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The Social Network – In 30 Seconds!

by Steven D. Greydanus Tuesday, March 08, 2011 9:47 AM Comments (9)

There is no excuse for this, I know. So I won’t try. Creation myths may need a devil, but Mark Zuckerberg didn’t make me do it. Mea cula, mea cula, mea maxima culpa.

More craziness where this came from: The Adjustment Bureau in 30 Seconds, Original 30-second reviews

 

Filed under 30-second reviews, movies, reel faith, reviews

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Posted by victor on Tuesday, Mar 8, 2011 10:49 AM (EDT):

Epic winning.

Posted by SDG on Tuesday, Mar 8, 2011 10:58 AM (EDT):

@ Victor: AutoTune THAT!

Posted by M. Swaim on Tuesday, Mar 8, 2011 11:03 AM (EDT):

Watched it five times to soak in the genius.

Posted by Benchwarmer on Tuesday, Mar 8, 2011 11:55 AM (EDT):

Oh man, that is awesome. I really hope this becomes a hit on YouTube!

Posted by The Pachyderminator on Tuesday, Mar 8, 2011 2:18 PM (EDT):

These latest 30-seconders are even better than the last batch, both for the soaring and gorgeous novelty of their technique and their profound wisdom.
 
No, seriously, this is great. I love the hoodie.

Posted by Victor Morton on Tuesday, Mar 8, 2011 9:10 PM (EDT):

Other Victor:

I made the substantively identical joke in a thread below and a film-discussion group where Steve also posted this video. Both before reading your comment here. I. Swear. To. God. Great minds, etc.

Posted by Victor Morton on Wednesday, Mar 9, 2011 1:21 AM (EDT):

Here’s my all-haiku review of THE SOCIAL NETWORK

A—hole wants the girl
He build site to impresses her
Unrequited love

A—hole hates the rich
He steals idea and cheats friend
Lawsuits everywhere

Trent Reznor music
Control freak David Fincher
Obsessive-compulsives unite

Aaron Sorkin script
Jesse Eisenberg sullen
A—holes all unite

Posted by Victor Morton on Wednesday, Mar 9, 2011 1:22 AM (EDT):

dagnab it ... I switched some things around and then forgot to edit ... last line of third verse, to keep format, should read

“OCDs unite”

Posted by SDG on Wednesday, Mar 9, 2011 9:26 AM (EDT):

Ha! Victor Morton, I’m getting to you! I knew it was only a matter of time. Your calculated intellectual distance and self-conscious disapproval are no match for the infectious power of my 30-second nuggets of unmitigated rhyming goofiness!

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Steven D. Greydanus is film critic for the National Catholic Register and Decent Films, the online home for his film writing. He writes regularly for Christianity Today, Catholic World Report and other venues, and is a regular guest on several radio shows. Steven has contributed several entries to the New Catholic Encyclopedia, including “The Church and Film” and a number of filmmaker biographies. He has also written about film for the Encyclopedia of Catholic Social Thought, Social Science, and Social Policy. He has a BFA in Media Arts from the School of Visual Arts in New York, and an MA in Religious Studies from St. Charles Borromeo Seminary in Overbrook, PA. He is pursuing diaconal studies in the Archdiocese of Newark. Steven and Suzanne have seven children.