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trainspotting representation

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Young People:

In trainspotting young people are mostly represented as people who do not care about life, this is shown with spud, who gets high for a job interview, so he does not get it

older people:

older people are portrayed as more responsible, wise and knowledgeable then younger people, we see this with rentons parents who attempt to help him get off drugs

women: Women in the film are shown to break the stereotype of men being higher, this is shown with diane who has the upper hand on renton and threatens to call the police on him.

men: men in the movie are shown as very stereotypical, this can be seen with begbie who is an overly aggressive and masculine person

addicts: the film gives a sympathetic view to addicts, highlighting how hard it is to quit drugs when you’re reliant on them, we can see this when the baby dies, showing how drugs have negatively affected renton, but he still struggles to quit

scottish people: scottish people are shown as lower class then english people, renton also yaps about hating being scottish, and he moves to england to seek better oppurtunities

this is england – micro elements

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How does director Shane Meadows use micro elements to create meanings effectively?

sound – The film begins with a montage of British culture where they showcase things like sports, war, royals, British citizens, machines, crowds, violence, streets etc. The music played is 54-46 Was My Number – Toots and The Maytals. I think this music is untypical of the British culture as it’s reggae and used more in hot countries rather than rainy and cold England.

editing – The simple editing of the film creates a realistic and classic kind and means the film appears with more of a sense of verisimilitude because of the raw editing. The film is very realistic as the editing is just like filming a group on a day out, so the editing stays the same most of the film. It gives a documentary footage appearance. The main clip that was edited was the beginning montage.

mise en scene – The filming location was in Nottingham and the film itself was set in a Nottingham council estate in the 1980s. The town is a classic working class/lower-middle class neighbourhood. This is represented by the characters clothes, haircuts and lack of financial stability to be able to afford clothes e.g. when Shaun is joining the group and needs clothes to suit the group.

cinematography – close ups are used throughout the film to showcase the actors facial expressions during the scenes and wide shots of location views to enhance the theme of poverty and to show group violence throughout.