Mark Zuckerberg's Status In The Film, The Social Network

The Social Network, directed by David Fincher, is an adaptation of the events surrounding the creation of Facebook. The film portrays an array of values; two of the most paramount are betrayal and the importance of status. The portrayal of the values throughout the film allows for real life connections to be made, but also permits reflection of personal beliefs.

Status is very important to Mark Zuckerberg, being one of his guiding forces during the creation of Facebook, as well as his everyday life and relationships. At the start of the film during a conversation with Erica, she mentions she likes the idea of guys who “row crew”, which makes Mark feel insecure as “they’re world class athletes”. When the Winklevoss twins initially approach …show more content…
When Eduardo makes the second cut Mark seems supportive telling him “you should be proud … don’t worry if you don’t make it any further” but really does not think he deserves it as revealed when he tells Erica “[he] won’t come close to getting in”. Mark’s actions are very rude; he should not view life as a competition like so many people do and be happy for Eduardo not angry because he thinks of himself more highly. Mark’s obsessiveness with status is reiterated when, in talks about theFacebook, he expresses “it’s like a Final Club except we’re the president”. The decline of their friendship is accentuated by following incidents but mainly Sean Parker’s involvement. As soon as Sean is introduced to Mark he idolises him, which is bad basis of a relationship and leads to Sean having power over Mark. Underneath Mark is too weak for Sean, which contributes to his betrayal towards Eduardo, as it leads to Sean moving into the Palo Alto house and setting up investment meetings which was Eduardo’s job as CFO. Mark’s idolisation of Sean skews his views as he becomes increasingly obsessed with Facebook and Sean himself; he becomes oblivious to his actions and betrayal towards Eduardo but when he realised what was occurring he should have reconciled with …show more content…
As said the twins approach Mark with the idea of HarvardConnection and Mark agree to help them. Mark later expresses concerns about the site but has already registered the domain name theFacebook, it appears that he stole the basis of their idea; he was clearly leading them on. Mark acted deceitfully; he should have been upfront and despite the fact that he didn’t use their code his idea undeniably stemmed from HarvardConnection. The twins were right to sue Mark; he was making a lot of money from the twin’s idea. Fincher’s demonstrations of betrayal with Mark as the perpetrator, revealed his somewhat heartless