Postmodern youth

Theodore 2021-10-19 09:55:38

"Guessing the Train" tells the story of a group of young British people who take drugs, rob, destroy, and do nothing, but they are satisfied with this erosive state of life. They neither want nor think that they can change the status quo. They evade all norms and responsibilities. Despise all normal social order, they are a group of true anarchists. But among this group of people, Mark can be called an anomaly. He is a contradiction between decadent thinking and uncompromising conscience. The pleasure brought by drugs made him addicted to him, and at the same time he was in Constantly examine the heart, ready to get rid of drugs at any time. So this kind of self-struggle made Mark exhausted. When Mark was preparing to quit drugs, the mediocre life extended his forgiving hand to life. In fact, each of us has to step into mediocrity in the end, this is the destination that no one can escape. After detoxification, Mark finally realized that he was no longer young. The emptiness and boredom made him start to face the reality of life. He can't go back. He has grown up. He is no longer young. Therefore, he is looking for another way of life in the adult world full of deception and deception every day. In this adult world, Mark discovered that he can still get mixed up. He began to no longer miss his youth, it was all over, there was nothing worth continuing to miss. That's why when his young partners appeared in front of him again, Mark realized that he didn't belong to that young world anymore, and he was no longer fit with them. So he chose to betray, in fact, everyone will come to this point, it depends on who matures faster and who is more easily accepted by the world. There is nothing right or wrong, betrayal is shameless, shameful is the people who stayed in the past. In the end, Mark was completely relieved by betraying his friends. This may feel unacceptable, but perhaps this is precisely the purpose of the film to express a kind of good wishes for those who have lost their way, thus giving people like Mark unlimited opportunities and opportunities. hope. But it is a kind of irony that a person has won the recognition of the society through the true depravity of morality. The film seems to have confused people. In the postmodern society, what is real? Is it the attachment to the passing time, the yearning for the future life, or the unbearable youth?

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Extended Reading
  • Alan 2022-03-25 09:01:05

    I've heard the name of "Guessing the Train" and that famous line for more than ten years, and finally watched it. Because I liked the 40-year-old Ivan, I looked back at the 25-year-old. This feeling of getting to know someone against time is amazing.

  • Wilfrid 2022-03-22 09:01:09

    I found the youth I longed for most, but began to sink step by step.

Trainspotting quotes

  • Mark "Rent-boy" Renton: Thank you, your honor. With God's help I'll conquer this terrible affliction.

  • Mark "Rent-boy" Renton: [narrating] I wished that I'd gone down instead of Spud. Here I was surrounded by my family and my so-called mates and I've never felt so alone. Never in all my puff. Since I was on remand, they've had me on this program, this state sponsored addiction. Three sickly sweet doses of methadone a day instead of smack. But it's never enough. And at the moment it's nowhere near enough. I took all three this morning and now I've got eighteen hours to go until my next shot. I've got sweat on my back like a layer of frost. I need to visit the Mother Superior for one hit. One final hit to get us over this long, hard day.

    [to Swanney 'Mother Superior']

    Mark "Rent-boy" Renton: What's on the menu this evening, Sir?

    Swanney: Your favorite dish.

    Mark "Rent-boy" Renton: Excellent.

    Swanney: Your usual table, Sir.

    Mark "Rent-boy" Renton: Oh, why thank you.

    Swanney: Would Sir care to pay for his bill in advance?

    Mark "Rent-boy" Renton: No. Stick it on my tab.

    Swanney: Ah, regret to inform, sir, credit limit was reached and breached quite some time ago.

    Mark "Rent-boy" Renton: Oh, well in that case...

    [hands him some cash]

    Swanney: Ah, hard currency. Thank you, Sir. Can't be too careful these days. Would Sir care for a starter of some garlic bread perhaps?

    Mark "Rent-boy" Renton: No, thank you. I will proceed directly to the intravenous injection of hard drugs, please.