Trainspotting (1996) - Final Scene [HD]

Yup.
Song: Born Slippy by Underworld

[@aidanfilms702]

One of the best endings in cinema history.

[@ShiitakeWarrior]

Indeed. Looking forward to the sequel!

[@richardkelley519]

Aidan Smith hell yeah I agree.

[@sonvolt5150]

NO question Aidan.............no question

[@eriktruchinskas3747]

HybridSpeciesVIDS fuck the movie made me sad. I hates when they show them as kids and you see tommy and think about how his best friend caused his death

[@hungarianbeast]

The ending of the first one implies that there is hope, that generation y can actually leave all this shit behind and become something, and than T2 happened, and shows that no matter what, generation y is destant to fail and not achieve anything. I love both movies, watching b2b can be a real rollercoaster. I am glad that Dany Boyle didn't adapt Porno (the book sequal) couse that was just more like Trainspotting 1,5.

[@Swowsaa]

I like how Renton steps over Sickboy but walks around Spud

[@morganfarrell2442]

Ex Nihilo very nicely caught!

[@double-og4570]

We all have a 'Spud' in our group. The one with the strong moral compass. The one that got our backs no matter the weather. The one that we will ever know and never forget.

[@criticalerror22]

What do you mean?

[@annaelisavettavonnedozza9607]

Oh wow that’s an awesome observation that’s really cool

[@Backyardmech1]

Spud knew the implications of walking out. He was too much of a coward to do so. Renton cleaned up and took advantage of the situation and walked out with the idea of a new beginning for himself.

[@newtclovers]

When you're the first one awake at your friend's house

[@danny1884]

Underrated comment lol

[@mbuchanan1967]

True

[@ihavenoname1769]

I'm always the first one lol then I look at myself like Renton and think you twat how much fucking money did you spend after that shesh 😂🤷‍♂️🤦‍♂️

[@mvhax2ftw352]

Nah Then Its Kids 1995 if Its a Casper type

[@Buffalosabskis]

Lmfao this hits so hard. Growing up I had insomnia and I was always last to bed and first to wake. Nothing like waking up at dawn when everyone else is sleeping until noon. I would go home and come back. I remember one time it was 2pm and everyone was still sleeping in the basement and my friends dad goes “Wait? Why are you coming in? ARE THEY STILL SLEEPING!” He opens the door to the basement and yells “WAKE UP GUYS!!! I didn’t even know you were down there!”. They did not really wake up I just went down and played snake on my flip phone for another hour until they actually got up.

[@RetrowaveVisions]

One subtle foreshadowing of cleaning up is when he empties the whisky for water. Simple but very powerful symbolism

[@michaelnolan6929]

Andrew Roy it’s buckfast but good analogy 👍

[@Gsg-xh3th]

No whisky lol

[@sjl2031]

Scotlands finest wine mate not whiskey 🥃

[@RetrowaveVisions]

Thanks for the correction guys, I admit I should know better being half Scottish!

[@mandemt1076]

It’s buckfast idiot

[@AKGaming3]

“My so called mates”

[@semy7600]

so relatable

[@josephhipwell1061]

When I was younger, I definitely could. But now I have real friends.

[@folox275]

This scene motivated me to leave my toxic friends behind and move on

[@molynixon2594]

All the big assholes who cant tolerate there non-perfekt friends. This movie fooled you. And you never get it.

[@folox275]

@@molynixon2594 you're probably the toxic one

[@poopstainhotdog1]

this is an example of what separates cinema from all art forms...when that perfect combination of sight, sound, editing is achieved...there are few things more moving.

[@cutieAndrea121]

poopstainhotdog1 Danny Boyle keeps delivering us good and fresh cinema. I can't wait for that Steve Jobs film

[@poopstainhotdog1]

***** ur right, this is better. atleast this isnt shoving nuts in my face

[@theScrupulousBerserker]

agreed

[@BlackGetter323]

+poopstainhotdog1 Could agree more. God bless PoopStainHotdog1

[@mr.cifuentes1779]

I'll always love film more than Literature. It pulls you in, you are the film. Life immitates film.

[@nina1522]

The way the music matches the mood and action of the scene...I've rarely seen such beautiful, perfect matching of music and vision!

[@bradtorrence5080]

agreed :) pretty cool how it starts to kick in right when he leans in for the steal too

[@holofernez]

the way the beat finally breaks into the credits after 6 minutes of being roughly the same makes the ending so powerful, i love it

[@SmithyGoesRavin]

I have always thought that too, it is just completely magical and SO memorable.. I have watched this scene so many times over the Years - still it blows me away and as much as I want 'T2' (or whatever they decide to call it) to be amazing I know in my heart there will never be anything as good as this in it. The scenes and their accompanying music (born slippy.nuxx being the best track on the soundtrack but certainly not the only fantastic one) take Trainspotting to another level which I don't think the new film will be able to match.

[@santh9115]

The ending is a perfect parallel to the beginning of the movie: modern music compared to Iggy Pop (changing habits/opening for new), he is not running from anything - he walks confidently in a straight line and it all happens in London, in a city full of opportunities to start all over again

[@sunchildtine]

danny boyle is such a great film maker.

[@xtallyx1]

"The truth is that I'm a bad person."

[@mramies4411]

xtallyx1 we all are my friend

[@foolslayer9416]

No shit...

[@albaphenom7992]

But I'm going to be just like you ...

[@Wander1508]

We all are, its just some of us don't like to admit it

[@andresesqueda1424]

admitting your flaws is the first step to change

[@rinofatali8763]

"But Begbie, I couldn't give a shit about him. And Sick Boy, well, he'd have done the same to me if only he'd have thought of it first. And Spud, well, okay, I felt sorry for Spud -- he never hurt anybody."

[@jacksnakejames9570]

The line: "I'm gonna be just like you.", is the best line in a movie. It's threatening, but it's not. Paradoxical. He's a bad person, so you don't want him around, but at the same time, he's choosing to leave a life of crime, and that should be commended.

[@limelightraver5690]

Malcolm X can relate, he used to be a criminal in his reckless youth, that’s what got him sent to the slammer. It was that reality check wake up call that got him to turn his life around and began a journey that would eventually lead to becoming the iconic man he’s remembered as today. Malcolm once said on the subject of his criminal past that “It’s no shame to have BEEN a criminal, the shame is to CONTINUE being a criminal.”

[@Spaced92]

He's embracing societal expectations and changing one addiction for another, but he hasn't found meaning in it. He's hyperobsessing about being normal, to the viewer he comes off as sinister because he's obviously not normal, he just outgrew his friends. Not an evil person at all and that's what makes him terrifying, he's a manipulator and he's putting on a new mask.

[@JC-bd5uj]

Everyone eventually gets that wake up call when you're into drugs. Some don't answer, others ignore and carve their own, some go the straight and narrow. Cheers to those forgotten. They won't be missed but their dope will be!

[@avalanche472]

Spud's emotions at the end are just too powerful. He looks truly terrified of Begbie, great acting.

[@dowdallerno1]

He is the hero.😢 The rest of them are cunts.

[@brfswigcham]

My three favorite things about this ending: 3) Begbie tearing the room apart, 2) The Song and 1) The unspoken exchange between Renton and Spud. The one positive thing you can say about Spud is he's LOYAL. He offers loyalty and friendship. Let's face it, at the end of the day, is there anything more valueable than that.

[@liamailiam]

it seems to pay off aswell. remember that £££

[@brfswigcham]

"Hey Brah, sometimes the world aligns perfectly. Here I am In jail, yet it brings you right to me."

[@gracedaphne1213]

It's really haaaard to be loyal to a fellow junkie. I admire Spud for that.

[@getschwifty9531]

@@gracedaphne1213 I hope you're not speaking from experience.

[@dantearias2182]

All the money renton stole

[@marsimus13]

"Sick Boy would've done the same to me if he only he'd thought of it first" THE SOUND OF MY HEART BREAKING

[@panoskamp4324]

He literally said to Renton that if he had the chance, he would leave him.

[@travoedoi]

But he didn't

[@euphemiakathleenmacdonald2970]

@@travoedoi only because Renton acted on it first Sick Boy most definitely had a plan for stealing the money and leaving Renton and spud to face begbie but Renton got in first

[@JoseMarquez-ky4xy]

The most sadistic N Volatile character in this movie was an alcoholic. Not a heroin addict.

[@andrewp146]

Okay? And? So heroins great? Fucking pisser idiot 😂

[@andrewp146]

Sa Kese Hey fuck you too!

[@andrewp146]

Sa Kese Begbie was a sadist, which was the main problem. The only time Renton acted like a good person was when he had been off heroin. And in Trainspotting 2 Begbie does a bunch of drugs. And in the book Renton murders a dog for no reason. None of them are “good” characters. Renton was a huge sadist in the book, which was left out of the movie so that you have a clear “bad guy vs good guy.” Renton is just as big of a piece of shit as Begbie in his true character, arguably more so.

[@sakese392]

We're talking about the movie, and you are still missing the point. He made a true statement about Begbie.

[@andrewp146]

Sa Kese That he’s the worst character? And that is somehow due to his alcoholism?

[@DarylSolis]

The ending is very simple yet very realistic. A young man fallen into a life of drugs, and keeps doing the drugs because he feels a normal life is just shite and not for him...but then realises that living a normal life is the best way to live in this modern world...there are no shortcuts to happiness, even when injecting heroin.

[@mf289]

The sad thing is though when Renton does choose life he never feels truly happy.

[@vorpal22]

@TJFF ITs I dunno... I've never taken heroin, but I've done tons of U-47700, which is like heroin crack, and I have never in my life felt better or happier.

[@Herewegoagain-tw8mb]

@@vorpal22 yes but for how long?

[@vorpal22]

@@Herewegoagain-tw8mb A three day binge or so? I went on a binge once a month or so so that I didn't maintain an addiction to it. I'm not recommending it: I probably almost died at least four times from it, but goddamn, did it feel better than anything.

[@italkmmacarslifeplus2371]

@@vorpal22 fuck that shit it affects everyone differently to me it was more like herion Pcp

[@bizarroeddie1]

Always loved how Spud prefered to be left without the money than to see his friend getting his ass kicked. Spud is one of the best characters in the book. The movie doesn't do him justice.

[@kaxmi2240]

+bizarroeddie1 or his brain was just too messed up to understand what was going on

[@Asskickingness2014]

We've all had a 'Spud' in our clique, always loyal, always had your back, and yet he's always the softest one in the group.

[@Kelly14UK]

I could relax in the company of a Spud a lot more than a Begbie.Asskickingness2014

[@Kelly14UK]

Yeah i hate violent types. Booze is for having a laugh, not sticking beer glasses in folks' faces.Asskickingness2014

[@dcvbhtrdf]

+Kelly14UK I thought he only left him £1000 but I could be wrong.

[@FERTUYO22]

"I could offer a million answers - all false. The truth is that I'm a bad person. But, that's gonna change - I'm going to change. This is the last of that sort of thing. Now I'm cleaning up and I'm moving on, going straight and choosing life. I'm looking forward to it already. I'm gonna be just like you. The job, the family, the fucking big television. The washing machine, the car, the compact disc and electric tin opener, good health, low cholesterol, dental insurance, mortgage, starter home, leisure wear, luggage, three piece suite, DIY, game shows, junk food, children, walks in the park, nine to five, good at golf, washing the car, choice of sweaters, family Christmas, indexed pension, tax exemption, clearing gutters, getting by, looking ahead, the day you die."

[@bifstryker9738]

It's really hard to get good at golf let me tell you

[@eoghan.5003]

The one thing I don't get is why is it "the fucking big television" and not "the big fucking television"? Maybe just me but the second one seems better.

[@kdmedia1534]

@@eoghan.5003 The first ones easier to say? When you’re swearing whilst describing something you almost always use the adjective-swear word-noun. Usually because it sounds better that way, in this case though I think the first one sounds better.

[@ben_mac8670]

@@bifstryker9738 hahaha very true.

[@AurumUsagi]

@@eoghan.5003 Because having a 'fucking' big television is regarded as a status symbol of the middle and upper echelons of society. Renton of course needed the money to help kickstart his new life, even if means turning Begbie into an even more pissed-off Scotsman who got ripped off because Renton needed to break free from his old life of smack.

[@michaeldavis9300]

Clearing gutters, getting by, looking ahead, the day you die One of the greatest movies ever made; literally changed the way I look at/think about cinema and story-telling

[@zanderzoot]

I've seen this movie at least ten times and know Renton escapes with the bag unchallenged. However, my heart is always in my mouth when I watch the scene.

[@stevem2323]

Me too, absolutely the same

[@kevinfrank8164]

He is just so ballsy how he takes it. He even turns a light on and runs the sink for a bit first. I would have been scared shitless of making a sound

[@djs88]

Tingles every time Born Slippy kicks in

[@double-og4570]

We all have a 'Spud' in our group. The one with the strong moral compass, the one who never rats you out. The one who has your back 24/7, they come one in a million.

[@dumbledoor7972]

Your comments a contradiction

[@yungt7351]

@@dumbledoor7972 LMAO EXACTLY WHAT I WAS THINKING. an average main friend group has like 4-5 close friends which means its like 1 in 4🤣🤣

[@BLTKellys]

Not everyone is pathetic enough to have a group. Some people can stand on their own.

[@halloweenjean]

@@BLTKellys damn bro you got that ‘sigma mindset’

[@ryanw9122]

@@BLTKellys wow bro you sound like you’re coping with your lack of friends

[@javierperalta7648]

this movie will always have a special place in my heart

[@snowypenguin2337]

Me too hard to watch in some places..but WOW such a good movie xxx

[@jonnysupreme]

Veins*

[@Queue28]

😂

[@nitpicker9406]

I'm gonna be just like you. Space ships, telekinesis, light sabers, Jedi training, trade negotiations, light side, high midichlorian count, killing Sith, having the high ground, beating up sand people, being the last hope, training Luke, force persuasion, sensing death, rescuing princesses, sword fights, destroying TIE, becoming more powerful after I die.

[@Wrexywrex328]

+Hidious Vanity you have me floored with this comment :) A golf clap for you

[@DJFreeKill]

+Hidious Vanity This is probably one of the greatest KZbin comments I have ever read...

[@eroupopper]

*Standing Ovation* Truly, a brilliant comment.

[@oh_himarch]

The greatest comment EVER

[@thomaswhiting6212]

brilliant mate!

[@EarlOfMaladyCrescent]

In my opinion, Renton didn't rip any of them off here. He gave Spud his share of the money. As for Begby & Sickboy, they both cost Renton the job he'd found in London, which was enabling him to save up plenty of money. Begby even talked Renton in to putting his savings in to that deal.

[@WarriorsSon]

When 1996 was actually the year you moved out. I remember having friends over taking up floor space in our bedrooms. We all did it at other people's places too.The 1990's were truly an amazing decade for music ,movies and to be young and alive. We were so lucky it was our time . 2023 is a Dystopian nightmare.

[@bigg2838]

YOU CUT THE END OFF! Spud opens the locker!

[@209ed]

exactly ... fail

[@mr.cifuentes1779]

Gwilym Evans I know , they should have played the credits all the way thru

[@ishtarbabylon4869]

Best part!

[@Gam1n4eva]

Renton only left him 2k pounds

[@aronkovacs1386]

He also shoots up one last time.

[@MgunONEnONLY]

The best ending scene ever. in my book.

[@leslieadase545]

I agree

[@zimzimma5688]

+Sean Moon Irvine is that you?

[@riphihe]

+Sean Moon AMEN

[@seanfinch53]

The first time I ever watched it the audio cut out just after he stole the bag and cut back in when he got onto the street and didn't even notice it until I saw it for a second time. I feel the scene kinda works better without sound

[@mr.cifuentes1779]

The seminal ending cant describe how it makes me feel

[@moxifloxi]

there’s something so special about this ending and I can’t explain the feeling

[@sic_boy]

Well shit didn't know others like this movie

[@lysandercasablanca7525]

Goosebumps every time Born slippy starts playing. Shout out to this movie and this scene, helped me so much in life. Trainspotting will always be a part of me.

[@Klaus141986]

I don't know why but everytime the title of the movie appears in the moment Renton "speech" gets more quick and emotional, i get goosebumps. Proves that timing in movies is key, if Renton narration ends and then "Trainspotting" appears it wouldn't had the same impact. This way is editing perfection!

[@TheNoCommentGuy]

Couldn't agree more

[@cmonguy9]

you're right on, that's masterful direction, there's only really two other awesome director's decisions that i recall at the moment that were really good, it's a bit of a SPOILER but the ten minute staircase fight scene from one of the Ong-Baks (part i or two i don't know) and the other directorial gem is the interrogation scene from True Romance, i won't give anything away except that it was written by Quentin Tarantino, from 1992 or something, the Christopher Walken and Dennis Hopper scene, still they both pale in comparison to the end of this movie, you articulated what's good about it really good, fucken love this mvoie, cheers

[@Davidp915]

I feel the same way! I feel a great sense of motivation and inspiration during his speech

[@squamish4244]

And also notice how the title only fully 'winks on' right when he stops talking. Danny Boyle, man!

[@galez5018]

Yes! I also love that the song starts exactly when the smoke hits Renton's face. Love the editing of this film.

[@Z.o.h.e]

The way he says the last quote in the movie rolls out so smoothly, along with the song choice. Absolute masterpiece in cinema, top 100.

[@gbarnett8838]

I was addicted to heroin and opiates for 8 years. I first witnessed this timeless movie in my 7th year of "terrible affliction" as Rent calls it in the movie. That was 8 years ago. I still watch this movie atleast twice year...because it helped me. It inspired me. Today..I still choose the big fucking television, the leisure wear, the 3 piece suit, the family Christmas, the choice of sweaters, etc etc. Thank you for this movie

[@m.w.4508]

At the 1:25 mark, Renton isn't looking at himself in the mirror. Rather, he's looking directly at the camera. At us. Through his eyes, you can HEAR him saying "can you believe I'm about to do this? That WE'RE about to do this?" That little detail and the madness we feel in that moment is amazing. A great little piece of storytelling and cinematography.

[@JohnSmith-me9qo]

there is no better track they could get to this ending

[@AMaskOfGreen]

Can't get enough of this stunning movie. It's one of those films where amidst watching it for the first time you recognize that it's a masterpiece of cinema that'll stick with you.

[@crazylikeatiger8896]

even without opiods

[@mjbdvp]

It really is the gift that keeps on giving

[@barrymantz6026]

It's a classic! They do not make movies like that anymore!

[@linihetfield]

what a perfect ending for such an awesome movie..still gives me goosebumps

[@tomspice73]

Fabulous Mc Swag yeah, and how shit T2 is

[@Whoa802]

And then he became a Jedi and learned the ways of the Force...

[@Huseyinisiksel.4924]

Chris-R give me the fucking money Danny

[@Sebastian-ks6bv]

Mfs went off to naboo

[@FatGouf]

Got skanked again and learned the way of the High Ground.

[@leofwulf268]

No wonder why he helped the guy who tried to sell him deathsticks Didn't want him in that hell of a life

[@miltonvandemerwe8006]

How old was he when he did thay role? I can 't realiza 90's then 2000's for him

[@ZoneyDuel]

BASSTAAAARD!

[@martinsoublette95]

3:31 XD

[@Gubalicious]

You can feel the room and you can feel what Renton is feeling as well. Add the music and you can feel the buzz and excitement of breaking away and starting fresh. Then when he gets outside and he's free you're almost smiling with him. We only have a handful of instances like that in life where we can sieze an oppertunity early. Everything about this scene is perfect.

[@sophbizz]

I cried the first time I saw this scene, it's absolutely breath taking when Underworld kicks in

[@2_wheels_good212]

Easly one of the most iconic and quotable films ever made. Dramatic, emotional and amusing. Read the book if you haven't done already.

[@CallMeGaffer]

What a great ending. It shows Renton was truly unhappy with the life he was currently in. Given the rare opportunity to truly turn his life around with the money they were given, he knew it was either him or them. He knew if he had stuck with the crew they would've dragged each other down despite the victory. The "minor" betrayal as he puts it signifies how they voluntarily have no true respect for each other or themselves. A big betrayal would've been to someone who doesn't deserve it. Sick Boy was an opportunist that didn't truly persue a better life, Begbie was a psycho inevitablely heading for prison, Spud just wasn't so sure about making a bold decision as he was a vulnerable person (hence why he left some aside for him). I do wonder how Trainspotting 2 is going to pan out.

[@Altair584]

Hope you liked it, I thought it was good.

[@mariec3527]

I was really proud of him for leaving them they were no good for him . He was trying to get better and they kept dragging him down .

[@mikkovaltonen3564]

Except for Spud, he left him money and, as someone pointed out, stepped over Sick Boy but walked around Spud to show some respect.

[@rinofatali8763]

Very intense the moment when the tearing, awake Spud says No with his head... sad, desperate, strugglin emotional sequence..

[@salutetherank2105]

The ending is probably one of the hardest things to get right in any movie. Trainspotting with its soundtrack and editing gets it perfect.

[@anondalorian3719]

Saw this movie for the first time 11 years ago and it changed my life. To this day I’ve tried and tried to watch plenty of indy, foreign, and crime movies, youth movies, still can’t find anything quite like this. It is definitely unique and special and will last the test of time as it already has. One of the absolute best movies ever madeZ

[@m75s87]

Arguably the best film of the 90’s and the best closing scenes ever. Hard to believe it’s 25 years old this year.

[@sugs1191]

it's a solid movie but the 90s was an incredible decade for films.

[@emptiester]

​@@sugs1191youre both right. In a 100 years this movie will still be in the conversation. It hasnt aged a day in 30ish years?

[@babyhandgrenade4004]

I'd say it's right up there with pulp fiction from the way it was made

[@babyhandgrenade4004]

​@@sugs1191agreed, what a time to be alive. They don't make movies like this anymore. Hollywood has definitely gotten lazy.

[@pulse4503]

@@babyhandgrenade4004 lol its a UK flick

[@surindersingh724]

Still can’t decide on what the silent exchange between Renton and Spud was. Was it: Renton: You coming? Spud: No way. Renton: Cool. or Spud: Don’t worry, I won’t wake anyone up. Renton: Cheers pal.

[@fireyheatwave8125]

I thought it would more be R: you coming? S: No way, ill be killed R: ok i respect your loyalty to them and wish you luck

[@Hit_lericecream]

i think his head shaking is more of a "dont go"

[@SpiralMoss]

@@Hit_lericecream it could have been wtf

[@jimbo5_7]

He's 100% asking him if he wants to go with him. But Renton isn't going back to Edinburgh, he'll escape Franco, he has a plan. Spud doesn't and will have to go home eventually.

[@kiva_J_T]

This was a beautiful film, even after 20 years or so. It's an ode to youth in my eyes. Even if they're junkies they share the troubles of any youth, not knowing what to do in the future, hatred of complacency, desire to be loved, and so on but its just wonderful. It has made me appreciate my youth 10000 times over.

[@iminthemomentru3003]

When I get sad or depressed. I watch this ending "I choosing life" (fight Club) this is your life and ending one second at a time! My life is my own personal movie and no one will ever know anybody

[@FerMeister]

A masterpiece of a film!

[@fercho772008]

👍👍👍

[@FerMeister]

Hola Ferchis, como pones ese emoticón?

[@fercho772008]

+Fer Meister lo tiene mi celular es un teclado que me descargue .

[@FerMeister]

ahh bueno, graciass mi amor mi vida mi sol ♥ xD

[@liviam1497]

I agree😀

[@normanbates4310]

@ 2:30 I'll never forget the moment when I saw it. When the camera pans over Begbie and then to Sick boy and then to Spud who is fucking awake!! That part scared the crap out of me because I thought at the time Spud who alert the other two of Renton leaving. Such a tense moment, but then such a relief when you realize that Spud would never rat out Renton. It was good to see Spud in the end get his share too. Fuck Begbie and Sick boy. They had it coming.

[@jamespw6206]

Norman Bates, I though Sick Boy was a good guy at times. But Bebgie deserved every misfortune

[@freindmaker4473]

Sick boy's cool, but Begbie can go fuck himself

[@yungt7351]

sick boys awesome dude

[@squaresound6380]

nothing compares to this masterpiece, so insignificant but so important, so hard to watch but so hard to look away. this movie is truly fucking incredible

[@twokindsofovenfries32]

Seeing him drink water was such major scene for me, it’s what stuck out to me about this scene. It’s so basic but I literally don’t think we see him pour himself a glass of water and drink it at any other point in the film. Just that little bit of clean living

[@BryantKnows]

The soundtrack to this movie really just fits. It is one of the best soundtracks I've heard (besides Pulp Fiction and Breaking Bad).

[@jamespw6206]

BryantKnows, funnily enough, all these things are drug related (Pulp Fiction, sorta)

[@tobyw9113]

Better soundtrack than both

[@Huy-gn1eo]

i love how when renton goes to take the momey bag from begbie, the drums in the music track sounds like thumping heartbeat

[@Gutgulper]

Does anyone else get nostalgic when this song starts playing?

[@fockinausty]

I cannot forget the moment when I first heard the beginning of the tune during the scene. It escalates all the emotion and leads me to the end of the film so nicely. What a nostalgic piece of work!

[@simonyip5978]

Spud has tears in his eyes when he realises what is happening.. I'm glad he was left a nice chunk of money..

[@lonruil_aoife6520]

Best movie.

[@valty3727]

honestly can't think of a better ending. this might be my favorite movie ending of all time

[@HolographicSweater]

idk how to describe the emotion of this sequence, some kind of hopeful melancholy after completing a long journey, there’s triumph and overcoming but also resignation and defeat

[@hopefullypg3431]

Perfect timing of the smoke hitting Renton in the face and keying in Born Slippy, showing the exact moment he knew he was going to leave with the money. Also like that Renton takes the glass full of filthy looking alcohol and pouring clear water into it, presenting him escaping heroin to a cleaner life. Best possible payoff to the whole film.

[@TylerWorner-yz1iu]

You can actually taste the 90s in this scene. Fucking perfect.

[@punpun5888]

This movie had one of the best soundtrack I've heard, each song is great and fits so well

[@hellraiser917]

16 years later this film still resonates! True classic and no mistake!

[@StonesSticksBones]

26 years now

[@MaderRodriguez]

@@StonesSticksBonescrazy how time flies

[@aquii5007]

just watched this yesterday and now it’s one of my favorite movies of all time

[@LaylaHawkes]

....my so called mates.

[@mr.cifuentes1779]

Layla Hawkes they outgrew each other You know, that sort of thing.

[@leufious]

I always loved that he pours out the alcohol and takes glass of water. Almost like a cleansing/purification before making the change. Or maybe not.. Maybe he is an unreliable narrator and is indeed a bad person. Such a great movie.

[@HectorEmmanuel]

this scene is perfect, everything match perfectly, the direction, the song, the voice of Ewan and the title of the movie. Simply beautiful.

[@dave1391]

"The truth is, I'm a bad person"

[@dave1391]

It sucks I can only like this once.

[@mrturtletail3945]

This ending gave me so much hope to make it through my 20's

[@scotthaldane5544]

That first 25 seconds is up one of my best ever film scenes . Incredible cinematography and the decisive moment Renton knew it was time to cut and run

[@mimsa-gn7wz]

This movie speaks to me on so many levels. "My so called mates." The people who I thought were my friends I realized were mere props that were just as sick as I was, and were part of the game as well. Brilliant film. Choose life, and a big fuck you to that soul-sucking drug called heroin.

[@Onmysheet]

Like the shot @ 0:50, from Spud's POV, as it seems like he's awake the entire time.

[@Alkadondon]

+Onmysheet That was prbably the point, maybe he was thinking about get out with the bag too...

[@TheFlygonproductions]

+Alka-Young Nah Spud wasn't game for it. He was too afraid of Begbie.

[@roza2174]

Nigel Tan what was the reason

[@nathanfrancis9376]

Makes sense, he has had his hand sliced open. Could you sleep?

[@francoisteillet1536]

I remember having the VHS of that masterpiece. I used to play the ending thousand of times to hear that song, then one day i decided to buy the OST. This is the best album i ever bought in my enter life. Thanks Dany Boyle for having made me discovered all those magnificent artists.

[@jessie-lou7786]

One of my all time favourite songs

[@oxacillinneomycin]

same

[@fidemporas]

The greatest thing about this goddamn film is how it allows to be interpreted differently depending on who you are. I've never done drugs but to me this is a film about learning to live with the trauma of some certain obsessions you may have and how these shape your self. Truly, a masterpiece.

[@brighteyes8474]

Best last five minutes ever in a film. Mind blowing. Stunning

[@januszkurahenowski2860]

That's a really perfect ending of him chosing life like many addicts have to do. I struggle with it myself and the movie perfectly shows the psyche of someone addicted to opioids and how hard it is to quit

[@fioreariadne]

Friends are what they are at a certain moment, we outgrow even our parents and family, everything is what you what to make for the moment, life is so complex that eventually we'll be just dust in the wind...

[@kayzeaza]

This is one of my favorite movies of all time. I remember the first time I watched it, couldn’t get enough of it. I watched it so many times that summer haha!

[@bellabliss1860]

Am I the only one who thinks that Sick Boy kind of looks like Billie Joe Armstrong from Green Day during the '90s?

[@MrMegaSasuke]

not at all

[@nowaifunolaifu4630]

haha I thought the same thing the entire movie

[@diegomujica4910]

I think he looks like a Blond version of Wismichu (Spanish KZbinr)

[@thomaszarachowicz]

I always thought of Jared Leto in Fight club

[@jimmyberry4451]

he looks like nick from series 5 of skins i swear

[@noooushah6011]

I swear to God this is the best movie ever made.

[@user-eg8ix2ix1f]

Реву каждый раз, когда пересматриваю. Мне кажется, это самый драматичный фильм из всех. Вроде бы, явной трагедии здесь нет, и герои стали героиновыми наркоманами не из-за детских травм, их не били и не насиловали, они не были тяжело больны и т.д. Они просто поняли, насколько вся наша жизнь не имеет смысла. И когда в конце Рентон идёт вперёд, улыбается и говорит эту потрясающую вещь, становится так страшно и больно, потому что это... Это и есть жизнь. Работа, телевизор, Рождество с семьёй, одежда, лекарства, и т.д. А потом ты сдохнешь. И жизнь такая практически у всех. В жизни нет места сказке и волшебству, ты никогда не сможешь летать среди звёзд или путешествовать во времени. Ты будешь просто жить... На мой взгляд это самая страшная и глубокая драма их всех.

[@CarlosLopez-wg8hi]

Именно, именно это, я удивлен, что мало кто упоминает об этом, что для меня является самой важной частью этого фильма. Я тоже плакала первое время, еще и фильм очень ностальгирует по музыке

[@LOLquendoTV]

Of course the most depressing comment is in Russian, explains Russian Literature(unless this is Bulgarian or some other language in which case the joke doesnt work)

[@techno-guru]

Всем кто выжил в героиновые 90-2000,кто пережил время экстази и быстрых в целом,братья,мы живы,я люблю вас и обнимаю от души,мы живы!

[@aktivniigomes1989]

ого, кого кого, а русских здесь неожидал увидеть

[@irishtino1595]

I had a good friend who recovered from heroin addiction then went on to get a Ph.D. I loved this movie and he really hated it, in fact he was really angry that I thought it was a great movie (which it is). The sad part my friend hit some rough air after being clean for nearly two decades and he passed. We all miss him.

[@fissionmailedsuccessfully]

I think the beauty of it though (that is if you view T1 in a vacuum without considering any of the novels & T2) was that it was left ambiguous as what kind of trajectory Renton's life was actually heading from that point onwards. Anyone who has has lived with a heavy addiction will know how fucking tempting having that kind of cash out of nowhere would be, and would be way too familiar with how shallow the empty declarations he's making to himself sound. I'm glad it was left as open ended as it is though because it's almost like as Rorsarch test. People who have lived the life will see it one way and those who haven't might interpret another. imo even the way Renton slowly goes out of focus as he walks towards the camera reinforces this - a visual metaphor alluding to how hard it is to discern what he is doing, what kind of future lies in store for him

[@squirtermcguirter1502]

Movie that defined the nineties. The ending still gives me goosebumps

[@ZenQuestOfficial]

This ending is such a vibe.... you know what I'm talking about. That last time you're in a certain place and you know u need to get out, and you do, and you are freeeeeeeeeeee

[@monophylosfortikos4215]

One of the great ending scenes from one of the best films of the '90s. One detail that amuses me, though: Sick Boy and Spud sit outside the hotel room until the fuzz turns up then leave in a hurry. What were they waiting for in the first place? I'd have been out the front door long before that, with Begbie in that sort of rage...

[@emmaclarke2885]

I agree but I think its one of the funniest and best parts of the scene. The two of them just sitting there, looking so fed up :) Like Spud is probably just scared but the first time i watched it, I thought Sick Boy would be shouting and raging too. But no hes just sitting there, thinking "Fuck everything and everyone" :)

[@TheLastAngryMan01]

They probably don’t want Begbie to think they’re in on it with Renton. When the police arrive they decide to cut their losses.

[@henripentant1120]

They had to see what would happen to him.

[@punpun5888]

Definitely one of the best endings in cinema history, what an underrated masterpiece

[@Juan_Trevizo]

One of my favorite endings of movies, if not the best.

[@jeroen6275]

Fitting that such a masterpiece of a movie ends with such a masterpiece of song.

[@stevengregory6932]

Still gives me chills after all these years. Ewan McGregor’s finest performance.

[@arbackhaus]

Such a powerful scene.

[@daliilars3350]

I've seen the movie more than 10-15 times in my life and my heart still began to pound when he grabbed his arms and the beat kicked in.

[@theothercomicbookguy]

One of the most satisfying endings I have ever seen!

[@1ranjeeves21]

one of the best films ever made

[@kjellolofsson6766]

The best scene for me in 'Trainspotting' is this, the last one, it's extraordinary. The cinematography is superb. The bit where Begbie blows the smoke into Renton's face in provocation is the catalyst for Rents to think 'fuck this'!! Another metaphorical symbol that i thought was clever was him washing out the Buckfast out the glass and rinsing out the glass and drinking the clean, pure water. It's almost like he had decided to cleanse himself of the poison that had infiltrated his life and wanted a clean break, starting from that moment. The tension as he tries to prise the holdall from Begbie's clutches still gets me everytime. And with 'Born Slippy' kicking in the whole scene is just so so fucking iconic.

[@minimixe]

u boring shut up