03 - How BOATS is THE SOCIAL NETWORK (2010)? With Ryan Lucchesi Artwork

How BOATS is it? Dissecting movies based on a true story.

Not about boats. Dissecting movies Based on a true story. If you're like me, every time you watch a movie that's Based On A True Story (B.O.A.T.S.) you forever wonder just how closely the adaptation followed the original story. Well, let's find out! I'll do the reading and have my smart and funny friends on to discuss these films and see how true to life the Hollywood versions are. Come on in!

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How BOATS is it? Dissecting movies based on a true story.

03 - How BOATS is THE SOCIAL NETWORK (2010)? With Ryan Lucchesi

July 02, 2020

How Based On A True Story is The Social Network (2010)?

Rob and Ryan click like or add friend or expand their network or something like that to take a look at the true story behind The Social Network starring Jesse Eisenberg, Andrew Garfield, Justin Timberlake, Armie Hammer, Max Minghella, and Rooney Mara. Is Mark Zuckerberg like how he's portrayed? Is that really how the business started? Did he steal the idea? Let's get into it!

Where to watch The Social Network: https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/the-social-network

Books read for this epsiode:

The Accidental Billionaires: The Founding of Facebook: A Tale of Sex, Money, Genius and Betrayal by Ben Mezrich (2010)
https://bookshop.org/a/4479/9780307740984

The Facebook Effect: The Inside Story of the Company That Is Connecting the World
by David Kirkpatrick (2011)
https://bookshop.org/a/4479/9781439102121

Facebook: The Inside Story by Steven Levy (2020)
https://bookshop.org/a/4479/9780735213159