The Social Network: Youth Film 2.0

The Social Network: Youth Film 2.0 analyzes the film's contribution to understanding 'youth in a contemporary, digital age, challenging and reshaping the boundaries of the youth film genre. It explores the aesthetics of the film, its critical and reflexive use of an 'accelerated audio-visual style, and its location within the broader visual styles and fashion codes of a late twentieth- and early twenty-first-century consumer culture.

Format: Hardback
Length: 120 pages
Publication date: 17 February 2022
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

This comprehensive analysis delves into the acclaimed film "The Social Network," released in the twenty-first century, and explores its profound impact on our understanding of 'youth in a contemporary, digital age. The book begins by situating "The Social Network" within the broader realm of 'youth film,' contending that it challenges and redefines the boundaries of this genre by reexamining the concept of 'youth' itself in the present century. It then delves into the intricate aesthetics employed in the film, emphasizing its critical and reflexive use of an 'accelerated audio-visual style' to capture the visual regimes of the personal computer era and the ethical and intellectual complexities of Facebook as a creation. Furthermore, the book contextualizes "The Social Network" within the broader visual styles and fashion codes of a late twentieth- and early twenty-first-century consumer culture that incorporates and commodifies rebellion and dissent, qualities that underpinned Facebook's emerging, paradoxical identity as both the epitome of 'hacker culture' and a multi-billion-dollar global company.

Reframing the meaning of youth cinema, this volume in the Cinema and Youth Culture series is an invaluable resource for students, researchers, and scholars engaged in the study of cinema studies, youth culture, and digital cultures. It offers a deep and insightful exploration of the film's themes, aesthetics, and cultural significance, providing valuable insights into the evolving dynamics of youth, technology, and society.

Weight: 282g
Dimension: 152 x 223 x 16 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780367753108