~ Travis Stewart

Moviefone recently posted this insightful article about David Fincher who has directed The Social Network(2010) and Fight Club(1999) – both of which have been described as films which “define our generation.” What do you think?

~ by Gabrielle Dunn at Moviefone

Even before its well-deserved win for Best Motion Picture — Drama at the 2011 Golden Globes, ‘The Social Network’ was being hailed as the “movie that defines our generation.”

As loose a compliment as that seems, the movie — about the creation of the revolutionary social media device Facebook — was indicative of a brighter, younger, more ambitious generation ambling to create something lasting in cyberspace. The movie certainly resonates.

But over breakfast on Monday, a friend and I were discussing if ‘The Social Network’ is really the “movie that defines our generation” or if there were better options for the title. The strongest contender in my mind was the 1999 Brad Pitt/Edward Norton vehicle ‘Fight Club,’ which deftly captured the unrest of young people striving for simple connection and life’s meaning.

Coincidentally, both films were directed by David Fincher. Fincher is known for his uncanny ability to pinpoint real, if bleak, human emotions, and for grittily displaying how lost people can get in the world. The discussion then became “Is David Fincher the director who defines our generation?”

Read the rest of the article here.