As it happens, I saw both of these films for the first time in the last week or so. I'd say that Inception was a hugely ambitious film which didn't quite hit i

As it happens, I saw both of these films for the first time in the last week or so. I'd say that Inception was a hugely ambitious film which didn't quite hit its mark, while The Social Network was a much simpler, much less ambitious film which just happened to be nearly flawless. Inception was a fifteen-course lobster meal where a couple of the courses were a little salty, while The Social Network was just a dish of masterfully-prepared spaghetti, far better than spaghetti has any right to be. Which of these you think is more worthy of recognition is a bit of a broader question.