T2 Trainspotting Literary Elements

T2 Trainspotting Literary Elements

Director

Danny Boyle

Leading Actors/Actresses

Ewan McGregor, Ewen Bremner, Jonny Lee Miller, Robert Carlyle

Supporting Actors/Actresses

Kelly MacDonald, Shirley Henderson, James Cosmo, Simon Weir

Genre

Movie, Black Comedy

Language

English

Awards

BAFTA Scotland Awards for Best Feature Film, Best Director and Best Actor (Ewen Bremner)

Date of Release

January 22, 2017

Producer

Bernard Bellew, Danny Boyle, Andrew MacDonald, Christian Colson

Setting and Context

Edinburgh, present day, after the return of Mark Renton to the city from Amsterdam

Narrator and Point of View

Although the movie is written from almost a third person / outside-looking-in perspective, the point of view is generally that of the protagonist, Mark Renton.

Tone and Mood

Dark and depressing yet vaguely comic.

Protagonist and Antagonist

Mark Renton is the protagonist; Sick Boy is the antagonist.

Major Conflict

There is conflict between Mark and Sick Boy because twenty years previously Mark stole money from Sick Boy. Even though he has come home to repay it, Sick Boy vows to make him pay for the betrayal.

Climax

Spud writes his memoir which is suggested to be the original book "Trainspotting"

Foreshadowing

Begbie discovers that Renton has left Spud his share of the money which foreshadows Begbie's violent efforts to kill both Renton and Spud and also his attempts to get hold of the money for himself.

Understatement

No specific examples.

Innovations in Filming or Lighting or Camera Techniques

No specific examples.

Allusions

The original movie 'Trainspotting" of twenty years earlier is alluded to constantly throughout the film.

Paradox

Begbie visits his son and finds that he is a normal kid who is going to college. Most parents would be proud of this but Begbie forces him to join him in a burgling racket.

Parallelism

There is a parallel between the men now and the way they were in the original movie, because they are still using criminal means to make money.

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