The Social Network Analysis - How David Fincher and Aaron Sorkin Craft a Perfect Fall Arc
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- Опубліковано 24 тра 2024
- In this The Social Network analysis, we get a lesson on how to write a character arc, specifically a Negative Change arc using the film written by Aaron Sorkin.
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Chapters:
00:00 Intro: The Four Endings in Every Film
01:14 Overview: The Social Network
01:45 Mark's Want & the "Lie"
03:53 Mark's Need & the "Truth"
04:49 The "Fall Arc" Explained
06:26 Mark Establishes a New Want
09:49 The Midpoint & "Lie-Based Actions"
11:24 The "Lie" Replaces The "Truth"
15:30 Mark's Want vs. Need: Want Achieved
17:23 Get Your FREE Screenwriting Worksheet
Most main characters in a story change in some way but not all changes are positive. In Aaron Sorkin’s screenplay for The Social Network, we get an excellent example of a Negative Change Arc.
In our Social Network video essay, we’re going to work through Sorkin’s screenplay using concepts of how to write a character arc by author KM Weiland. In this Social Network analysis, we’ll find out the depths that characters like Mark Zuckerberg will go to achieve their wants vs needs.
In this last episode of our series on the 4 Endings to Every Film, we’ll look at what we call a Bitter-Sweet Ending. This is when the protagonist achieves what they want, but fails to get what they really need. In Zuckerberg’s case, his want is to do something substantial to get noticed by the elite final clubs at Harvard. His need, which is also established in the very first scene, is to become more selfless and develop his relationship skills.
Of the many screenwriting techniques necessary to know how to write a character arc, finding their “lie” is a top priority. Weiland describes this as “The Lie the Character Believes,” which is an assumption about themselves or the world around them this is false - but they believe wholeheartedly. In a Fall Arc, Weiland explains that the character’s want is often directly tied to the “lie” and that the decisions they make lead them further into the lie as they pursue their want.
In The Social Network, Mark’s lie is that he feels that by simply being accepted into the social elite groups at Harvard, it will “lead to a better life.” In his pursuit, he encounters Divya Narendra and the Winklevoss twins who contract Mark to help them build an exclusive social network for Harvard students. Instead of playing by the rules, Mark decides to steal their idea and turn it into something all his own - and, thus, Facebook is born. Along his path to success, Mark absolutely achieves everything he thought he wanted. But it came at a price - his close personal relationships. First, his girlfriend, Erica, and then, more importantly, his friendship and partnership with Eduardo. In this Negative Change Arc, Mark embraced the “lie,” rejected the “truth” and ended up alone - the youngest billionaire in the world without a single meaningful relationship in his life.
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00:00 Intro: The Four Endings in Every Film
01:14 Overview: The Social Network
01:45 Mark's Want & the "Lie"
03:53 Mark's Need & the "Truth"
04:49 The "Fall Arc" Explained
06:26 Mark Establishes a New Want
09:49 The Midpoint & "Lie-Based Actions"
11:24 The "Lie" Replaces The "Truth"
15:30 Mark's Want vs. Need: Want Achieved
17:23 Get Your FREE Screenwriting Worksheet
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*Ban facebook in India. Or atleast make it a paid service.*
What they are doing whatsapp privacy policy is not right.
Everyone is appreciating David Fincher and Aaron Sorkin,
but how about
StudioBinder making such masterpiece video essay.
Appreciate the shout-out :)
This is truly one of the most rewatchable films of the 21st century. Every time I watch it I feel like only an hour has passed and every element of its making is absolutely top notch
You're right, I've already seen it 6 times this year alone! Never gets old
@@kalle3879 I watched it 6 times in theaters, God knows at this point how many times I've watched it in 11 years.
I don't get the love. Is it supposed to be this generations Kane?
@@augustgreig9420 it honestly kind of is. Sure citizen Kane is more revolutionary and a better film simple judged on filmmaking alone (it's also one of my favorite movies), but being 30 years old, The Social Network just speaks to me a whole lot more. Simply based on this generation
@@highwind1991 Fincher's drab digital tone can't even stand up to Welles' B&W. And as for fall arcs, it doesn't even stand up to Raging Bull
The Social Network should have won best picture over the king's speech. To me this is Fincher's magnum opus and it is a masterclass in filmmaking.
The Social Network has lasted the test of time better
These two really need to make another movie together.
IKR? I think Fincher was supposed to direct the trial of chicago 7, or was it molly's game
@@LuisSierra42 Either way, I would’ve loved to have seen his version. In a parallel universe maybe.
That would be great for all of us
@@LuisSierra42 i dont see fincher touching chicago 7 with a tent pole lool just not his thing...molly's game is more his thing
The complexities of these characters gives the overall narrative a three dimensionality to it and you really feel for these characters that were betrayed such as Eduardo played by (Andrew Garfield). I don't know what really happened in the real situation but the film was very compelling and drew me in through the complex nature of the characters in which drives the story.
yup, completely character driven
@@StudioBinder Oh yes definitely.
A 3D animated short, available of youtube, called “Alleycats”, is also another best example of this kind of ending. A ninja-cat protagonist, kills the antagonist, a worrier-cat, for killing our protagonist’s father (getting his want), but only to realise he had a son, and fail to realise that he needed to forgive, and move on to find peace (not getting his need).
The fact that mark is continuously refreshing the page means that he is trying to be more social in life and embrace his need.
Love this movie. Hate the last line tho. He WAS an asshole, that’s the whole point. What the whole movie was building up to
True, the ending could also be seen as a hopeless gesture with Mark waiting for something that'll never come
I still believe Fincher is the zodiac killer.
He is yeah,
Would explain so much
Nah because he would stab his victims 99 times trying to get that "perfect" angle, but by this point the victim is HELLA dead and the cops already showed up.
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I've read a lot of books and watched a lot of videos about characters' wants and needs, but this is the first series I've seen that clearly defined wants and needs and highlighted the differences between the two.
Hey, you made it! Now the four ending examples are complete!
Cheers! Hope the four videos keep helping everyone
@@StudioBinder Definitely! It shall certainly be helpful, that’s for sure.
I like that the keypoints made were presented in the social media profile style
Details 👀
@@StudioBinder who's your narrator? he's absolutely incredible!
@@mobbs8229 Yeah! Sounds like a younger David Attenborough 😂
Perfect channel for me wanting to become a filmmaker. I learned a lot of things about films from this channel. I hope you get 1 million subscribers.
on our way!
i see the social network, i click it.
Us too 👍
Sometimes in life we need bittersweet endings for a shot of redemption. Thank you once again for this infotmative episode Studiobinder!
Thanks for watching!
I just finished watching the four ending in films series, and all I can say is wow, you guys did an amazing job! Thank you so much for the work you do.
Want = Want the character wants
Need = What the story wants for the character
More specifically, need is an internal desire that drives the character's actions through their arc. Our companion article goes in-depth on this if you're interested! www.studiobinder.com/blog/how-to-end-a-story/
@@StudioBinder Thanks, StudioBinder! That’s very lovely of you to provide!
This video essay gives me chills! Thank you so much for this amazing content!
"ZUCC is a sweet looking 19 year old whose lack of any physically intimidating attributes masks a very complicated and dangerous anger. He has trouble making eye contact and sometimes it's hard to tell if he's talking to you or to himself." - That sounds like me, alright, except for being sweet or 19.
It's a great line 👌
it's a remarkable work you did, I sincerely enjoy when people put all these abstract concepts into the simple layer of math or logic. it helps to understand the whole history of movie making and seek for deep motivations of characters. thank you!
The 4 videos were really great ! Thank you for your work !
Gotta love the use of The Beatles' "Baby You're a Rich Man" at the end of the video, so ironic !
Glad you liked them!
This video is as much a masterpiece as the film it covers
High praise! Glad you liked it :)
This analysis is amazing. Awesome job 🙌🏼
Appreciate the feedback!
For some reason, this is my favourite type of ending. Amazing video as always!
It does make you feel a certain way :)
Such a detailed and fun episode. Loved this one and looking forward to future videos from you.
More on the way!
This series was incredibly helpful! Thx alot!
Cheers!
Fantastic video! Still can't get over how the cold breath is CGI 8:11
Some of the best CGI is subtle!
Thank you 🙏🏾 for the in depth explanation
Hope it helped!
As always best and so much informative...👍🏻
Educate and entertain 👌
I used to like facebook and i loved this movie. i hate facebook now, but love this movie still.
Aaron Sorkin is one of the best screenwriter of our times.
No doubt!
How about one of the most overrated? People DON'T talk like that. Not to mention he claimed it wasn't exaggerated when in fact it was a lie. His writing calls attention to the writer, not the characters.
I always wanted to tell The Godfather from The Social Network in regard to a story structure, which was so tricky that I haven't been able to tell. Now I can tell because of you StudioBinder!
Happy to help!
Nobody writes drama as good as Mr. Sorkin does!
Sorkin and drama, still a better love story than twilight.
#SorkinIsAsSorkinDoes
Makes me curious, what could he do with other genres? 🤔😁
Me and my imaginary girlfriend have a better love story than twilight.
@@devilsadvocate4081 😂😂😂😂
He's the best!
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Yes!!! This is what I am expecting from studio binder .can you make more videos on David fincher? Please
Nothing wrong with more Fincher. If you haven't seen it, we have a directing styles video on him you should check out! ua-cam.com/video/F3ZSX3D1dUI/v-deo.html
These guys doing excellent job...
Thanks for watching!
First of all, thanks so much for the high quality content as always.
Second, I wonder if there is any sub-category endings along with these 4 typical endings?
Ex: I watched Homunculus (2021) and I noted that the ending of the leading character, Nakoshi, is a happy ending since he both achieved his want (dare to face his past) and his need (accept his past and live on). While the supporting character, Ito, has a bittersweet ending because he only achieved his want (face his past) but not his need (accept and live on)
phenomenal job 👌.. ur the best
Enjoy!
Great video!!!
Thanks for watching!
This video made me put this movie back in my top 10
Great to hear!
Love your content.
Can we just appreciate its soundtrack... (Surely its wow! for me)
I know it from memory
Hi ra makkena
it's great ❤
@@StudioBinder ya i know 😁
I really love the narrators voice
We do too!
It's getting taken of Netflix uk in 3 days so I've been watching it back to back so now I can watch it in my sleep
haha that's dedication
brilliant !✨
Awsome breakdown ... ending.
That was the goal :)
@@StudioBinder Great
thank you guys
Thank you!
@@StudioBinder
Superb video
Thanks for watching!
Thanks, guys!
Hope it helps!
This Is The End...And Yet...I Want More!
The series is over, but more vids are on the way!
It's weird watching these old clips now with the knowledge that Armie Hammer was a psychotic cannibal the entire time
😅
Awesome & Thanks :)
Hope you enjoyed it!
@@StudioBinder Yeah :)
I live for these video's
Glad you liked them ❤
In the screenplay, in the climatic scene Aaron calls back to the opening scene with Sean’s character telling Mark that he was gonna introduce him to girls he wouldn’t normally get to meet and then Sean walks off to check if they’ve crossed 1,000,000 users and mark mutters “you’d do that for me?” sarcastically. I wonder why they chose to omit that from the movie. Maybe too on the nose I suppose. I feel like it’s plausible enough a statement Sean would make and obviously the point of the scene is Mark reflecting on how far they’ve come at the cost of his relationships
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You should make a video on Fincher's Impossible shots. He did it in Fight Club, Panic Room, and The Social Network.
We go over his cinematography in our directing style video! ua-cam.com/video/F3ZSX3D1dUI/v-deo.html
There should be a 5th video added to account for movies that have ambiguous/open-ended endings that are up for interpretation such as Inception, Prisoners, The Green Knight, Parasite, etc.
Thank you.
Thanks for watching!
My #1 favourite film
Great choice
This film is in my top 10 of all time. Sorkin and Fincher maan..woof
A worthy film for the list!
@@StudioBinder Can yall do a "Directing Style" vid for maybe more indie or less known directors?? Maybe like a Coogler, Safdie Bros, Ben Wheatley, Greta Gerwig, etc.? Just a suggestion, if yall caan. Thanks
I'm having trouble studying Weiland's book for character arc. I'm using her book on Theme (the appendix, really, where she goes through the different arcs in summation), and Creating Character Arcs. It's one of the toughest things I've had to nail and've been at it for a while. Any tips on studying such a complex craft? Is it simple, at all?
Thanx!
Armie Hammer was in this movie while Helena Bonham Carter was in Fight Club. But both of them were in The Lone Ranger (2013)
Hey, StudioBinder I would love for you guys to upload the Part 2 to the Paul Thomas Anderson directing style!!!!
On its way!
Awesome
Can you analyze Steve Jobs too? I think he goes through multiple arcs in his relationships: negative ( or maybe flat ) arc with regard to Woz and Joanna and positive in his relationship with Lisa and John Sculley. What does everybody think?
That's an interesting character study too!
I think the Steve Job movies were poorly done and deserves a remake by the team who made The Social Network.
I think Steve Jobs fits more the character in this movie than even Mark does.
Both movies were terrible
Fincher I all time my favorite and best at his work
He's a genius
When is Episode 9 of The Shot List coming out? It’s really really useful for my media class currently 😁
We currently don't have an Episode 9 in the works, but there's something similar we're working on!
@@StudioBinder Ah great! Can’t wait to see it 😁😊
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You are my friend StudioBinder!
We are!
thank you.....
That's the story of how Mark,from a human becomes a lizard. A cold blooded reptile.
thanks
Hey guys, I have a question about the four ending format specifically the Semi-sweet ending. Does it only count as semi-sweet if the protagonist doesn’t achieve their want period or only if they don’t achieve their initial want? I’m trying to implement this structure into something I’m writing and i don’t fully understand
I’m not a writer but i would say that as long as you maintain control of the balance then go for it. It’s ok, and even realistic, that a characters wants and needs may shift priority over the course of the film…as long as you make it clear.
Can you guys do a playlist about scene coverage . And also do a directors series about Terrence Malik 😊
we have a video on film coverage here! ua-cam.com/video/EBykqNDKbKY/v-deo.html
Ok do a video about Terrence Malik plz
I cannot believe this movie turns 11 this October.
aged very well
@@StudioBinder Partly because we always wonder when and if the RL Mark Zuckerberg will ever truly embrace the truth…
Hey yah before 1k
Welcome!
I wish i could click on something which was more superior than "Like.."❤️🔥
Also the social network is a masterstroke.
One of the best ironical climaxes.. ❤️
💖 We'll take the like
Does K.M. Weiland has a book written? I'd like to read the book where her phrases come from :)
She does! It’s called Creating Character Arcs, and it’s the most comprehensive book on character arcs I’ve come across. Definitely recommend.
There’s also a condensed version of it on her website: www.helpingwritersbecomeauthors.com/write-character-arcs/
Link to her book is in the description!
plzz make a video analysis about wong kar wai movie,in particular in the mood for love
thanks for the suggestion!
I am not able to download any of the PDFs you have provided on your website.
Can anybody tell me who's the narrator / voice actor? He's great.
Paul Gregory!
Make a video about music videos and their directors like Joseph Khan, Antoni Tammi etc..
What would you like broken down?
@@StudioBinder I'd like you to break down their visual style and what makes them insanely unique and pulling off the entire concept at the same time.
It'd be awesome if you would also break down the pre and post production of a certain music video as an example.
I wish u do a one to the steve jobs movie....there are no good breakdowns for that movie, ...yet it's a master piece
This movie and “Lady Bird” are the 2 films I consider perfect.
Nice! What makes Lady Bird so good to you?
David fincher
Is The director
Truly
one of the best we have
@@StudioBinder please make a video on Zodiac by david Fincher
Underrated masterpiece for sure
Just finished watching this what a coincidence
Perfect timing :)
Plz make a video about naturalism and realism in movies
Thanks for the suggestion!
.. how about an analysis of a film with a disillusionment arc? It would be great to close this series.
Also please do a video on how to write a comedy
we have video on dark comedy you would like! ua-cam.com/video/N6grnNDRVOE/v-deo.html
Can you please make a directing style video on james cameron (director of titanic and avatar ). Thanks for inspiring millions of filmmakers around the world.
Thanks for the suggestion!
Plz upload once upon a time in Hollywood script in studiobinder
Thanks for the suggestion!
I like the ending very much. I dont know how to professionally analyze a movie whatsover. But when i watched the ending the first time, it was crystal clear what is it intended to, it even pop up in my head "how irony is it"... for someone who created platform to make friends, his friend request probably will be denied ..
Please make a video on how to deal with "conventional" and "unconventional" stories and present them in a healthy manner
what do you mean by conventional and unconventional?
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We're working on it!
sweet ending: Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood
bitter ending: Death Note
semi-sweet ending: Neon Genesis Evangelion
bitter-sweet ending: Cowboy Bebop
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Studiobinder's explanation. It's cleaner.
That's the goal!
Is there actually only four endings to a movie ?
What would la land be: bitter-sweet or semi-sweet???
That's an interesting one. Probably semi-sweet