101626 ~ "The Social Reckoning" - Perry Seibert

Today's movie is The Social Reckoning.

Now, this is feeding off The Social Network, the movie about Zuckerberg starting Facebook?

This is, well, this is written and directed by Aaron Sorkin, who famously wrote The Social Network.

He did not direct The Social Network.

That was done by David Fincher, one of the finest living directors we have.

Uh, this is a, a, I like the phrase standalone sequel.

You don't need to have seen The Social Network to see The Social Reckoning.

Um, but you should see The Social Network because it's better than most any film you're ever gonna see.

Wow.

Including The Social Reckoning.

But that's, again, I'm not, I don't wanna m- mock The Social Reckoning for this.

It's a very, very high bar [laughs] that, that he's trying to match here, and he's no David Fincher.

Well, before we talk about The Social Reckoning, what is it about The Social Network that makes it such a praised movie, in your estimation?

The Social Reckoning nails a specific cultural moment, which is sort of the creation of, of, of, of modern media, of social media, but gets at it in a way that reveals why the personalities that brought it to be made it what it is.

It is about something deeper than just what it is, [laughs] um, which is where The Social Reckoning truly falls short.

Mm.

The Social Reckoning is about, uh, about the whistleblower who uncovers all the awful stuff that Facebook had hidden and been doing, uh, around the turn of this decade.

Uh, and it becomes an All the President's Men story rather than a story about understanding how this came to be.

Oh, I see.

So here is a clip where that person, that insider who is telling, telling, not a school, the, uh-

[laughs] Whistleblowing

... the-

She's whistleblowing

... yes, the insider details to a reporter.

Take a listen.

Today's movie is The Social Reckoning.

Now, this is feeding off The Social Network, the movie about Zuckerberg starting Facebook?

This is, well, this is written and directed by Aaron Sorkin, who famously wrote The Social Network.

He did not direct The Social Network.

That was done by David Fincher, one of the finest living directors we have.

Uh, this is a, a, I like the phrase standalone sequel.

You don't need to have seen The Social Network to see The Social Reckoning.

Um, but you should see The Social Network because it's better than most any film you're ever gonna see.

Wow.

Including The Social Reckoning.

But that's, again, I'm not, I don't wanna m- mock The Social Reckoning for this.

It's a very, very high bar [laughs] that, that he's trying to match here, and he's no David Fincher.

Well, before we talk about The Social Reckoning, what is it about The Social Network that makes it such a praised movie, in your estimation?

The Social Reckoning nails a specific cultural moment, which is sort of the creation of, of, of, of modern media, of social media, but gets at it in a way that reveals why the personalities that brought it to be made it what it is.

It is about something deeper than just what it is, [laughs] um, which is where The Social Reckoning truly falls short.

Mm.

The Social Reckoning is about, uh, about the whistleblower who uncovers all the awful stuff that Facebook had hidden and been doing, uh, around the turn of this decade.

Uh, and it becomes an All the President's Men story rather than a story about understanding how this came to be.

Oh, I see.

So here is a clip where that person, that insider who is telling, telling, not a school, the, uh-

[laughs] Whistleblowing

... the-

She's whistleblowing

... yes, the insider details to a reporter.

Take a listen.