"The Social Network" DVD Shines With Texture And Depth!

Nobody on earth would ever think of belittling the success of The Social Network, and what David Fincher, Aaron Sorkin, and every person in the cast and crew has achieved. It feels like a bite in the ass that I wasn't able to see this film again until after I put up my list of the best films of 2010, because I would've placed it higher. I might have placed it at #1, because it's a film that deserves that. True Grit keeps falling down the list, and I've been warming to Black Swan with every day that goes by. The Kids Are All Right is right where it was before, but I really undersold The Social Network, because to place it at #4 is actually too harsh. Once you're halfway through the opening scene, you remember why it is the undeniably perfect film of the year. It's a work of technical, visual, psychological, and emotional dexterity at a level that is unprecedented

The film keeps proving itself again and again, and that is no less evident on the DVD. I had to stop as soon as I got to the main menu, because even the array of images they place for you there is textured and stimulating. As for the bonus features, they are immense. There are two audio commentaries you can watch with the film. One features director David Fincher, and the other features screenwriter Aaron Sorkin and members of the cast. There are mini featurettes on the visuals, music, post-production, scene-breakdowns, and even a look at Trent Reznor's gradual creation of his adaptation of "In the Hall of the Mountain King" which plays during the row crew scene in the latter half of the film.

The real grab of the batch, despite all the little gems of the two disc set, is the feature-length making-of documentary, How Did They Ever Make a Movie of Facebook?. It's a fascinating look behind the scenes of this intensely detailed film. For a film major just about to settle into his/her first film production class, it's almost essential viewing. So I obviously was a huge fan of it, because they tackle each little facet of the production. The opening scene is just as interesting in terms of how they made it happen as it is to watch unfold before you. Also notable is how Aaron Sorkin never really left the production after the script was written. It was an extremely deep and complex screenplay that he wrote, and he couldn't just drop it off at the door, and then go home. It also helped that he was an actor in one scene of the film, and that he directed on shot of the film. Everyone in this film, even the man who played the body that Armie Hammer's face is projected onto to portray the Winklevoss twins, is given credit. It's very much like the way the script was made, embellishing all sides of the production as it embellished all sides of debate. It's a must-see film on a must-buy DVD. If you haven't seen The Social Network yet, you should see at soon as humanly possible. If you have seen it, please comment below on your thoughts on the film and the DVD.