Trainspotting

Mark Renton and his junkie friends in Edinburgh. Dirty flat, raw energy, addiction pervasive.

Renton: “Choose life.” Theme: addiction, escape, and the illusion of choice.

Friends’ daily routines: heroin use, petty crime, existential boredom. Introducing Sick Boy, Begbie, Spud, Tommy.

Renton’s friend Tommy tries to get clean—or dies; consequences of their lifestyle become real.

Renton debates quitting: the pull of addiction vs his desire for a different life; moral and physical costs considered.

He attempts to detox and leave, moving to London; new environment, but his past looms.

His relationship with Diane and reflections on his family; a softer, more humane side emerges.

Life in London: drugs, hallucinations, dark humor. Scenes of absurdity, chasing highs, and profound lows.

Renton “chooses life”: he escapes with cash, leaves his friends behind, a false redemption.

Begbie returns, anger and violence escalate. Renton’s old life threatens his new one.

Spud overdoses, tragedy strikes. Renton’s guilt, fear, and regret crash in.

Renton realizes he cannot fully escape himself; addiction and identity intertwined.

He returns to Edinburgh, determined to face his past, but not to repeat it.

Renton confronts Begbie, makes a final decision to leave everything behind for good.

On a train, Renton escapes. He looks out the window, free but uncertain — a new life begins.