Thursday 26 January 2017

Trainspotting 2.

"Choose Life.

Choose a job.

Choose a career.

Choose a family.

Choose a f**king big television, choose washing machines, cars, compact disc players and electrical tin openers.

Choose good health, low cholesterol, and dental insurance.

Choose fixed interest mortgage repayments.

Choose a starter home.

Choose your friends.

Choose leisurewear and matching luggage.

Choose a three-piece suite on hire purchase in a range of f**king fabrics.

Choose DIY and wondering who the f**k you are on Sunday morning.

Choose sitting on that couch watching mind-numbing, spirit-crushing game shows, stuffing f**king junk food into your mouth.

Choose rotting away at the end of it all, pishing your last in a miserable home, nothing more than an embarrassment to the selfish, f**ked up brats you spawned to replace yourselves.

Choose your future.

Choose life…

.....But why would I want to do a thing like that?

I chose not to choose life. I chose something else. And the reasons? There are no reasons. Who needs reasons when you’ve got heroin?”  

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That, of course is the opening sequence of 'Trainspotting', Irvine Welsh's novel and Danny Boyle's movie from 1993.

If you've never seen it - here's a link;

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RC5zRvqnRm8

Amazingly, at the time, politicians lined up to condemn it as glamourising drugs. 

Now recognised as a masterpiece, this week sees the release of a sequel 24 years later.

I can't wait!

Although I am slightly worried that it won't be as good as the original.

A lot has changed since 1993; the start of Britpop - great music, of false optimism and anticipation that the Tories would be kicked out of government once and for all. And that everything would be different.

And now 20+ years later?

I'm guessing/hoping that's what the film will be about.  

Neil Harris
(a don't stop till you drop production)
Home: helpmesortoutstpeters.blogspot.com
Contact me: neilwithpromisestokeep@gmail.com

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