History Awesome / TheSocialNetwork

* Eduardo's scene at the Facebook offices - from smashing the computer to almost punching Sean, who flinches in cowardice even when not actually hit. Eduardo is a complete {{Badass}}.

* Eduardo's scene at the Facebook offices - from smashing the computer to almost punching Sean, who flinches in cowardice even when not actually hit. Eduardo is a complete Badass.
-->'''Eduardo:''' ''(to Mark)'' You better lawyer up, asshole! 'Cause I'm not coming back for 30%; I'm coming back for ''everything!'' \\
'''Eduardo:''' I like standing next to you, Sean. It makes me look so tough.

* The scenes where Zuckerberg gets the Eureka moment for ideas that would eventually become cornerstones of Facebook's success are really cool, especially the one where he chances upon the idea to add a relationship status to the profiles, when Dustin is asking him to help him ask a girl if she is single.
* While Daddy Winklevoss has only a handful of lines, his one big one is pretty indicative that, regardless of how you feel about his sons, he's a pretty awesome dad.
--> ''"No, don't apologize to me after losing a race like that. Don't ever apologize to ANYONE after losing a race like THAT."''
** Hell, it doubles as a SugarWiki/{{Heartwarming Moment|s}}!
* The scene in which Mark creates Facemash, and eventually crashes the entire Harvard network through sheer volume of traffic. The scene itself should also be considered a crowning moment for the filmmakers (and Trent Reznor) for making a scene featuring nothing but people looking at computer screens into one of the most tense, exciting and well-crafted scenes in any film.
* The entire verbal beatdown of the Winklevoss twins by Larry Summers after he hears their problem and that they used their family connections to get the meeting with him in the first place:
-->'''Summers:''' Let me tell you something, Mr. Winklevoss and... Mr. Winklevoss, since you're on the subject of right or wrong. This action, this meeting, the two of you being here, is '''wrong'''. It's not worthy of Harvard. It's not what Harvard saw in you. You don't get special treatment.

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lB95KLmpLR4 The film's first official trailer]]. In order to understand how awesome this trailer was, the scene must be set: for about a year, the most that anyone knew about this movie is that it's a movie about the creation of Facebook. [[AudienceAlienatingPremise The majority had little faith in the idea]], with many questioning how an interesting movie could be pulled from such a story, and many more outright voicing expectations for it to not just fail, but crash and burn. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mWoUgftTj3Y The teaser]] released during this time did almost nothing to help the matters, but then the trailer came out, using a chilling acapella cover of Music/{{Radiohead}}'s "Creep" as a backdrop for rhythmic, fast-paced editing synchronized with the music to an absolutely flooring effect. Safe to say, now that the film's true vision had gone public, the masses' opinion on ''The Social Network'' [[AndYouThoughtItWouldFail did a complete 180 damn near overnight]]. Many of the same that had originally established themselves as detractors found themselves giving the trailer high praise. The trailer would go on to win awards, its "base the editing around a haunting cover of a pop song" format [[FollowTheLeader would influence dozens more trailers in following years]], and it would go down as ''one of the greatest movie trailers '''of all time'''''.

* [[spoiler: Eduardo's scene at the Facebook offices - from smashing the computer to almost punching Sean, who flinches in cowardice even when not actually hit. Eduardo is a complete Badass.]]
-->'''Eduardo:''' I like standing next to you, Sean. It makes me look so tough.

* The entire verbal beatdown of the Winklevoss twins by Larry Summers.

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lB95KLmpLR4 The film's first official trailer]]. In order to understand how awesome this trailer was, the scene must be set: for about a year, the most that anyone knew about this movie is that it's a movie about the creation of Facebook. [[AudienceAlienatingPremise The majority had little faith in the idea]], with many questioning how an interesting movie could be pulled from such a story, and many more outright voicing expectations for it to not just fail, but crash and burn. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mWoUgftTj3Y The teaser]] released during this time did almost nothing to help the matters, but then the trailer came out, using a chilling acapella cover of Music/{{Radiohead}}'s "Creep" as a backdrop for rhythmic, fast-paced editing synchronized with the music to an absolutely flooring effect. Safe to say, now that the film's true vision had gone public, the masses' opinion on ''The Social Network'' [[AndYouThoughtItWouldFail did a complete 180 damn near overnight]]. Many of the same that had originally established themselves as detractors found themselves giving the trailer high praise. The trailer would go on to win awards, its "base the editing around a haunting cover of a pop song" format [[FollowTheLeader would influence dozens more trailers in following years]], and it would go down as ''one of the greatest movie trailers '''of all time'''''.

--> '''Marilyn''': I don't think you're an asshole, Mark. You're just trying really hard to be.

* Creator/RashidaJones' character ripping apart Zuckerberg's facade with one sentence: "I don't think you're an asshole, Mark. You're just trying really hard to be".

** Hell, it doubles as a CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming!

* The entire verbal beatdown of the Winklevoss twins by Larry Summers.

* Rashida Jones' character ripping apart Zuckerberg's facade with one sentence: "I don't think you're an asshole, Mark. You're just trying really hard to be".

* The scenes where Zuckerberg gets the Eureka moment for ideas that would eventually become cornerstones of Facebook's success are really cool, especially the one where he chances upon the idea to add a relationship status to the profiles, when a classmate is asking him to help him ask a girl if she is single.

* The scene in which Mark creates Facemash, and eventually crashes the entire Harvard network through sheer volume of traffic. The scene itself should also be considered a crowning moment for the filmmakers (and Trent Reznor) for making a scene featuring nothing but people looking at computer screens into one of the most tense, exciting and well-crafted scenes in any film.

* Rashida Jones' character ripping apart Zuckerberg's facade with one sentence: "I don't think you're an asshole, Mark. You're just trying really hard to be one".

* The scene in which Mark creates Facemash, and eventually crashes the entire Harvard network through sheer volume of traffic. The scene itself should also be considered a crowning moment for the filmmakers (and Trent Reznor) for making a scene featuring nothing but people looking at computer screens into one of the most tense, exciting and well-crafted scenes in any film.
** You clearly haven't seen videos by ThatGuyWithTheGlasses members then.

* The scene in which Mark creates Facemash, and eventually crashes the entire Harvard network through sheer volume of traffic. The scene itself should also be considered a crowning moment for the filmmakers (and Trent Reznor) for making a scene featuring nothing but people looking at computer screens into one of the most tense, exciting and well-crafted scenes in any film.

--> ''"No, don't apologize to me after losing a race like that. Don't ever apologize to ANYONE after losing a race like THAT."''

* The scenes where Zuckerberg gets the Eureka moment for ideas that would eventually become cornerstones of Facebook's success are really cool, especially the one where he chances upon the idea to add a relationship status to the profiles, when a classmate is asking him to help him ask a girl if she is single.

* Rashida Jones' character ripping apart Zuckerberg's facade with one sentence:"I don't think You're an Asshole, Mark. You're just trying really hard to be one"

* [[spoiler: Eduardo's scene at the Facebook offices - from smashing the computer to almost punching Sean. A complete Badass.]]

** YMMV as that was the moment that confirmed Him as a Jerkass to this Troper
* Rashida Jones' character ripping apart Zuckerberg's facade with one sentence:"I don't think You're an Asshole,Mark.You're just trying really hard to be one"

* Rashida Jones' character ripping apart Zuckerberg's facade with one sentence:"I don't think You're an Asshole,Mark.You're just trying really hard to be one"

* Mark's entire "You have part of my attention, you have the minimal amount" rant. Awesome enough to be a little scary. Even the other actors acknowledge on the DVDCommentary that it's pretty chilling.

-->'''Eduardo:''' I like standing next to you, Sean. It makes me look so tough.

-->[[spoiler:'''Eduardo:''']] I like standing next to you, Sean. It makes me look so tough.

* [[spoiler: Eduardo's scene at the Facebook offices - from smashing the computer to almost punching Sean. A complete Badass.]]

* [[spoiler: Marilyn, who had been somewhat passive throughout the film, tells her own employeer what she thinks of him, telling him off.]]

* When Mark creates Facemash by hacking the Harvard computer system. Much BetterThanItSounds.
* [[spoiler: Marilyn's speech under AlternateCharacterInterpretation on this page at the end.]]