Tommy's Trainspotting - Sex, Drugs and Iggy Pop

[@neverment]

Alot of people never mention how Tommy just needed fresh air that day, perhaps a majestic view of the landscape. And they ripped the last thing away that made him human that day.

[@acon2211]

T2 Trainspotting : Mark brings Spud to the hills lol. Redemption.

[@bmoneyrancidfan91]

No one ever mentions mark could of just admitted he took the vhs tape and it would of saved tommy

[@MrTuxy]

@@bmoneyrancidfan91 Not sure if that would have worked, it was Tommy's responsibility to keep that tape in a safe location. And there were hints that lizzy was losing interest in the relationship.

[@HandsUpforThePanther]

@@MrTuxy I think aswell, Mark didn't realize the consequences it would have. He thought he'd borrow it and give it back and realizing it was pointless and a loser watching his friend's sex tape. If he given it back in time or told him that Tommy he accidentally mixed up the VHSs then it most likely would been fine.

[@MARSBELLA1]

They didnt have the education. We had this film. If it wasnt for this film I might have ended up like these.

[@beldiman5870]

The story of Tommy shows how ironic life can be: it was not the commited harddrug abusers that died but the innocent guy who tried it and got addicted. All his friends included Mother Superior have survived despite all odds.

[@maffieduran]

Sequel says otherwise...

[@demonlover4k]

Similar to SLC Punk, Heroin Bob is the one who dies from drugs although he's a straight edge guy.

[@Ikaros23]

That`s just survivorship bias. You only see the people who survived. Not all the people who are in jail or dead.

[@MARSBELLA1]

same with the police they only ever scare the innocent people - the people who arent scared of them and are guilty dont give a f

[@MARSBELLA1]

@@Ikaros23 no ones I know now after 12 years of the tories are on the streets being bummed for money absolutely hideous. Neurotics on diazepam comparing it to heroin - embarrassing - ever had a ram up your arse for a hit of diazepam - no didnt think so.

[@SteadyDecline-zc8mp]

Was anyone else legitimately sad when Tommy died?

[@finlaybeattie3368]

Not particularly

[@adamschaeffer4057]

It's ok. We know he goes on to live a very prosperous career as Centurion in Caesar's legions

[@nickb2208]

That's why I tell my mom to get rid of her dogs.

[@__boddah__1468]

i wasnt until i watched t2, i was fucking sobbing

[@tannerdenny5430]

yeah man. I've lost more friends to dope than i could tat down my arm. and my arms are long. I have the ptsd from all of it. I'd rather have aids.

[@garymacgregor3312]

I didn't realise Tommy was at the dead baby scene until now.

[@lionhartd138]

ikr. watched this too many times, never noticed either.

[@CoolDrifty]

I watched the movie 5 times before realizing that, until today lol

we probably cant see him on the edges of a VHS/DVD 4:3 ratio. but then i did watched in widescreen several times and never noticed him too.

[@mmarialexx]

Me neither!

[@2001spacebaby]

i did lol it was one of the first things i noticed😳

[@steven_uk]

You missed a couple of things in the video. In the first scene (the football game), the dynamic between the group is explained: Tommy is pushed by Renton and his calls for help go unheeded. This shows the group does not help Tommy, and actually causes him harm. In the next scene, Tommy is sitting with his girlfriend. Trainspotting is about addiction, and Tommy's addiction is to his girlfriend. When she leaves him, he replaces her with a heroin addiction. These little extras are why Trainspotting is such a great movie.

[@bozotheclown666]

Stevo love is a drug, trainspotting is all about the dangers of addiction.

[@beldiman5870]

spot on!

[@Salpeteroxid]

You get it 💛 This is probably the best movie I've ever seen.

[@joeince9430]

Very true. Also you can see in 1:06 when Renton is pushing tommy from behind making him lose he’s balance- perhaps the same way he will push him to heroin later

[@brianbeveney339]

@@joeince9430 Deep and well observed. I'll never grow cold of watching this movie. Seriously broke the mould! TS2 didn't tickle me one bit!!!

[@browndeutch]

The kit kat was a reference to heroin use, where i grew up smack heads would always ask us to get them kit kats as it had a foil sheet inside. They would use that to burn the the heroin

[@DMWBN3]

Yeah, remember that.

[@mattiemclean9882]

Thank you! I was scrolling down looking for this comment! KitKat wrappers used to have foil as part of the packaging. Perfect size to smoke a £10 bag and no bother to be caught with!

[@lucasm3879]

Shaun Ryder named Kit Kats as his favourite thing in a music magazine in 1990 for that reason.

[@CMontgomeryBurns09]

Tommy's death really helps put into perspective Renton's luck in escaping AIDS, overdosing, or dying a myriad of ways related to the junkie-life. While T2 elaborates on the shortcomings and disappointment of choosing "regular life," Tommy is perhaps the best cautionary tale of choosing heroin as an alternative. As dull, numbing, and soulless as life can so often be, addiction is worse.

[@JoeLoney]

Renton did overdose though

[@ulugbeglu]

@@JoeLoney yeah well he didn't die or get permanent damage that's the thing

[@derekjeffries5904]

In T2 sick boys alternative, his way of reassimating in fact, IS cocaine. He just finds an addiction that doesnt get in the way of life

[@Knebebelmeyer]

@@derekjeffries5904 in the reality cocaine is way worst than heroin! if u are a junkie on turkey you just need 5$ bag with your drug and u are 10-12h safe and the "problem" is solved. On cocaine, esp. if u use it for crack, there is no "end"...you will go on untill you have no more money left or no more cocaine left. And if u use it like heroin in your arms, then u will die much much earlier on OD! So the white color is more dangerous to you and the society, cause people do everything to get crack!

[@MARSBELLA1]

@@JoeLoney Rentons family stood by him. Without that your fecked unless you have decent social workers which the Tories have again decimated.

[@TheChugg11]

I always thought Renton was a bastard for what happened to Tommy: he pushed the first in the line of dominos that lead to Tommy and Lizzie splitting up when he swapped the videos over and gave him his first heroin experience- not even smoking but injecting it. Hearing Spud at the end made me smile as he’s such a weirdly pure soul considering his chemical issues…

[@fabiandimaspratamathesecond]

Though Renton was a bastard, Tommy is a bit of dumbass too for leaving his secret video tape with his girlfriend in the open. LOL. And Renton ultimately tries to redeem himself in the T2: Trainspotting

[@nolanlamond2439]

You should read the book to see the full levels of depravity Renton sinks to!-utter scumbag!😄

[@jackjones143]

Fun fact: The actor for Tommy is the same guy who voice acted Soap Mactavish in the Modern Warfare games.

[@panfilolivia]

whaaaat?!!! cool

[@threethrushes]

I will never forget when this film came out in the late 90s. London Underground was absolutely choc full of the iconic posters for weeks or even months.

[@andrewhall7930]

I've seen the movie 5-6 times. The scene I remember the most isn't the baby scene or any of the heroin scenes, it's Renton in the nightclub with all the Taxi Driver paraphernalia surrounding him. Every time I go to a club I feel like Renton. Looking around, half confidently, half awkward and out of place. That is the scene I go back to. Then again, I don't use H so maybe that's why.

[@Pusfilth]

You just have bad social skills

[@metehansert647]

@@Pusfilth mr. diagnosis

[@s1050]

The scene in the club where he tries it on several girls before he meets Diane is so me

[@MARSBELLA1]

@@s1050 oh really dont tell

[@CesarRamirez-hb1tt]

A lot of people think Mark sealed Tommy’s fate when he gave him his first hit. But I feel it was when Mark took Tommy’s Sex Tape. And I can’t believe it was never resolved!

[@titusbramble7403]

Another little symbolic note, when Renton is playing football in Tommy’s room the ball has popped

[@galahad6189]

I'd also like to mention how Renton is by far the most responsible for his death. In the beginning he steals Tommy's sex tape, and though he knows that's what's causing Tommy's relationship to collapse, he doesn't fess up or return it. Later Tommy, broken by the loss of his girlfriend, turns to Renton for Heroin, which Renton gives him. Finally, Renton is the one who gives him the money to continue his addiction.

[@raulzuniga2371]

This is a great analysis and a great video. Tommy's story is a real sad one, and still feels very real. He's dialogue with Mark when he tries heroin for the first time in the book is so touching.

[@sirosewoudt]

We watched this movie together, my friends and I. It had so much impact to us, that we were talking 'Scottish' to each other for years.... ahhh the good ol' days!!

[@steveh4290]

Superb video essay. I've been very Trainspotting heavy last couple weeks, I've just hit 40 & it's 28 years since I saw the 1st one in a cinema. I didn't appreciate T2 at first, I thought it relied too much on the 1st film, but now I think it's a masterpiece, as, much like Renton, I am a tourist in my own lifetime having been off work for a year with depression/anxiety, etc. Probably not helped by the amount of pills, ket, acid I did in the 90s/00s. I've been looking for footage of when Mark goes back to see Tommy & the state of his flat, this is the only footage I've found. Renton must secretly feel very guilty, that it was he that stole the sex tape that led to Tommy/Lizzy breaking up & it was he that bought him his 1st hit. I've blamed myself over things not quite like this but similar, where what I did possibly started a chain reaction to a larger event. Thing is, who's to say what happened wouldn't have happened anyway. Tommy/Lizzy's relationship couldn't have been that strong if it couldn't get throu the sex tape incident & theres hints earlier in the club scene that "it's Iggy Pop or her" - if she was understanding she would realise he had already bought the tickets & was his fav singer, or if he loved her enough he wud have binned off going to the concert. An interesting topic & something I've long thought about. Hope the guys that made this video get to see this comment.

[@smilesforcinephiles]

Thank you. And thanks for taking the time to share your story. I am about the same age and first saw Trainspotting on the big screen at Reading Festival. Loved it so much I got it on VHS straight away. Still have it and don't even have a video anymore! Regret will drain you mate. Make amends where you can when your direct action has caused harm. Chain reactions are too complex for blame to fall on you. Talk it out when possible. Once you have addressed the difficult stuff, you will feel a weight off your shoulders. This is a one man dog and pony show and am glad you enjoyed this video.

[@steveh4290]

@Kira The Renegade - I think I got the years wrong! I will amend. I was 16/17.

[@MARSBELLA1]

WELL written and thanks for a thoughtful reply - However I dont blame Tommy at all. None of them. They didnt know back then what we know now. Problem with that shite is once you ve done it you ve flushed your life away. Renton is young and a prick and Tommy is Naive but no one - especially Tommy deserved that - say in a council flat dying of aids where someone had scrawled PLAGUE across his door. He didnt deserve that. Books amazing.

[@WillPointon-kk1ym]

I can relate i dint like t2 at first but now appreciate it, in 96 when it came out rnd r way it was like skag was in fashion n consumed so many nt really understanding what they was getting into, nowadays young folk have seen there older peers fk up n r more wise to it ,I 2 fell pray n as gud as t2 is in reality all my friends have died young , not many get out of it n no1 makes old age who stays innit, 90s was a wild time to b young

[@anguswalsh2387]

Great analysis I love the film too.

[@smilesforcinephiles]

Pleasure. It’s like, my pleasure in other people’s leisure.

[@smilesforcinephiles]

I would argue one of if not THE greatest British film ever....

[@alanwardlaw2750]

@@smilesforcinephiles it has got to be in the top 3 conversation

[@Efcblues]

Summer breeze mark eg

[@Professor__S]

​@@smilesforcinephilesI was just like, trying to get my foot in the door.. you know, like show some initiative..😂

[@sultanaljuhani1571]

Tommy's story is a warning to not hangout with sketchy people. There is an old quote by Prophet Mohammad along the lines of " a good companion (who sits with you) in comparison with a bad one, is like that of the musk seller and the blacksmith's bellows (or furnace); from the first you would either buy musk or enjoy its good smell while the bellows would either burn your clothes or your house, or you get a bad nasty smell thereof." Tommy was hanging out with blacksmith's bellows as a result he got burned out.

[@sersharisu777]

Totally, best comment by far, friendship doesn't exist in Trainspotting

[@flamisima]

in Tommy's death scene you can also see the Iggy Pop poster in the back, Iggy's concert being one of the reasons of his big fight with Lizzy

[@Κίκο-ξ3ε]

This must be the best analysis on youtube right now! Thanks for the video essay

[@smilesforcinephiles]

Thank you. Glad you enjoyed it.

[@Κίκο-ξ3ε]

@@smilesforcinephiles I should be thanking you, have a nice day :)!

[@helenass436]

love seeing people just being nice

[@marcshadows]

Man that shits sad. I have innocent friends that gave in to harsh drugs. The even sadder part is when I went through my year book I found a picture of one of them and its like that's their only image of their innocence that I have left.

[@MrGothic78]

"No way wid I poison ma body wi' that shite!" 😄

[@brendaandjohnroark-rivera7710]

Trainspotting is my FAVORITE movie!! Great job!

[@plasticbob556]

7:40 the Kit Kat was for the foil

[@flukislucas]

Junkies also love sweets... so there’s that too

[@Professor__S]

Junkies from where I'm from use to drink chocolate milk, specifically Big M chocolate milk. Its sweet and it lines the stomach. Quintessential for a heroin addict who skips meals due to spending most of their money on heroin.

[@DaMangChase]

“When we grow up we’ll both we soldiers, and are horses will not be toys. And I wonder if we’ll remember, when we were two little boys.”

[@derekjeffries5904]

Tommy would have probably been fine if he had either never tried heroin or never tried to get back with his girlfriend. Lets not forget that he first tried it because of the break up with her, gets aids, and catches toxoplasmosis from the cat. If he had decided to stick it out with her rather than trying heroin he would have never gotten aids, and if he would have just forgotten about her afterwards, he would never have gotten toxoplasmosis from the cat. Tommy would have been better off not trying heroin, yes, but he would have been better off as a heroin addict than flip flopping around like he did.

[@thomasc9370]

I would add to this at the 7:00 mark, the passing of the money is a part that only a junkie or former junkie could ever understand, with opioids all that matters is having them. For Mark, he is giving Tommy the money because he knows that in his new world... the money means nothing, some bread, some milk, paying a landlord... but in Tommy's world that money has an entirely different biological meaning. As someone who has gotten off a 500mg morphine a day habit, I often say "if I lose my wallet and someone uses my card or takes my cash - I want it to be a junkie down on their luck. Because I know they will appreciate it more than anyone else." It is messed up but you know that a few quid only goes so far, but a Junkie makes it last, take 20 quid off me, I know they'll be thinking "Wooaaahhhh-weeee I can get heroin AND eat food tonight." As the movie shows this compulsion is stronger than feeding your own child, the Junkie is the most selfish, the most giving, the most understanding, the most narcissistic of all gods creatures. I don't miss it, but I do look back with fondness, much like Renton glad to have survived it, glad to be done with it, but it is an entirely different way of life few can truly understand.

[@Gruwg2024]

What junkie ever spent any of their 20$ on food and not more H?

[@arturklug7699]

​@@Gruwg2024Me 😊

[@colico14]

Heh, "Ziggy" Pop. Very good character/film analysis! Thank you!

[@victorymansions]

I've always wondered about the use of the overwhelming colour of gaudy green in scenes that seem to hold a strong turning point. I've seen it in Devils Advocate, Constantine, in Trainspotting with the babies death. Anyone got any insight?

[@kurtissilva8951]

Vomit sick vile feeling idk

[@REVOLREVOL]

green is associated with death because around medieval times (i think) the colour was made with mercury, which of course is highly toxic. people all over started dying since green was a popular colour for walls and clothes and whatnot. might be a stretch but that's what I think

[@chef2853]

@@REVOLREVOL that is retarded

[@chef2853]

@@REVOLREVOL the fact you believe they used mercury to create green shit u absolute fuckass

[@chef2853]

@@REVOLREVOL how the fuck would ppl in medieval Europe get enough mercury to then turn into dyes to then cause a huge amount of death

[@gorehound3414]

When I first watched this film at 12, as naive pot head. I thought these characters where so cool as I was an immature young boy. Now much older and have come from the other side of addiction. I see how pathetic all of these characters are and how terrible their life is. It may have cool music and parts such as clubbing scenes and so on. But these are at the beginning of the film, as it goes on they all slowly rot it shows the realism of the gradual decay of people through drug addiction and abuse.

[@daftplonka7957]

VIO SCHOOL even when I watched this as a youngen and a stoner I never ever ever thought these geezas were cool and never thought anything positively of their situations 😂 you my guy are not a sharp lad.

[@gorehound3414]

daftplonka maybe I should rephrase it, I thought the film was cool due to the style and music and didn’t think it was much of a depressing watch as I was immature and didn’t understand the severity of the subject matter.

[@daftplonka7957]

VIO SCHOOL ohh that makes a lot more sense, fair enough. I would actually agree with that partially.

[@strobbedelutz]

@@gorehound3414 between people dying of aids, a dead baby, renton swimming in the dirtiest toilet in scotland, and oll the other stuff you thought they were cool? lol

We’ve all been there, I picked up smoking after watching Constantine lmao

[@georgefulton1216]

7.45 the kit kat wrappers of the 80s and 90s were common place in a junkies toolkit due the the perfect size of the tin foil, this could be used to smoke heroin

[@MoskHotel]

It’s an interesting detail in the withdrawal scene, where in the end, Tommy slides away from Renton with his back against the bedroom wall, which foreshadows his death. Since he contracted AIDS, Tommy’s life would eventually slip away.

[@SolangeLOLable]

Crazy how the actor went from trainspotting to Grey's anatomy....

[@LieutenantSteel]

A great analysis but a bit off putting that the audio from the film is so much quieter than your mic; I keep turning it up to hear what they're saying clearly and then jump when you add some more commentary.

[@rileeprebensen9317]

Epic essay dude. Really gives you a different view.

[@edwinreid8355]

Despite liking Trainspotting, T2 & the Soundtrack, I'd never given the character of Tommy much thought. It is a tragic downfall for a character that started off decent. In T2, it's Spud that I feel sorry for & a number of people I know have said the same aswell actually.

[@Dkkvl3]

Tommy’s death hit me the hardest. His living conditions alone were enough to traumatize me. The absolute filth a literal hell hole. The apartment looked like Tommy’s decaying self.

[@teetywoo3156]

Great video. There is so much more thought put into film ( some films I mean ) than I realised up until quite recently.

[@LentaChorum]

Great analysis, quite informative. :) will you be considering giving T2 a chance? It's a fascinating example of revisiting the past, dealing with mid-life crisis, the setbacks of "choosing life", and existential dread of the future.

[@dun0790]

I love this film so much and I loved how it pointed out something I find mad these days. still so much stigma against heroin yet most of the country's doped on painkillers lmao

[@brunodemori4356]

great job man, great job. It is pretty clear you have a gift, you're talented. go on

[@5urg3x]

I never noticed this before...the substance they’re putting into the spoon in that scene - is brown sugar, lol.

[@Opomax]

Glucose.

[@GetMeThere1]

I came here after searching for "Tommy and Lizzy" because I was hoping to find the "lost tape" scene in which Lizzy says "I feel sick, Tommy." I simply can't understand how she says "sick" like that. I've tried to do it myself, but I find it impossible. It's like she creates a hollow in the throat for the sound to bounce around in, lol. I suppose you have to grow up speaking with a Scottish accent to be able to fire that word "sick" off like that -- like a shot from a pistol.

[@Albanez39]

Great video, and great ending to it. You have a new subscriber :D After Every Frame a Painting and a few other essayist that have stopped making videos, such content is rare and well needed :)

[@DissidentNomad]

Very good analysis, well done!

[@lucijapavlovic2153]

Amazing video, emotional commentary, good job!

[@BrianFeral1]

Kevin McKidd missed the poster filming cos he was away on holiday at the time.

[@theklaus7436]

Such a great movie! British cinema has a special way of being just better than most other movies. And this goes for decades

[@Daemon1356]

Holy shit that was a great analysis man you've earned another sub but you deserve so many more

[@bridgettecurley9503]

God your commentary on this was amazing

[@malkiepearse3287]

You have a sub. I like to hear peoples thoughts on films. And you do with intelligence.

[@gemmeliusgrammaticus2509]

Absolutely brilliant video, mate. Nothing else to say.

[@SirPukesAlot]

Had to come back to watch it again and most likely again

[@muhammadshehryar3344]

Honestly that was a beautiful analysis

[@julianr602]

Trainspotting, Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, Snatch and 28 days later are some of my favorites.

[@cuggyboysmith81]

The volumes need sorting out on this vid. Otherwise a quite interesting evaluation

[@vladimirjokanovic6462]

The movie is a hygienically digested version of the book, somewhat like a sanitized collection of Begbie's anecdotes to tell your mother or sister before introducing him to her. It's like Jaws with a dolphin instead of the great white one. In the book, there is much more death, hatred, racism, sectarian violence, and more characters that are either omitted from the movie or molt into one. Tommy's death was actually the death of another character, Matty. The reason why Tommy got infected and nobody else did was Tommy wasn't doing junk with Mark's crowd. The goriest scenes from the book would not have been permitted into a British movie not then not ever. Like the one of Mark whistling ''Foggy Dew'' at the army funeral of his older brother Billy who got killed by the IRA in Nothern Ireland serving in the British army and Mark's subsequent confrontation with his Protestant mother's relatives and having sex with his dead brother's pregnant girlfriend in the bathroom. Spud's half-Hindu uncle being beaten by a group of skinheads. A man infected with HIV stalking and making friends with the junky dying of AIDS who raped and infected his girlfriend just to kill him in the cruelest way possible. Swannie begging in the street impersonating an amputee from the Falkland War after having his leg removed due to drug-induced thrombosis and taking money from a mourning old lady who lost her only son in the war. The list goes on and on. It simply couldn't have been filmed as it was written. Same as the real culprits never get tracked down all the way to the Parliament. Or the Senat for all it's worth.

[@NgocHan-gy8mz]

So glad I’ve found this channel, the script and editing work were fantastic. Keep it up ♥️😉

[@connormchugh8456]

Does anyone know what tommys "junkie" shirt is with the faces on it? The one hes wearing in Renton's nightmare

[@smilesforcinephiles]

Great question, thanks. Who else could it be? It's his idol, Iggy Pop. Did a quick Google and couldn't find the exact one to confirm it. Perhaps it's a bootleg. This would continue the theme of Tommy's fake God's of S*x, Dr*gs and Iggy Pop....

[@iamchristianbalesgirlfriend]

Does anyone else have a crush on Tommy? Idk lol I think he's really cute and his death scarred me more than the baby's for some reason.

[@sersharisu777]

he seems more transparent and milder than the other guys in the movie, not close to a crush, just a like :)

[@burp1361]

one of those movies you can watch a dozen times and still notice something you didnt before

[@stephenbaldwin8753]

Very well done I know a lot about this subject Christ I could quote the book verse be chapter this is a well thought out and intelligent piece keep it up !

[@JohnTrustworthy]

Drugs are the weirdest form of suicide by far.

[@sersharisu777]

Alcohol, too :(

[@s1050]

Poor Tommy. Seemed like a nice guy with good taste in music, into his football, physically fit in good health, not a drug user and popular with the ladies. Such a shame what happens to him. Renton indirectly kills Tommy by sabotaging his relationship through stealing the sex tape and then getting Tommy hooked on heroin. Renton is such a pompous, selfish prick who never shows any real remorse about what he did to Tommy. He’s just as bad as Begbie and Sick Boy in many ways despite his superior attitude to them.

[@heavyhandedheart777]

lmfao what? if i remember correctly tommy was the one who wanted to try heroin himself. renton never forced him to, it was his own choice and he knew what he was doing. its not like tommy was a small child whom renton had a responsibility towards. and although stealing and swapping the tape was an asshole move, its a stretch to claim that that was what led to his eventual death. not everyone is evil lmao

[@sersharisu777]

Mark was not a good friend to anyone :/ dealing with drugs is harsh and painful, something that I don't like about the movie is the lack of empathy between the characters, only avoiding pain trough heroin, Mark was responsible for what happened to Tommy (yes, it was his decision, but if you are an addicted and you see that your friend is sad cause his break up, there were best ways to dealing with pain...)

[@LiamHickey2967]

Great video really enjoy it keep up the good work wot wot

[@vishaln1903]

Man! Mark's haircut is my favorite.

[@ObsidianCrocodile]

Watching as a kid the whole thing with Tommy horrified and really upset me. It was the tragedy of seeing the person who was healthy and vital diminish so horribly and so completely. It’s not just that he died a junkie or even the AIDS, it’s the abject loneliness, alienation and vilification he must have gone through that sticks in my mind. The disease itself engenders no pity, empathy or compassion, especially where addicts and gay people were concerned. Tommy is the face of many a young life, snuffed out in isolation and agony., I hope they all found the peace and harmony which eluded them in life 😭 ❤

[@jamesshannon737]

Really beautiful video man.

[@Victor-Vargas]

Probably the only good analysis on this film on KZbin. I would prefer it be longer but this was nice

[@finaljudgment8891]

Thanks for this champ

[@williamfinch1548]

I wouldn’t say that the scene with the group mugging the tourist would’ve been the first time he was with the group doing that sort of thing

[@jimwexler9462]

Great Vid Mat8, the things u see and the way u explain makes me wish u did the sopranos or the departed

[@BakaryD]

You need more subscribers

[@smilesforcinephiles]

You know what to do..... spread the word :)

[@ryansean4969]

That was a very cool analysis

[@jakedon100]

If read more of his books, Glue. HIV plays a part in it also to show that injecting any drug has consequences. In the seen Tommy is lead in drug taking with out taking control. Renton is an administrator of the drug and is skilled in shooting up{experienced}. Injecting any drug is another ball game and no matter who you are nobody escapes it. I think if I was put in this position my character would a mix of Spud and Renton. Thank god I never used herion and one of the reasons is because of this film. It serves you straight up, what herion addiction is like.

[@tasha3757]

Awwww the kitten sooooo CUTE!!

[@obnoxiousbong]

Begbie didn't do drugs he just did people

[@Bruin_ffs]

7:39 u can smoke smack off the tin foil u get on kit kat wrappers

[@mikan5973]

3:32 You have Your little sleepy kinda voice mixed in with the background scene noice and to ad to all of that noice you have overlapped it with music! Bravo! I can't hear a single fokin' thing mate...

[@SirPukesAlot]

Love the movie and love your video

[@mock15halo]

What music is playing at the 2nd half of the video (when the baby’s death happens)? It sounds familiar

[@smilesforcinephiles]

Adagio for strings by Samuel Barber. It is the theme from Platoon....

[@mock15halo]

Smiles for Cinephiles tyvm!

[@gracemcghee2370]

Instantly subscribed loved ur video

[@jeff97ish]

I love this film!

[@rumbarumba1]

Did she go "ballistic"aka was she upset in the subtitles

[@7broly1000]

Very well made

[@NaturaBreeze]

Tommy was later in Rome :) as Vorenus

[@isaiaszacarias8103]

And In Grey's Anatomy xd

[@MrJohnnyshakes]

Tommy does meth rarely in the book but after the opioid epidemic. I think we can all agree, that, heroin, meth crack and even alcohol are bad. When the book and the movie came out the question posed is the government and authority wrong about these drugs seeing they were wrong about weed, lsd, and ecstacy. Nope that stuff is bad for you but if the government didn't lie across the board the epidemic might not have happened

[@mayavale4926]

the speed they talk about in the book and that spud does in the movie aint actually crystal meth, its an amphetamine which is what we use in the uk.

[@MrJohnnyshakes]

@@mayavale4926 I don't understand what you're trying to convey. We have crystal meth in the states as well. I call it all speed. Ice, clear, shards. My brother was really addicted to it.

[@legodroideka5505]

if Renton hadn’t took the tape Tommy and Lizzie would’ve been in a healthy relationship

[@joecook5689]

Pretty good Tommy depth.

[@rmeyer6867]

Tommy is just another good example that "good guys always finish last"

[@kostonforever2005]

I think it’s a better example of “you either die a hero or live long enough to see yourself become a villain”

[@rmeyer6867]

@@kostonforever2005 Or to put it in a religious context: you either die as an innocent baby or live long enough to commit sins

[@kostonforever2005]

R Meyer is that actually a quote, sorry I’ve never read it

[@michellefletcher8891]

I absolutely LOVE Trainspotting,, it's my favourite movie ever.. But one big mistake that stands out immensely is that you never see any track marks on any of them.. When u see Renton hitting up from the position of the syringe it goes straight into his inside elbow.. If these guys had such hardcore habits they'd have fkt those veins up easily by this point.. We also see a lack of marks when Renton gets his HIV test... Now I've pointed it out you'll never be able to unseen it.. Sorry..!!

[@TheBalls55]

I really want to watch Platoon. I don't know why.

[@cerebral_kino9519]

he did play the theme

[@rubartisaname]

Great take!

[@leoo2914]

This was nice, thank you

[@tadficuscactus]

Begbie, The hard man that every team needs.

[@neptune2644]

good insight. nice one.

[@riverevr6891]

a great video

[@JoeBonettTheSite]

Great summary!

[@ruzgar1372]

The worst thing about Trainspotting is that you can only experience it for the first time only once