Sorkin's

"Sorkin's version of Zuckerberg is a young man pounding on the door, driven by his desire to get in" -- to places of power and acceptance -- but also, "away from the Jewish fraternity that symbolizes his lack of access to the inner circle."

Danielle Berrin: Mark Zuckerberg Created Facebook to Get Non-Jewish Girls Danielle Berrin 2010

Screenwriter Aaron Sorkin's razor sharp dialogue is adapted from the book The Accidental Billionaires by Ben Mezrich, as well as his own research, including the actual depositions from the lawsuits.

Zorianna Kit: The Social Network Review: a Career-Making Performance by Jesse Eisenberg Zorianna Kit 2010

Let's assume for a moment that Sorkin's version of Zuckerberg contains some strand of truth.

Danielle Berrin: Mark Zuckerberg Created Facebook to Get Non-Jewish Girls Danielle Berrin 2010

Much is being made of the filmmaking ethics that allow Hollywood to create a character out of Zuckerberg, who is still only in his twenties, and who will soon become internationally famous according to Aaron Sorkin's rendering of him -- Sorkin's Zuckerberg is complex and sympathetic, but unflattering.

Danielle Berrin: Mark Zuckerberg Created Facebook to Get Non-Jewish Girls Danielle Berrin 2010

Not just so he could have multiple angles to chose from during the editing process, but so that Sorkin's distinct dialogue would roll off the actors 'tongues organically and effortlessly, overlapping each other like it would in real life.

Zorianna Kit: The Social Network Review: a Career-Making Performance by Jesse Eisenberg Zorianna Kit 2010

Screenwriter Aaron Sorkin's razor sharp dialogue is adapted from the book The Accidental Billionaires by Ben Mezrich, as well as his own research, including the actual depositions from the lawsuits.

Zorianna Kit: "The Social Network" review: a career-making performance by Jesse Eisenberg Zorianna Kit 2010

Not just so he could have multiple angles to chose from during the editing process, but so that Sorkin's distinct dialogue would roll of the actors 'tongues organically and effortlessly, overlapping each other like it would in real life.

Zorianna Kit: "The Social Network" review: a career-making performance by Jesse Eisenberg Zorianna Kit 2010

Screenwriter Aaron Sorkin's razor sharp dialogue is adapted from the book The Accidental Billionaires by Ben Mezrich, as well as his own research, including the actual depositions from the lawsuits.

Zorianna Kit: "The Social Network" review: a career-making performance by Jesse Eisenberg Zorianna Kit 2010

Not just so he could have multiple angles to chose from during the editing process, but so that Sorkin's distinct dialogue would roll of the actors 'tongues organically and effortlessly, overlapping each other like it would in real life.

Zorianna Kit: "The Social Network" review: a career-making performance by Jesse Eisenberg Zorianna Kit 2010

"Sorkin's version of Zuckerberg is a young man pounding on the door, driven by his desire to get in" -- to places of power and acceptance -- but also, "away from the Jewish fraternity that symbolizes his lack of access to the inner circle."

Danielle Berrin: Mark Zuckerberg Created Facebook to Get Non-Jewish Girls Danielle Berrin 2010