GITS Script Reading & Analysis: “The Social Network” — Character

This week we will be analyzing the screenplay for the 2010 movie The Social Network [screenplay by Aaron Sorkin, book by Ben Mezrich]. It won an Academy Award and a Writers Guild of America Award for Best Adapted Screenplay, and a Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay.

You may download the shooting script here. It is 163 pages long.

Here is a scene from the movie:

Today we discuss the script’s characters. Here is a list of the primary ones:

Mark Zuckerberg

Erica Albright

Eduardo Saverin

Cameron Winklevoss / Tyler Winklevoss

Sean Parker

If you think about the characters in terms of the five primary archetypes — Protagonist, Nemesis, Attractor, Nemesis, Trickster — it’s pretty clear which of these characters provides what narrative function.

Thanks to kayhi for this link: A 4-part Making Of documentary of The Social Network hosted by IMDB.

Also note we will have a live Tweet-Cast tonight at 8PM Pacific. You are invited to get your DVD or Netflix set to play the movie at precisely 8PM, then join professional screenwriters Tom Benedek [@TomBenedek], F. Scott Frazier [@ScreenWritten], John Gary [@johngary], and myself on Twitter for live commentary. This interactive approach to analyzing a movie in real-time is a lot of fun and has led to some great insights into the films we have reviewed. Hashtag: #TSOCIALN.

Also if you know of any more interviews or behind-the-scene videos related to the movie, please let me know.

For Day 1 of our analysis, go here.

For Day 2 of our analysis focusing on structure, go here.

See you in comments to discuss The Social Network.

NOTE: THE USE OF THE SCREENPLAY IS FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY

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