In my life I have seen a ton of Danny Boyle film and I have to say I think Trainspotting is his most memorable and greatest film…
(Photo: original theatrical photo of Trainspotting, to the far left Robert Carlyle as Begbie, to the left Ewan McGregor as Mark Renton, in the middle Kelly Macdonald as Diane, to the right Johnny Lee Miller as Sick Boy and to the far right of the photo Ewen Bremner as Spud)
By: Willis Sweeney
6th December 2016
Film Director Danny Boyle is a we established British film director who up and down the years has directed films such as 28 Days Later, Slumdog Millionaire, The Beach (which I didn’t really like at all), Steve Jobs and Trainspotting, not to mention he was a major awards season winner in 2009 after Slumdog Millionaire swept awards away at the Oscars and BAFTA’s.
Out of all of his released films I find Trainspotting to be his greatest film asset why? It rather kick started his career, Ewan McGregors, Robert Carlyle’s, Johnny Lee Miller and Kelly Macdonald.
Everyone should know the story of Trainspotting (the film version) by now it’s about a group of Scottish people who are living in a run down area in Edinburgh during the 1980s, the main Character Mark Renton (Played by Ewan McGregor) has tried quiting but the allure of drugs is too influential on him and his group of friends…
(Photo: behind the scenes photo of Johnny Lee Miller as Sick Boy to the left, in the middle Ewan McGregor as Mark Renton and to the right Kevin Mckidd as Tommy)
Don’t worry in my personal opinion it doesn’t really sound like a very depressing drama film in parts it all although Heroin addicts and Junkies are nothing to be made fun out of these actors who portray people like that do a good job to make us laugh and make us feel sad at times during the film, the acting, the story and the setting making it one of the 90s most delightful British films and easily Danny Boyles most memorable one.
And who doesn’t forget that perfect opening scene and the memorable Mark Renton”Choose Life” Quote
(Photo: to the left Kelly Macdonald as Diane, to the right Ewan McGregor as Mark Renton)
Although Ewan McGregor had parts in other films prior to this it helped launched his career and it ultimately got him a part as Obi Wan Kenobi in George Lucas’ Star Wars Prequels despite there divise critic and fan opinions it also too helped Macdonald with her career.
While I’m anxious to see if T2: Trainspotting has any chance of wanting to be anywhere as good as the first then it better show us a mix of new and old stuff or it I’ll be less effective for us to remember Renton an the gang by, but this is Danny Boyle we are talking about he hardly has a bad film to his name (oh wait, The Beach wasn’t that great or memorable.)
https://youtube.com/watch?v=8LuxOYIpu-I (note: this trailer belongs to a user Movieclips Trailer vault on YouTube)
All photos belong to Trainspottings IMDb page
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