Overall, it’s probably a good thing that The Social Network is being released. As a country, we know far too little about the technologies and tools we use every day, focusing instead only on the results. As The Social Network shows by describing the story behind the development of Facebook, this can be a dangerous attitude.Jesse Eisenberg (Zombieland) stars as Mark Zuckerberg, the soft-spoken, outrageously rich Harvard dropout and co-founder of Facebook. Even the most disconnected viewer has by now heard something of the sour history behind that status, with several other Harvard students claiming that Zuckerberg misrepresented his role in the project. Zuckerberg himself has expressed unhappiness at the fact that a version of his life will be put on display in the film. He’s right to worry, considering that Eisenberg has called Zuckerberg the most “overtly insensitive” character he’s ever played.Other actors appearing in the film include Andrew Garfield as Eduardo Saverin, Justin Timberlake as Sean Parker, and Joseph Mazzello as Dustin Moskovitz. Sean Parker was the founder of Napster, who worked with the Facebook founders in the early days of the site. Moskovitz and Saverin were two of the four founders of Facebook, along with Zuckerberg and Chris Hughes (played in the film by Patrick Mapel). Saverin was also a consultant on Ben Mezrich’s 2009 book The Accidental Billionaires, which tells roughly the same story. Meanwhile, Moskovitz has supported Zuckerberg against the film’s perspective.So far, the most news the film has made is a viral meme based on the trailer, which uses a Belgian choir’s cover of the Radiohead song “Creep” to unnerving effect. It seems like this film is one we’re going to have to play by ear, since no one is sure what the response by the general public will be. The film will be released on October 1.