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Line 2: + + + + − − Defenders of [[Hollywood values]] cite this movie as an example of Hollywood telling the truth about the harm caused by drugs, but this does show "cool" people engaging in drugs and enjoying it. This movie, like most Hollywood depictions of drugs, portrays the drug users as sympathetic victims rather than as the perpetrators of evil.{{fact}}<!-- given that you haven't seen it, you presumably have a source for this? -->
Quote from Roger Ebert.
The film's opening song, ''Lust for Life'', was performed by influential punk rocker [[Iggy Pop]], who has struggled with [[heroin]] addiction himself.<ref>NNDB, ''Iggy Pop'', retrieved 10/24/08[[http://www.nndb.com/people/520/000024448/#FN1]</ref> The lyrics include the lines ''"Yeah, I'm through with sleeping on the sidewalk / No more beating my brains / No more beating my brains / With liquor and drugs / With liquor and drugs."''<ref>LyricsMode.com, ''Lust For Life lyrics by Iggy Pop'', retrieved 10/24/08[http://www.lyricsmode.com/lyrics/i/iggy_pop/lust_for_life.html]</ref> The song was number ten on UGO's list of the Top 11 Uses Of Classic Rock In Cinema.<ref>UGO.com, ''Top 11 Uses Of Classic Rock In Cinema, 10. "Lust For Life" by Iggy Pop in Trainspotting'', retrieved 10/24/08[http://www.ugo.com/filmtv/top11-classicrock/?cur=trainspotting#top]"Despite protestations from the filmmakers and the inclusion of a horrific detox scene, Trainspotting makes being a Scottish junkie look totally awesome. Why? Because when you run from the cops, smash into cars and the movie freeze-frames to show your nickname you have "Lust For Life" thumping underneath."</ref>
The film's opening song, ''Lust for Life'', was performed by influential punk rocker [[Iggy Pop]], who has struggled with [[heroin]] addiction himself.<ref>NNDB, ''Iggy Pop'', retrieved 10/24/08[[http://www.nndb.com/people/520/000024448/#FN1]</ref> The lyrics include the lines ''"Yeah, I'm through with sleeping on the sidewalk / No more beating my brains / No more beating my brains / With liquor and drugs / With liquor and drugs."''<ref>LyricsMode.com, ''Lust For Life lyrics by Iggy Pop'', retrieved 10/24/08[http://www.lyricsmode.com/lyrics/i/iggy_pop/lust_for_life.html]</ref> The song was number ten on UGO's list of the Top 11 Uses Of Classic Rock In Cinema.<ref>UGO.com, ''Top 11 Uses Of Classic Rock In Cinema, 10. "Lust For Life" by Iggy Pop in Trainspotting'', retrieved 10/24/08[http://www.ugo.com/filmtv/top11-classicrock/?cur=trainspotting#top]"Despite protestations from the filmmakers and the inclusion of a horrific detox scene, Trainspotting makes being a Scottish junkie look totally awesome. Why? Because when you run from the cops, smash into cars and the movie freeze-frames to show your nickname you have "Lust For Life" thumping underneath."</ref>
Defenders of [[Hollywood values]] cite this movie as an example of Hollywood telling the truth about the harm caused by drugs, but it shows "cool" people engaging in drugs and enjoying it. This movie, like most Hollywood depictions of drugs, portrays the drug users as sympathetic victims rather than as the perpetrators of evil.{{fact}}<!-- given that you haven't seen it, you presumably have a source for this? -->
In an interesting review, critic Roger Ebert said "The movie has been attacked as pro-drug and defended as anti-drug, but actually it is simply pragmatic. It knows that addiction leads to an unmanageable, exhausting, intensely uncomfortable daily routine, and it knows that only two things make it bearable: a supply of the drug of choice, and the understanding of fellow addicts."<ref>''Trainspotting'', BY ROGER EBERT, July 26, 1996 [http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/19960726/REVIEWS/607260303/1023]</ref>
The film has nothing directly to do with the British hobby of train spotting, in which railfans keep records of the rolling stock they've seen,<ref>eHow.com, ''How to Go Trainspotting'', retrieved 10/24/08[http://www.ehow.com/how_2247294_go-trainspotting.html?ref=fuel&utm_source=yahoo&utm_medium=ssp&utm_campaign=yssp_art]</ref> beyond the authors' opinion that shooting heroin is as little use as he considers the railfan hobby to be.
The film has nothing directly to do with the British hobby of train spotting, in which railfans keep records of the rolling stock they've seen,<ref>eHow.com, ''How to Go Trainspotting'', retrieved 10/24/08[http://www.ehow.com/how_2247294_go-trainspotting.html?ref=fuel&utm_source=yahoo&utm_medium=ssp&utm_campaign=yssp_art]</ref> beyond the authors' opinion that shooting heroin is as little use as he considers the railfan hobby to be.
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