David Fincher’s The Social Network was such a monumental breakthrough in filmmaking back in 2010 that it was hard for people to even figure out exactly why it worked so well. And not only that, it was so surprising for a movie about recent history to be so well envisioned and imagined and executed that it sort of took the critical and public movie watching communities by storm. Plenty of this was due to Aaron Sorkin’s whip-smart script, and Fincher’s gorgeous and beautifully subtle direction, but a lot of credit went to the introduction of Armie Hammer.
The name Zuckerberg was universally recognizable by the time the film was released. After, the name Winklevoss was everywhere. Hammer’s portrayal of two distinct personalities united in their entitlement and somewhat justified outrage toward what they perceived as intellectual property theft. His iconic line, “I’m 6’5, 220, and there’s two of me,” was spat out with the perfect combination of indignation and vengeful rage. For a movie featuring tremendous work from a young cast featuring Jesse Eisenberg, Andrew Garfield, Justin Timberlake and Rooney Mara, Armie Hammer very nearly stole the show, and immediately caught the eye of critical and industry folk everywhere.
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