The Social Network

[ono]

What's the right place?

[polkablues]

I can't tell if you're railing against the movie or facebook itself.

[ono]

The point was how he's misappropriated Creep to elevate his own material and give it a sense of importance that otherwise wouldn't be there.

[children with angels]

I think for its appropriateness on the levels of theme, cultural/generational connotations, and specific presentation (an intensely personal song being sung by a chorus of many) its use in this trailer is spot on.

[polkablues]

I think for its appropriateness on the levels of theme, cultural/generational connotations, and specific presentation (an intensely personal song being sung by a chorus of many) its use in this trailer is spot on.

Yes, this.  Also, it underscores the fact that Mark Zuckerberg is a creep.

[ono]

Haha, touche, polka.  I still think it's amateurish and something a lesser/independent/neophyte filmmaker would be taken to task for.  Haven't read the script (which surprises myself 'cause hey, Sorkin wrote it, and I should be excited about it, right?).  We'll see.

[pete]

I've been seeing a bit of that on this board recently - anytime a song someone recognizes is in a film or a trailer some posters get really mad. 

[ono]

I don't think mad is the word.  The last hubbub I remember was over Where the Wild Things Are.  No comment there.  It also harkens back to an exchange godardian and I had a LONG time ago over manipulative scores.  This is similar.  Creep, for better or worse, is a touchstone song.  I think that's why anyone with an analytical mind would be suspicious.

I've started reading the script.  It's here for anyone interested.

Also here:

You can find the script at http://www.mediafire.com/kristyatmsp which is a great resource for scripts.

[Gold Trumpet]

I think that's why anyone with an analytical mind would be suspicious.

I hate that I have to keep calling back to the hen house with this, but it's a trailer. I imagine the analytical mind would look at all the scenes and see it is unlikely the song will drown out all the scenes in the final movie. Trailers are meant for singular effects. Two minute advertised reels are pretty limited. Let's hold off comment.

Besides, sometimes a score can try to underscore a story to a fault and still not really ruin the movie. Flags of Our Fathers is pretty consistent with the same sappy piano drumbeat throughout the film, but the whole story is pretty revelatory compared to other World War II dramas of its kind. There is little diminishing so let's wait for the final film so we can make a context judgment.

[pete]

there was a discussion like that in 500 days of summer, and suspicion was aroused over broken social scene in Half Nelson in the it's kinda funny thread.

[©brad]

It also harkens back to an exchange godardian and I had a LONG time ago over manipulative scores.  This is similar.  Creep, for better or worse, is a touchstone song.  I think that's why anyone with an analytical mind would be suspicious.

All scores and music in movies are manipulative.

[Sleepless]

All scores and music in movies are manipulative.

Wait... what?!?!

[jtm]

THIS IS A LINK TO A REALLY FUNNY PARODY OF THE SOCIAL NETWORK TRAILER MADE ABOUT YOUTUBE. THIS DESCRIPTION WILL ENCOURAGE YOU TO CLICK IT RATHER THAN BE ANNOYED BY A RANDOM LINK THAT DOESN'T INFORM YOU AT ALL ABOUT WHAT THE HELL THIS VIDEO MIGHT BE. THIS DESCRIPTION WILL GET MORE PEOPLE TO CLICK IT THAN JUST PEOPLE WHO HAVE ABSOLUTELY NOTHING BETTER TO DO THAN CHECK OUT UNLABELLED LINKS. THANK YOU FOR WATCHING.


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[Pubrick]

brilliant.

love the link description. probably wouldn't have watched without it.

[modage]

THIS IS A LINK TO A REALLY FUNNY PARODY OF THE SOCIAL NETWORK TRAILER MADE ABOUT YOUTUBE. THIS DESCRIPTION WILL ENCOURAGE YOU TO CLICK IT RATHER THAN BE ANNOYED BY A RANDOM LINK THAT DOESN'T INFORM YOU AT ALL ABOUT WHAT THE HELL THIS VIDEO MIGHT BE. THIS DESCRIPTION WILL GET MORE PEOPLE TO CLICK IT THAN JUST PEOPLE WHO HAVE ABSOLUTELY NOTHING BETTER TO DO THAN CHECK OUT UNLABELLED LINKS. THANK YOU FOR WATCHING.


admin edit: added link description

I was going to watch the trailer but the description gave away the whole thing!  So now I probably won't bother.