Tom's Film Blog

There are multiple sections towards the end of Trainspotting that depict Renton trying to escape his previous lifestyle but being constantly pursued by his friends, all of which display Renton's ideology and show the audience why he wants to escape his friends through alignment and elements of film form. The scene where Renton moves to London showcases the audience the life Renton wants by creating a contrast with the previous settings of the film with mise-en-scene, camera angles and music. Firstly, throughout the entirety of the film Edinburgh is depicted as a horrible place: dirty, run down and chaotic, which was made clear to the audience through locations such as Renton's flat. This is juxtaposed with almost a stereotype of London. The montage at the beginning of scene showcasing London with the slow panning shots creates an fun and easy going atmosphere. The scenes are bright, colourful and vibrant, creating a more innocent aesthetic spiritually aswell as literally. This ...

 Alignment Film form rentons state of mind ideology Both scenes use surreal imagery and various camera angles, along with mise-en-scene and performance to align us with Renton's state of mind and struggle. The withdrawal scene is used to showcase the struggle that not only Renton is going through, but addicts overall. This makes the audience have a better understanding of their situation and allows them to have sympathy for them because we are already aligned with Renton and understands his ideology. Firstly, the scene starts with Renton's parents taking him into his bedroom. This is a familiar setting that anyone would recognise, furthermore normalising drug addicts to the general public, but also creates a contrast with Renton's apartment. For example, Renton's room is small, cramped and doesn't have alot of light in it: there's alot of brown in the room and if there is colour its dark shades of green and white. The brown can be symbolic of security, more spec...