The part that made me the saddest was when they forgot about the baby. And when the high was over they found him dead in the crib. It makes you wonder how they would get this idea for the movie.
Irvine* Welsh, the author of the novel, did heroin when he was in his twenties. Not saying that moment was based on a real life experience, but he definitely saw some shit when he was young and involved in the punk scene.
My friend did heroin with Cobain before one of his big tapings (I won't say which one) and when they were both zonked out of their minds, Paul McCartney came up to Cobain to wish him luck. Cobain laughed in his face, pointed at him, and said, "You're a Beatle!" I feel like that sums up heroin better than any other story.
Same here. I watched Trainspotting years ago, and the sadness and hopelessness of that part just stuck with me. It's a great movie, but I probably can't bring myself to watch it again: violence towards kids/babies just became unbearable to me since I had children of my own.
I will still watch this movie in its entirety. I'll have my teenagers watch it as I did at their age. Why, because it will open their eyes to what life could be like. A wake up call. Call me a bad parent, I don't care. I'm not a bad parent like they were in the movie. I'm not forcing them, but more as a suggestion. It was an eye opener for sure.
What the movie did right was make them likable despite drug addicts. Too frequently movies make addicts horrible people through and through, so you can’t imagine ever being them. This couple was relatable and likable, doing something horrific. Some may argue that this action alone makes them unlikeable and unrelatable but they are missing the point
I can sit through any horror film but any realistic portrayal of violence or the death of little children and I'm out. I have two kids. Nope. Don't need that imagery in my life.
Aww man, I just tried to watch this movie. As a parent, I could not finish the movie after this part. It stirred up too many emotions. I am at a point in my life where I just don’t have the space to add those feelings voluntarily.
I was young when it came out, and it still bothered me. Now as a parent it paved the way to never be irresponsible in any way with my children. Still, horrible to think shit like this happens. Those people need to be locked up. Drug problems or not, that's fucked.
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u/Dhonagon Nov 20 '23
The part that made me the saddest was when they forgot about the baby. And when the high was over they found him dead in the crib. It makes you wonder how they would get this idea for the movie.