Tragic Lives

Rating: 8/10 (1 February 2020)

If you really watch this movie, you'll realize that it does not glorify drug use or drug addiction. There are some matter of fact narratives, which you imagine someone in active addiction must truly think and feel. "People think it's all about misery and desperation and death and all that *****, which is not to be ignored. But what they forget is the pleasure of it. Otherwise we wouldn't do it. After all, we're not ******* stupid. At least, we're not that ******* stupid. Take the best orgasm you ever had, multiply it by a thousand and you're still nowhere near it. When you're on junk you have only one worry: scoring." What is it like to have one worry so strong that it consumes every waking hour? "Because no matter how much you stash or how much you steal, you'll never have enough. No matter how often you go out and rob and **** people over, you always need to get up and do it all over again." These quotes by Renton give some perspective. Too live this way is tragic. Ewan MvGregor as Renton is excellent in this movie.