You can’t call Hollywood history central

In his look at Mark Zuckerberg, through the New Yorker profile of him and the Aaron Sorkin-written film about him, Salon.com writer Dan Gilmour makes a fairly penetrating statement about the movie industry.

“Sadly, people have a habit of going to biopics and pictures ‘based on a true story’ and believing they’ve witnessed actual history. I don’t blame the filmmakers — this is a deep cultural flaw — but there’s something truly ugly about the way Hollywood takes liberties with history without prominently labeling the work as, say, possible truth or probable fiction.”

Look for the film, which was directed by David Fincher, on Oct. 1. The New Yorker profile is available by clicking here.