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Social media is not just silly selfies, hashtags and cat videos, it’s a real change in our lives. Furthermore it’s a very complex aspect which can be discussed through many angles. That said, we’re not surprised that they’ve been many movies coming up that talk about the problems associated with social media, the genius, the impact it has on the world, etc.
We’ve prepared a list of 10 movies really worth watching that circle around the social media phenomenon and the digital era that we live in.
10. “Terms and Conditions May Apply.”This is a documentary that talks about the real cost of ‘free’ services and the fact that online privacy doesn’t exist. What do people really think they give up after clicking on ‘I Agree’ for companies like Facebook and Google? The answer may shock you…
Inside is a 2011 social film thriller brought to you by Intel in partnership with Toshiba. It was directed and written by D. J. Caruso and starred Emmy Rossum as Christina. The film was broken into several segments across multiple social media platforms, including Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter. Viewers were then challenged to help Christina successfully survive her predicament.
8. “Disconnect”A drama centered on a group of people searching for human connections in today’s wired world.
7. “#chicagoGirl”An amazing story of a teenage girl, who from her childhood bedroom in a Chicago suburb, uses social media to assist in the revolution in Syria. Armed with just Facebook, Twitter, Skype, and camera phones, she helps her social network in Damascus and Homs survive snipers and shelling. As the revolution against Syria’s dictator continues, the network has a decision to make: What’s a more effective way to fight – social media or AK-47s?
Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson are proving that it’s not that hard to get an internship at Google. However, the rest of the team draw a fairly accurate picture of how we imagine Google’s interns.
A chef who loses his restaurant job starts up a food truck in an effort to reclaim his creative promise, his career is catapulted into the public eye when he inadvertently uses Twitter.
The film tracks the e-commerce website govWorks (which was a service that allowed people to pay city fees through their Internet portal) and its founders Kaleil Isaza Tuzman and Tom Herman from 1999-2000 as the Internet bubble was bursting. Definitely worth viewing for anyone wanting to launch their own startup.
3. “Her”A lonely writer develops an unlikely relationship with his newly purchased operating system that’s designed to meet his every need. In other words Siri’s more advanced sister is girlfriend material.
2. “We live in public”We Live In Public profiles Internet pioneer Josh Harris, a former dot-com millionaire who lost everything during Web 2.0. Following his success in Silicon Valley, Harris turned his attention to controversial human experiments, such as tests which show the effects of media and technology on individuals, which result in him losing his fortune. An extremely fascinating documentary that deserves a viewing.
1. “Social Network”Obvious choice for the position number 1 since this movie is about the creation of Facebook – where the whole boom began. Starring Jesse Eisenberg as Mark Zuckerberg, the 2010 film may not be a 100% accurate depiction of Facebook’s founding, but it does perfectly use Zuckerberg’s life as a metaphor about communication and alienation in the modern age.
So here it is, our list of 10 best movies about social media. Have you got something to add to that list?