Memorable Poster
Film: Trainspotting
Director: Danny Boyle
Cast: Ewan McGregor/Ewen Bremner/Jonny Lee Miller/Kevin McKidd/Robert Carlyle
“Choose Life. Choose a job. Choose a career. Choose a family. Choose a fucking big television”, I believe you are not unfamiliar with these words. It is the opening monologues from Mark in the disputable and controversial film-Trainspotting.
Mark Renton, a young man with few prospects and fewer ambitions, lives in economically depressed Edinburgh. Like most of his friends, Renton is a heroin addict who loves the drug’s blissful nothingness; financing his habit also provides excitement and challenges that his life otherwise lacks. Renton’s two best friends are also junkies: Sick Boy, a snappy dresser, and Spud, an honest nerd. Renton and his pals also hang out with Begbie, a borderline psychotic who loathes junkies even though he drinks like a fish. After one too many brushes with the law, Renton kicks heroin and moves to London, where he finds a job, a flat, and something close to peace of mind. However, Sick Boy, Begbie, and Spud all arrive at his doorstep on the trail of a big score, leading Renton back into drugs and crime.
