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An analysis of the opening and closing sequences of Trainspotting

In the opening scene of Trainspotting the audience get an idea of Renton and what he is about and then when it comes to the house that he is in which is dark compared to the outside world and him mentioning drugs the idea of him being a drug addict becomes a reality. Also in the opening sequence when Renton and Spud are running from the cops the voice over of Renton is really affective in the way that he is talking about all the things in life that you want but he sounds ironic in the way that he says why would he want life when he has heroine implying that heroine is everything in his life and everything that he wants in life. In the closing scene of Trainspotting the music is a really affect in the way of what is happening the music is really upbeat which then reflex that Renton now having a life and having a point of life it also seems like he has found a new drug which is hi  living his life and the really big pulse in the music represents Renton being excited in the way that h...

Gender Representation Specimen Answer

This essay will explore the gender representation in two films Vertigo and One Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest and how two characters are similar and different and how they are represented and compare to the time the films are set. Representation in film is how people places and things are shown in media. The gender representation in the movie Vertigo, Vertigo is a typical 1950s film and show society in the 1950s through the film and how Males were more dominant towards women. Scotty in Vertigo is a retired detective who was comfortable in retirement he took an early retirement due to his Vertigo but then loses comfort when he meet Madeline. Scotty represent a typical man in the 1950s by the way that he is dominant towards women, we see this when he loses Madeline and meets Judy who reminds him of Madeline this make him control and dominant her more. We see this when he makes her take a day off work and says that he will look after her this implies that he wants to spend more time with he...