When Aaron Sorkin directed The Social Network in 2010, he candidly admitted that his understanding of Facebook was as nebulous as 'hearing about a carburetor.'
当艾伦·索金于2010年执导《社交网络》之际，他曾坦言，自己对Facebook的认知仅止于“如同听闻化油器一般”的模糊概念。
Sixteen years on, he has cultivated a trenchant and incisive comprehension of the social media empire that Mark Zuckerberg has erected.
时隔十六载，他对马克·扎克伯格所构筑的社交媒体帝国，已然形成了鞭辟入里的深刻洞见。
"At that time, Facebook served as the thread that kept me connected to my high school peers.
“彼时，Facebook乃是维系与高中同窗联络之纽带。
Now, its circumstances have undergone a sea change," Sorkin remarked.
如今，其境况已然沧海桑田，”索金如是说。
"What 'The Social Network' depicted was the nascent genesis of Facebook;
“《社交网络》所呈现者，乃Facebook之滥觞；
whereas 'The Social Reckoning' lays bare the visage into which it has metamorphosed—particularly the role it has played in the ascendancy of extremism and divisive forces."
而《社交清算》所揭示者，则是它蜕变为何等面目——尤以其在极端主义与分裂势力崛起中所扮演之角色为甚。”
Sony Pictures' release of "The Social Reckoning," slated for October 9th, stands as one of the most timely films of this autumn season.
索尼影业定于10月9日发行的《社交清算》，堪称今年秋季档最具时效性的影片之一。
Last week, as Sony unveiled the film's trailer, it coincided with Meta, Facebook's parent company, agreeing to pay a staggering $18 billion in fines over allegations that its platforms harmed children.
上周，索尼发布该片预告片之际，恰逢Facebook母公司Meta就平台危害儿童的指控同意支付高达180亿美元的罚款。
"As you watch this film, the foremost thing I hope you derive from it is enjoyment," Sorkin remarked in a recent exclusive interview with The Reporter, at a time when he was engrossed in the final audio mixing of the picture.
“当您观赏此部影片之际，其首要之务，我期盼您能从中获得愉悦，”索金在近期一次独家专访中对《记者报》如是言，彼时他正致力于影片的最终混音工作。
"Secondly, while viewing, you ought to be struck with awe.
“其次，观影之时，您理应感受到震撼。
I am firmly convinced that audiences will inevitably be so."
我深信观众将必然如此。”
"The Social Reckoning" ranks among several films this autumn that aim to dissect the technological titans who have reshaped the fabric of American life.
《社交清算》位列今秋数部旨在剖析那些重塑美国生活格局的科技巨擘的影片之中。
Alex Gibney is set to release his four-hour documentary on Elon Musk, titled "Musk," on October 16th.
亚历克斯·吉布尼将于10月16日推出其关于埃隆·马斯克的四小时纪录片《马斯克》。
Luca Guadagnino's "Artificial Intelligence," meanwhile, will dramatize the remarkable trajectory of OpenAI's chief executive, Sam Altman.
卢卡·瓜达尼诺的《人工智能》则将以戏剧化手法再现OpenAI首席执行官萨姆·奥尔特曼的传奇轨迹。
Yet Sorkin's self-penned and self-directed 'The Social Cleansing' is poised to provoke a veritable maelstrom, not merely by dint of its subject matter, but owing to the formidable legacy it bears—that of 'The Social Network,' a magnum opus often hailed as the crowning achievement of American cinema this century, helmed by David Fincher and scripted by Sorkin, which subjected the genesis of Facebook to a razor-sharp dissection and mythopoeic reimagining.
然而，由索金亲自执笔并执导的《社交清算》势必引发轩然大波，这不仅源于其题材本身，更因其背负着《社交网络》的厚重遗产——这部常被誉为本世纪美国影坛翘楚之作、由大卫·芬奇执导、索金编剧的经典，曾对Facebook的起源进行过鞭辟入里的审视与神话般的重塑。
Sorkin himself has conceded that surpassing such a pinnacle is tantamount to scaling an insurmountable precipice.
索金本人亦坦言，超越这一巅峰实属难如登天。
"To be perfectly candid, I did hesitate," Sorkin conceded.
“坦白而言，我确曾踌躇，”索金坦言。
"I am acutely aware of the long shadow cast by 'The Social Network.'
“我深知《社交网络》所投下的绵长阴影。
Yet I am firmly convinced that what will transpire is this—ten minutes into the film, audiences will have consigned its predecessor to oblivion, wholly engrossed in this novel narrative."
然而我笃信，接下来的情形将是——当影片开场十分钟后，观众便会将前作抛诸脑后，全然沉浸于这段崭新的叙事之中。”
For Sorkin, now 65, The Social Reckoning is by no means a sequel.
对于65岁的索金而言，《社交清算》绝非续作。
Though it centers on the same figure of Zuckerberg, it captures him and his company at a markedly different juncture.
它虽聚焦于扎克伯格这一相同人物，却捕捉了他及其公司处于截然不同阶段的境况。
Sorkin first began contemplating The Social Network's reckoning around 2019, precisely when he was penning a tribute to Zuckerberg in The New York Times.
索金大约于2019年着手构思《社交清算》之际，恰逢其在《纽约时报》撰文致意扎克伯格。
In that piece, he contended that Facebook—which had just announced it would cease fact-checking political advertisements—bore responsibility for "the insane lies injected into the water system, lies that corrode the most critical decisions we make collectively."
该文断言，Facebook——彼时刚宣告不再对政治广告实施事实核查——须为“注入水系统中的疯狂谎言负责，这些谎言侵蚀了我们共同做出的最为关键的抉择”。
Zuckerberg, in turn, responded by quoting a line on free speech from Sorkin's The American President.
扎克伯格则以援引索金《美国总统》中关于言论自由的台词作为回应。
"Reading this, I couldn't help but ponder: Mark and those around him could scarcely fail to discern the stark distinction between unpopular opinions and outright falsehoods," Sorkin remarked.
“读到这些内容，我不禁思忖：马克及其周遭之人，断无可能不明了不受待见之观点与虚妄谎言间的泾渭分明，”索金言道。
"This matter has perpetually weighed on my mind, leaving me unable to set it aside."
“此事始终萦绕我心，令我难以释怀。”
Since that time, Sorkin has consistently laid the blame for the January 6, 2021 Capitol riot squarely at the feet of Facebook.
自彼时起，索金便始终将2021年1月6日国会山骚乱之责，全然归咎于Facebook。
It was only through the earnest entreaties of Sony's chief executive, Tom Rothman, and his agent, Ari Emanuel, that he was able to rekindle his former passion and once again devote himself to the cinematic craft he holds most dear.
直至索尼首席执行官汤姆·罗斯曼与经纪人阿里·伊曼纽尔竭力相劝，他才得以重拾旧爱，再度投身于其最为心仪的电影创作之中。
"I made it clear from the outset that I had no intention of penning Jaws 2.
“我起初便言明，无意执笔《大白鲨2》。
I was loath to tread the same path again, nor was I willing to suffer a humiliating defeat," Sorkin confessed.
我既不愿重蹈覆辙，亦不甘铩羽而归，”索金坦言。
"However, upon making the acquaintance of Frances Haugen and Jeff Horwitz, I found myself contemplating the matter with far greater profundity.
“然而，当我结识弗朗西斯·豪根与杰夫·霍维茨后，对此事便有了更深的思量。
It dawned upon me with sudden clarity that this was, in truth, a tale of extraordinary brilliance, and the sole impediment to my engagement was nothing more than my own timidity.
我恍然彻悟，这实乃一段精彩绝伦的故事，唯一令我踟蹰不前的，不过是内心的怯懦。
And that, assuredly, could never constitute a legitimate pretext."
而那，绝非正当的托辞。”
In "The Social Reckoning," Mickey Madison portrays Haugen—a former data scientist at Facebook who, in 2021, stepped forward as a whistleblower and testified before Congress, alleging that the company prioritized profit over public safety when adjusting its algorithms.
《社交清算》中，米奇·麦迪森饰演豪根——她曾担任Facebook的数据科学家，于2021年挺身而出成为举报人，并在国会作证，指控该公司调整算法时优先考量利润而非公共安全。
Jeremy Allen White takes on the role of Jeff Horwitz, a Wall Street Journal reporter who previously worked for The Reporter.
杰里米·艾伦·怀特饰演《华尔街日报》记者杰夫·霍维茨，此人先前供职于《记者报》。
Jeremy Strong—rather than Jesse Eisenberg—portrays Zuckerberg.
杰里米·斯特朗——而非杰西·艾森伯格——则饰演扎克伯格。
While preparing The Social Network, Sorkin and producer Scott Rudin proactively approached the company, seeking an opportunity for collaboration.
在筹备《社交网络》之际，索金与制片人斯科特·鲁丁曾主动接洽该公司，意在寻求合作之机。
However, after a working lunch, Facebook categorically declined to participate—a refusal that Sorkin later came to recognize as a stroke of serendipity.
然而，在一次工作午餐会后，Facebook断然拒绝参与——索金事后领悟到，此乃天赐之幸。
Sorkin conceded that the screenplay was "scrutinized to the nth degree by a cadre of studio lawyers with an almost draconian level of meticulousness."
索金坦言，剧本“被一队工作室律师以近乎苛刻的细致程度审查到了极致”。
A comparably exacting process was mirrored in the development of The Social Network's sequel, Social Cleansing.
类似的严苛流程，在《社交清算》的创作过程中亦如出一辙。
I would have been exceedingly eager to engage him in a profound conversation.
我极为乐意与他进行一番深谈。
"I have never met Mark, and I could profess to know virtually nothing about him," Sorkin remarked.
我从未与马克谋面，对他可谓一无所知，”索金言道。
"I make no pretense of fathoming the inner workings of his mind; all I comprehend is the outward manifestation of those workings, whereupon I have, to a certain extent, reverse-engineered them."
“我并无佯装能洞悉其思维之运作机理，我所明了的，不过是其思维运作所呈现之果，而后我便在某种程度上对其加以逆向工程。
Sorkin initially approached Eisenberg with the intention of inviting him to reprise the role of Zuckerberg.
索金最初与艾森伯格接洽，意在邀其再度诠释扎克伯格一角。
However, before divulging his vision to Eisenberg or anyone else, Sorkin had already devoted two years to meticulous research and painstaking refinement of the screenplay.
然而，在向艾森伯格或任何其他人士透露其构想之前，索金已耗费两年光阴，潜心钻研并精心雕琢剧本。
"I had not the faintest inkling that Jesse would harbour no desire to reprise the role of Mark Zuckerberg," Sorkin elucidated.
“我全然未曾料想杰西竟无意再度诠释马克·扎克伯格这一角色，”索金阐释道。
"Over the course of that three-day weekend, I engaged in a rather profound dialogue with him.
“在那个为期三天的周末里，我与他进行了颇为深入的交谈。
He made it unequivocally clear that he held the film 'The Social Network' in high regard and cherished the manner in which it had paved the way for his career, yet he was singularly averse to being perpetually associated with Mark Zuckerberg.
他明确表示，他欣赏《社交网络》这部作品，也珍视它如何为其职业生涯开辟了道路，但他唯独不愿被人与马克·扎克伯格相提并论。
To my profound relief, Jeremy Strong had proactively volunteered: 'Hey, listen, should Jesse, for whatever reason, decline to take on the part, then I shall assume the role myself.'"
我深感庆幸的是，杰里米·斯特朗曾主动提出：‘嘿，听我说，倘若出于某种缘由杰西不愿出演，那么便由我来担纲此角。’”
Sorkin lauded Strong's performance as nothing short of 'the pinnacle of achievement.'
索金盛赞斯特朗的表演堪称“登峰造极”。
While the screenwriter-director took considerable solace in having refrained from direct communication with Zuckerberg, Strong, for his part, had already taken the initiative to dispatch a letter to him, articulating his sentiments.
尽管这位编剧兼导演对未曾直接联络扎克伯格一事颇感欣慰，斯特朗却已主动向扎克伯格致函陈情。
"Mark has no more unwavering defender than Jeremy Strong, of that you can be absolutely certain," Sorkin remarked.
“马克再没有比杰里米·斯特朗更为矢志不渝的捍卫者了，这一点你尽可深信不疑，”索金如是说。
"Every evening, as night descends, I would receive his epistolary missives championing Mark.
“每至夜幕低垂，我便会收到他力挺马克的鸿雁传书。
On the day we shot Jeremy's final scene, the moment he wrapped, he hastened toward me and, for the first time, spoke in his own authentic voice—having been utterly immersed in Mark's cadence until then.
及至拍摄杰里米收官之戏的那一日，他甫一收工便疾步趋向我，首次以本真之声启口——此前他始终浸润于马克的声线之中。
He approached me and said, 'Had I been portraying Jeff, I would have argued just as fervently on Jeff's behalf.'
他行至我面前，言道：‘倘若我饰演的是杰夫，我亦会为杰夫据理力争。’
He earnestly hoped I would discern that his actions were entirely devoid of any rancor or ill intent."
他殷切期盼我能洞悉，他此举绝无半分芥蒂或恶意。”
Upon the premiere of The Social Network, its closing credits bore an epilogue designed to leave audiences utterly astounded—at that juncture, Facebook boasted a user base of five hundred million.
当《社交网络》首映之际，其片尾附有一段后记，旨在令观众瞠目结舌——彼时Facebook坐拥五亿用户。
Today, that figure has surged to approximately three billion.
而今，这一数字已攀升至约三十亿。
A survey conducted by the Pew Research Center reveals that 38% of the American populace relies upon Facebook as a conduit for news and information.
皮尤研究中心的一项调查揭示，38%的美国民众倚赖Facebook获取新闻资讯。
"I harbour a profound resonance with that impulse to construct, to create," Sorkin remarked.
“我对那种渴望构筑、渴望创造的冲动怀有深切的共鸣，”索金如是说。
"He possessed a mind capable of conceiving an entirely novel social architecture—one in which he genuinely felt at ease, for he could sit before the keyboard.
“他拥有一副足以构想出全新社会结构的心智——一个他确实感到自在的社会结构，因为他可以端坐于键盘之前。
Moreover, this social edifice afforded countless individuals a profound sense of solace.
而且这一社会结构令无数人倍感慰藉。
Before the keyboard, they were able to metamorphose into selves they could never have become in their non-digital existence."
他们得以在键盘前化身为那些在非数字生活中永远无法成为的自我。”
