A masterpiece about drug use and its after-effects

Rating: 9/10 (7 November 2016)

Since the trailer for Trainspotting 2 was released last week, I thought it could be a good idea to watch the first film again, and write my own review on it.
At this point, Trainspotting has become a indisputable cult film, full of sketchy, shambolic characters, each one unique in his own way. The drastic representation of those people and of the dark world of drug consumption is worryingly realistic. This flick, directed by Academy Awards winner Danny Boyle, does not only show a one-way street in the drug consumption - as usual - but also the oncoming traffic once you're in. It goes purely into the addiction, then out of it, and then it comes back. When the director wants to show something, he does it by putting the perfect words into the actors mouths. The film strikes with original and memorable scenes which didn't take a lot of space in the original novel by Irvine Welsh. You'll probably never forget the scene with excrement flying around during breakfast, or the dive into Scotland's most insipid toilet (the water looks, however, strikingly clear). Every single actor sends out cool vibes, even in the least cool moments. The young Ewan McGregor impresses with his main role throughout the whole movie.
The first time I saw Trainspotting I didn't watch it in English though, and only after watching it again in the native tongue I saw how much of a difference the local patriotism and thick Scottish accent made, giving it another layer of cultural references. The main cast doesn't consist of five friends in a desperate situation, but rather five random guys who lost the lottery of life. They steal from each other, lie to each other and always pull themselves into the swamp that is drug addiction. The only thing that keeps them together is their desire for money. 9/10