newsletter made me care much more about martin scorsese is the way this newsletter (and Bottoms) has made me care about david fincher.