The Social Network

"I cordially dislike allegory in all its manifestations, and always have done so since I grew old and wary enough to detect its presence. I much prefer history, true or feigned, with its varied applicability to the thought and experience of readers. I think that many confuse 'applicability' with 'allegory'; but the one resides in the freedom of the reader, and the other in the purposed domination of the author." ~J.R.R. Tolkien


I agree with the man; such one-to-one analogies are simplistic and do not do justice to the complexity of human narratives, but I also think that modern culture has taken too much stock in applicability. They see something applicable to their own life and deem it great art. To recognize is not to realize. The Social Network is not a work of nonfiction, and don't take it as such. This has been the experience of many a recent film or book. Just because you can apply it to something you know, or that you've experienced recently does not make it good social commentary, or even well made for that matter.


in drafting this post I started with, "I, for one, didn't like The Social Network", so I will end it with that statement. I will leave interpretation of this post up to the freedom of the reader, but I (for one) did not like The Social Network.

I'm currently listening to Black River Killer