Movie Review: Trainspotting 

Screenplay by: John Hodge

Directed by: Danny Boyle

Produced by: Andrew MacDonald

Based on the novel: Transpotting by Irvine Welsh 

           Finish the movie it would be all worth it and made sense in the end.

           The movie started as boys running and Renton has his own little voice over speech which well I think give the whole sense of the movie. He describes how life is difficult to cope up and if they we're to choose they wouldn't choose life. There little by little the cast are introduced showing the different sides rather causes of how they end up 'not choosing life'. To warn you these contains materials about drugs, sex and violence - not for the kids. : )

        As an audience I really had a difficulty to distinguish what type of genre is this because of its complexibility and the difficulty of understanding the Scottish accents as well. Plus, this is not my type movie as I usually choose the feel good ones. Life is hard why make it harder. My movie going motto at hand.  But being a cinema student I somehow was 'force' (no - just kidding) rather challenge to was movies that well I think has better sense. In writing this review comes a little back - up research from what I read from wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trainspotting_(film))and rotten tomatoes  (http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/trainspotting/). So it was said that it was a black comedy/drama film, and the way it was portrayed in the movie I am a little convince. Let me start stating the things that I like about the movie.

          The way the actors portrayed each character. I believed that they we're able to give justice to the characters they played. No trace of being superficial, all characters are well internalized. Most especially the story goes around people whom are not ordinary. Sick boy being a little bit silly looking. Begbie the violent one, Spud, giving that witty persona, Dianne the black mailer lover and of course, Renton even if with the rest of the cast members have clearly establish his role. Good choice of actors means better justice for a movie adapting a novel where people who have might read then later watch the film have already a stereotype picture of the characters on mind.

        The editing and cinematography. Invisible editing was present, the shift of every scene has properly established the beginning, middle, end and they way they shoot the angles was superb. On the first part of the movie as Renton lies on the floor the over head shoot of his body being shot from head to foot. The running scenes are also good. But the most creative mixture of editing and shooting is when Renton is lock in his room by his parents and the side effects of withdrawal creeps in. He is hallucinating the that Allision's baby who live with them (addicts) and later on died out of negligence is  creeping in the ceiling, Diane is singing, sick boy chained in jails at his door and parents talking about HIV on the show. 

         In a deeper sense the movie aims to awaken the consciousness of the audience on many realities of life. We live in a fractured world where poverty, judgement and lies will always be present. Whether it be in Scotland, in the Philippines (where I live), any parts of the world; rich or poor; we are being fed with lies out of the hardships of life. Soon everyone wants an escape - sex, beer, gambling, money, drugs you name it. But are these all worth it? As it was said it is an escape not a solution. This is why we are in need of a Savior. He is joy , peace, love and the truth. Live with Him is harder but you are assured with your direction. This is the reason why I like, or I may call it love, the last part of the movie where Renton have this voice over with the same script about life but his last words differ and said "I choose life".