trainspotting

p Trainspotting : Novel versus Movie

Danny Boyle 's film , Trainspotting , diverges from Irvine Welsh 's novel in several ways . First , there are three major instances in which the film veers into surrealism or expressionism- the overdose and withdrawal sequences , and , of course , when Renton dives into the toilet to rescue his opium suppositories . The fact that when Renton returns to his apartment , he is still soaking wet elevates the scene to the truly bizarre

In terms of the other characters , it is interesting to note that Diane 's character has been

expanded , perhaps to broaden the appeal of the film to a female audience and providing the central protagonist with a `love interest . Spud is made more of a caricature in the film than in the novel , and takes on some of the characteristics of Second Prize , whose role in the novel is sketchy , at best , and in the film has been profitably eliminated . Perhaps though , the most significant difference is between the film 's Tommy and the novel 's Tommy

Despite the many dissimilarities between film and novel the memorable events of the novel are retained in the film : the discovery of the dead baby Dawn Spud , under the influence of speed , and his hyperactive job interview and Renton 's rendezvous with the underage Diane

Trainspotting , which is the slang for mainlining heroin and also refers to the obsessive behavior of addicts looking for their next fix figures much more prominently in the movie than the book . The book gives...