Trainspotting en 7:52

Trainspotting is a 1996 British drama film directed by Danny Boyle based on the novel of the same name by Irvine Welsh. The movie follows a group of heroin addicts in a late 1980s economically depressed area of Edinburgh and their passage through life. The film stars Ewan McGregor as Mark Renton, Ewen Bremner as Spud, Jonny Lee Miller as Sick Boy, Kevin McKidd as Tommy, Robert Carlyle as Begbie, and Kelly Macdonald as Diane. Author Irvine Welsh also has a cameo appearance as hapless drug dealer Mikey Forrester.

The Academy Award-nominated screenplay, by John Hodge, was adapted from Welsh's novel. It does not contain any references to the hobby of train spotting. The title is a reference to an episode in the original book (not included in the film) where Begbie and Renton meet "an auld drunkard" who turns out to be Begbie's estranged father, in the disused Leith Central railway station, which they are visiting to use as a toilet. He asks them if they are "trainspottin'." Beyond drug addiction, other concurrent themes in the film are exploration of the urban poverty and squalor in "culturally rich" Edinburgh.

The film has been ranked 10th spot by the British Film Institute (BFI) in its list of Top 100 British films of all time. In 2004 the film was voted the best Scottish film of all time.

(taken from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trainspotting_%28film%29#cite_note-0


Well, we haven't finished watching the film yet. All I wanted to do was answer a question sombody asked me (I can't remember who... sorry :)  ). Trainspotting refers to a hooby, actually a person who is a railfan or rail buff (in American English), railway enthusiast or railway buff (in Australian/British English). The name of the film is taken from a chapter from the book.

Oh, before I forget. I want you guys to focus on the content of the movie (language, accent, theme, etc.) so we can make a discussion next class with the time there will be left. So, prepare yourselves before next week. Any questions or doubts, feel free to write on the blog.

Take care and have a nice weekend! :)