David Fincher's The Social Network is the stunningtale of a new breed of cultural insurgent: a punkgenius who sparked a revolution and changedthe face of human interaction for a generation,and perhaps forever. Shot through with emotionalbrutality and unexpected humor, this superbly craftedfilm chronicles the formation of Facebook andthe battles over ownership that followed upon thewebsite's unfathomable success. With a complex,incisive screenplay by Aaron Sorkin and a brilliantcast including Jesse Eisenberg, Andrew Garfield andJustin Timberlake, The Social Network bears witness tothe birth of an idea that rewove the fabric of societyeven as it unraveled the friendship of its creators.