Film Review - Trainspotting (Explicit Content)
"Choose life. Choose a joab. Choose a career. Choose a family. Choose a f**king big television. Choose washing machines, cars, etc."
Although this film is actually 9 years old, I have just recently watched it. For the fifth time.
To start even thinking about watching this film, one has to throw all convention out the window. A Clockwork Orange, Pulp Fiction and other films do not compare in the un-convention of this film. Just as a side recommendation, I would also read the novel by Irvine Welsh by the same name.
The film starts off with the main character, Mark Renton (Ewan McGregor), running away from a few police officers. Over the top of the mid-80's rave music is the quote above. Renton eventually runs into a car, and gives his very nice, toothless, Heroin - addict's smile.
Gratuitous use of the C-word and f**k are among the main staples if this film, and without them, it would honestly wreck the whole authentic "Scottish" feel of the film. After seeing Ewan McGregor's penis, one would think that it couldn't get worse. Hell, if Lisa Minnelli couldn't get worse, think again. Well, it does in fact (surprisingly) get worse. But it does so in such an amazing fashion, seamless one might say, that it beats all other film-making styles, and makes the viewer feel at is in the chaotic world of lower-class Edinburgh.
The film, from the point of view of a stylistic critic, does not really compare to Lawrence of Arabia, or Das Boot. But the way in which it pushes the sociological boundries of filmaking, makes it an absolute must-see.
Nine out of Ten
Although this film is actually 9 years old, I have just recently watched it. For the fifth time.
To start even thinking about watching this film, one has to throw all convention out the window. A Clockwork Orange, Pulp Fiction and other films do not compare in the un-convention of this film. Just as a side recommendation, I would also read the novel by Irvine Welsh by the same name.
The film starts off with the main character, Mark Renton (Ewan McGregor), running away from a few police officers. Over the top of the mid-80's rave music is the quote above. Renton eventually runs into a car, and gives his very nice, toothless, Heroin - addict's smile.
Gratuitous use of the C-word and f**k are among the main staples if this film, and without them, it would honestly wreck the whole authentic "Scottish" feel of the film. After seeing Ewan McGregor's penis, one would think that it couldn't get worse. Hell, if Lisa Minnelli couldn't get worse, think again. Well, it does in fact (surprisingly) get worse. But it does so in such an amazing fashion, seamless one might say, that it beats all other film-making styles, and makes the viewer feel at is in the chaotic world of lower-class Edinburgh.
The film, from the point of view of a stylistic critic, does not really compare to Lawrence of Arabia, or Das Boot. But the way in which it pushes the sociological boundries of filmaking, makes it an absolute must-see.
Nine out of Ten
posted by Anonymous at 11/24/2005 04:47:00 pm
2 Comments:
[admin] Obscene language edited, mainly because otherwise access on the BCS network is unallowed. ;-) Otherwise, great review!
i see you posted the same post 5 times. lol ;-). I would've left the swear words on if only because I can't get onto Chimpware on the School Network as it filters any webpages with obscene language!
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