Why is Begby (sp?) from trainspotting so violent?

Question

The pint of half beer over the head on the second story of a bar..then the kick to the balls..are their really people like this out there?

Answer 1

well...there are...addicts can go to any extent

An extremely competent look at the Scottish drug-Scene, Trainspotting is a perfect example of the potential of the UK industry to tell a story of tragedy, horror and hope in a manner that the American industry has yet to do without drifting into tired Cliche. While the manner and style of delivery are extremely funny and at times appear almost unreal, the fact remains that these characters are real. The clearly psychotic and alcoholic Begbie, played by Robert Carlyle is a supporting role that is actually of immense value to the film. Here we have character who I've met, you've met and we've all met. A man with very little to lose absorbed in a sea of alcohol and prone to violence. I choose him as example because he isnt even involved in the drug-scene in which the main characters are central. In fact his opposition is somewhat humorous when we consider his own vices make him argueably worse off and the incidences of violence he becomes involved in

are most definitely black humour. Considering what is actually happening isnt funny, watching it play out, aside from one major incident, is extremely funny. And that is the tone of the film throughout, as characters continually talk nonsence and sail through the lives they have chosen, making very little progress, but instead drifting downwards until an opportunity presents itself to change their ways, where upon Renton, Ewan McGregor, must make a choice between his own life or his friends. McGregor himself is excellent in the film that made him, as is Jonny Lee Miller, who surprised me in this film by having a more thought-provoking character than the script and time strictly allowed considering his relatively minimal place in the main storyline. Ewen Bremner provided some excellent and often well-needed comic relief and Carlyle as I mentioned, was outstanding. This film is both real and unreal, taking the Humour of "Human Traffic" and the somber tone of "My name is Joe" and blending them together to create an unforgettable experience vividly accompanied by strains of "Perfect day" and other cultural and nostalgic sounds, particularly of the place and period. Trainspotting has been accused of glamourising drug-use but I firmly believe anyone who takes this view hasnt watched it properly. The fun is equally, if not more so, matched by some nasty images and for the time it was released, provided what was a very necessary look at the growing drug industry, the loss it creates and the hope that can arise. Superb.

Answer 2

if you go and read the book you will find that it is based on real life events,the whole beer scene is more in the book than on film the book was very good but written in Scottish language,so a little hard to read,but good as the movie,begby was a bar fighter,their is a name in Europe but i cant think of it,i knew guys in los angeles who went looking for bar fights,the books version begby wants to try to figure out who hit the girl and starts blaming tough guys for his version of heroin

Answer 3

every movie has differnt characters with certian personalitys

they took his to the extrem and to tell the trust some people are really like that... espically ones who get into hard drugs

fantastic movie

Answer 4

choose life, choose a carrier, choos a family, chooose a big ******* televesion, etc, etc. bloddy good movie. why is begby violent? easy, he is a ******* tough scotsman.