Blog assignment 8

The theme of this movie, Trainspotting, is getting by in life, and dealing with the problems in one's life.  This is shown in this scene by the narration, where Mark Renton talks about how you choose your life, and how chose not to live a normal life, but that of a drug addict, which sets the premise for the film.   
   This scene uses rhythm and movement to great effect.  The rhythm is very fast paced, as many things happen quickly in this scene, from running down the street to playing soccer.  It also introduces the main characters, so the quick rhythm is interrupted by the camera stopping and a still image is shown, with the character's name on the screen.  Although this interrupts the quick rhythm of the running and soccer, it still works to introduce the theme, that of a life that is far from the normal one we are used to living, as they are running from the law, but also play soccer.  The rhythm is also slowed down by the cuts to Mark in his room by himself, where he slowly falls to the ground.  This is also a great example of the use of movement by the director.  In one shot Mark is hit in the head by the ball and starts to fall, and it then proceeds to cut back and forth from him falling on the field and him falling in his apartment, until he finally hits the floor inside.  This slow movement created by cuts show the kind of life Mark leads, which is not normal, as is the theme of the film.  The movement in the entire scene is frantic until this point, as his life is unplanned and he does whatever it takes to get by, and then it slows down to show the influence of drugs on him, which is central to the theme, and shown well through rhythm and movement.