Is The Social Network a true story?

The Social Network is not a true story, it is based on a novel.

"The Social Network" is adapted from Ben Mezrich's novel "The Accidental Billionaire: The Creation of Facebook, a Story of Sex, Money, Genius, and Betrayal."

Directed by David Fincher and co-starring Jesse Eisenberg, Andrew Garfield, Justin Timberlake and Armie Hammer. The film was released in the United States on October 1, 2010.

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"The Social Network" has both form and content. It can be regarded as a masterpiece with both form and content. The film incorporates many novel expression techniques and narrative structures, and also includes all technologically advanced special effects, photography, and editing.

It is also the world's first film shot with a 4K digital camera. The twin brothers in the film are played by the same person, which also involves seamless special effects processing in post-production. There are similarities with "Slumdog Millionaire" in the use of editing and narrative structure. Both are cross-narratives.

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