You are admittedly a programmer. That is why you didn't like it. You are not the target audience. They wanted to appeal to a range so they threw out some CS references, but like I said, you aren't the audience. They sculpted this one for the average facebook user. I doubt you are him/her. Good perspective analysis though.
You are admittedly a programmer. That is why you didn't like it. You are not the target audience.
Eh, that's over-generalizing a bit, methinks. I'm also a programmer and I loved the movie. I thought it was easily the best movie of 2010, and I've watched it multiple times already, despite "not being the target audience."
FWIW, I can see what Steve is saying, but none of his complaints kept me from enjoying the movie. Maybe it's just a question of expectations... it was Hollywood entertainment, I didn't expect any deeper analysis of IP issues than "a guy who made a nice chair doesn't owe money to everybody who ever made a chair." In fact, that was probably more than I expected from Hollywood!
At the end though, what made the movie so compelling for me was the "inspiration factor." Yes, I knew you could big money building software... like Steve, I've been around this industry long enough to have watched more than a few companies get founded, grow big and make the founders rich.
But watching it unfold on the screen, seeing things on a more personal level, made it feel more real to me. I finished watching it the first time and - literally - rush home to sit down and start hacking as soon as I could. As an aspiring tech-entrepreneur, I found The Social Network to be a great experience, and I recommend it to anyone who hasn't seen it yet.
You are admittedly a programmer. That is why you didn't like it. You are not the target audience. They wanted to appeal to a range so they threw out some CS references, but like I said, you aren't the audience. They sculpted this one for the average facebook user. I doubt you are him/her. Good perspective analysis though.