TRAINSPOTTING

Trainspotting is a film about drug addiction. And the story revolves around it. At the beginning of the story, a man dive into Scotland’s dirty bathroom and the viewers are exposed to the mysterious world of the drug users.

            This film reflects the works of the society but a film about joy in conniving and surviving, in connecting with the audiences with its own effective style. Trainspotting focused on the main character’s drug addiction, its causes and effects and even sex and violence. It is bout characters who are tossing away their lives by using drugs. They are broken, unemployed and they fill the void in any way that they can  do, by stealing, shotting the dogs, watching the porn videos, having sex and even killing the heroin. For me, it’s a film that people would not want to watch because of the theme. But this film really shows the real happenings in our society. It shows the life of a person under the influence of drugs.

            Trainspotting is a film combined with a humorous and yet, the reality. It’s really hard to imagine a movie about drugs, a black comedy but very engaging to the audience because the story is presented lightly. The script is delivered in an intelligent way but a funny one. It shows the reflection of the real deal between the consequences from taking drugs and the pleasure it gives the people. I think this film is good because I can feel the feelings of the characters. In camera angles, I can remember when the camera is following Renton’s hands while injecting the drugs in his veins, it makes me feel the pain and also afraid but yet excited of what will happen next or what would he feel. I can also remember the dolly shot, when they were running in their town and the camera tracks them down, it makes me feel the same, I want to ran fast with a fast heart beat pounding.

            For me, the best part of the film is the end, I think other people will also agree to me. When Renton is walking toward the camera with a happy face, I also felt the happiness because of his willingness to change and to have a new life. I think it shows that he now overcome the drug addiction and can be considered as a success. It also informed us that he chose life.

            Trainspotting achieved to engage the people. It also helps the people to understand what drugs might bring in their lives. And I’m looking forward that all of the people will choose what Renton chose, a life!