With all the hype surrounding last Thursday’s midnight premiere of “The Social Network,” FM’s Roving Reporter sacrificed a Thursday night and headed over to the AMC Loew’s Harvard Square Theater on Church Street along with hundreds of other Harvard students. While many had visibly pre-gamed the festivities, some were able to muster out coherent responses to our questions about how Harvard would be portrayed on the Big Screen. Opinions varied on whether or not Hollywood Harvard would have more whoop than it does in reality. However, in an entrance poll, 100 percent of those surveyed said they’d typically be studying. Then again, we only asked the sober ones.
Matthew M. McCarthy ’13
John H. Campbell ’14
Kevin J. Wu ’14
Roving Reporter: So why are you going to see “The Social Network”?
John H. Campbell: I’ve got a great answer for this one—Mark Zuckerberg actually stayed in my room his freshman year.
RR: And how do you think this movie will portray Zuckerberg?
JHC: Well, I mean he got sued and lost and the trailer kind of makes him seem like a scumbag.
RR: Do you think that’s fair?
Matthew M. McCarthy: It’s a movie, you’ve gotta do it.
RR: What do you think will be the biggest difference between movie Harvard and real Harvard?
JHC: Movie Harvard’s way more fun.
Kevin J. Wu: Movie Harvard probably has less homework.
RR: You don’t think the people at movie Harvard will be more attractive?
KJW: That’s a good point.