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Key scenes in Trainspotting (Opening (The men fail to be accepted into the…
Key scenes in Trainspotting
Opening
The men fail to be accepted into the job opportunity, they lie to the interviewer about their background and school
A key scene as it shows that the characters cannot cope with everyday life without being on heroin
The nervous tones of voice in the characters conveys how they act when they are not on heroin
The suppository scene
Even when the pill falls into 'the worst toilet in Scotland', he still dives down to recover the pill
A key scene because is conveys that addicts will go to extreme lengths in order to get just one high
Renton is apprehensive about the suppository pill but still takes it, as he is desperate for a shot of heroin.
Mother Superior's entrance
The addicts look at Mother Superior in desperation as he prepares them a shot of heroin
A key scene because it shows the audience how taking heroin is almost a sacred experience
Mother Superior enters from inside the couch. This is almost a representation of the distortion in the addicts' minds
Pool club
He tells the story about a fight he had been in, he grabs the girl standing next to Sick Boy, it looked like he was going to use her as a prop for acting out the story but it turns out to be all Jekyll and Hyde and he hugs her
A key scene as it introduces us to a new character and is a starting point for creating lots of tension
We are introduced to Francis Begbie, a highly aggressive character who creates a lot of tension
Club scene
Renton gets off and has a one night stand with Dianne, who we find out is still in school sitting her O-grades
A key scene as it shows how much addicts regret their decisions as a result of the heroin
The dancers in the club all follow the same dance move, a snake like movement of the arm up for 7 beats then straight down on the 8th. Representative of the heroin going through the blood and the high wearing off almost instantly
'Wee John's' death
Allison screams crying upon finding her dead baby