Trainspotting Question
"How does the aesthetic quality of Trainspotting depict ideological issues of youth and addiction?" You must refer to two scenes. In the film Trainspotting , the aesthetic is used carefully to represent the ideological issues of the youth of the time and the additions of 1990's Scotland. We see this in the scene where Renton swims in 'The Worst Toilet in Scotland' where the scene opens with Renton being given suppositories in an abandoned apartment. The lighting is natural and the design of the furniture in the room presents the appearance of a drug dealer of the decade - a mattress with old blankets, alcohol bottles and bare plaster and poorly-painted wall shows his low as a man surviving of dealer income. The camera angles shows the dealer being lower in shots to show his standard of living in this time. Renton is placed at the top showing he is still at a higher point as he still has family and friends to rely on when he gets low. The non-diegetic music play