No matter what kind of youth has passed, there will be an end

Gregory 2022-04-23 07:01:08

On June 6, 2017, there was a light rain last night, and the ground was still wet. In the morning, I listened to two verses of C language in a daze, then I lay in bed, put on my headphones, and turned on one of the first movies I knew - "Trainspotting".

I don't know why I haven't read "Trainspotting" seriously, but at this time, I'm at the end of my youth, and I feel a lot of emotion.

In the film, a young Mark lives a rotten life with his friends, surrounded by drugs, robbery, theft and endless sex. No matter what the bad mood, even if the baby left by promiscuity died in the cradle because there was no time to take care of it, it only takes a spoonful of melted drugs to forget all troubles. It's not an exaggeration to say that you are drunk. The time of being intoxicated is very cool, but it is short-lived. If you don’t quit, you are destined to spend your whole life running around buying drugs, stealing drugs, and taking drugs. Occasionally sober Mark seems to understand this point, the first time to get rid of drugs can be said to be well prepared, but it is easy to get rid of drugs but difficult to get rid of drugs, and soon re-addicts. Until the drug that almost killed him, after a painful struggle, Mark succeeded in detoxification. When he came to London, he found a decent job in rental housing, cut off contact with Spud, Simon, etc., and went well with his little girlfriend Diane, and seemed to be on the right track. But the good times didn't last long. Begbie and Simon entered his life one after another, disrupting everything. His life had just begun and was about to end. Just when I couldn't bear it, came the bad news of Tommy's death, which was naturally related to taking drugs. The old brothers were reunited, and just after the funeral, Begbie announced that he had obtained a batch of heroin from Russian sailors and planned to make a fortune together, and poor Mark returned to his old life. Back in London, it was finally sold for £16,000, and the four of them embraced each other happily. Unexpectedly, in the middle of the night, Mark carried his bag alone and chose to betray these friends who were like-minded in the journal. Mark was walking on the road, he said that this would be the last time and that he would start a new life.

Such youth must be rare in China. We are all good youths of socialism, and we dare not even think about drugs and robbery. The college entrance examination will take place tomorrow, and tens of thousands of Chinese students have chosen to take this stable path. What about after the college entrance examination? Looking back on this time last year, I was equally worried, and my family placed high hopes on it, and I was absolutely a good young man. What about today? Today, tens of thousands of students are decadent again. Or obsessed with the king, or indulged in the alliance, sleepy all day long, holding a mobile phone and computer, not listening to lectures, not studying, and having lofty and great dreams!

Think about it, it is essentially the same as the plot in "Trainspotting", but the order is reversed, and the degree of decadence is divided.

Different choices, different life trajectories, but no matter what kind of youth has passed, there will be an end. It's time for the rebellious youth to end. Mark smiled and prepared for a new life. I will also put away my phone and lift my sore head. It's time to listen to the class.

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  • Destin 2022-03-25 09:01:05

    Danny Bauer's masterpiece, both of which use stylized audio-visual language to describe drug abuse, is still not as powerful as "Requiem for Dreams". The director used a large number of low-camera back-up shots + psychedelic punk soundtrack + decadent and gorgeous colors + surrealist scenes + stream-of-consciousness narrative + neutral perspective to express the degenerate and confused fringe life. Regarding the choice of the opening remarks, the paragraph of laughing pee playing billiards, the ocean in the toilet and the bedroom illusion paragraphs are very classic. (8.8/10)

  • Morgan 2021-10-20 18:59:08

    Depravity also requires talent.

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.