Why is Scotland portrayed as a decadent and dirty dump in the first film, while in the second it's shown as clean and modern? Did that really happen, or is it just tourist propaganda?
>>219846097Bump
>>219846097i dont think there's a second you must be doing mandela effect
>>219846097I never watched that film because I have no sympathy for drug users, they disgust me
>>219847322>I have no sympathy for drug users, they disgust mebecause?
If you look at the number of recorded crimes in Scotland, it's about 60% of what it was at the peak (around 500,000 crimes in 2004 vs. 300,000 in 2024). I can't find the exact number for 1996-7 when the movie was filmed, but I'd imagine it was pretty high then, too.A lot of English-speaking places were pretty grimy in the 90s and there was a lot of petty crime, so it's probably true for Scotland. You can kinda tell that the movie intentionally tries to portray Scotland as cleaner than before, though, so it's probably symbolic as well.
>>219846097Because the first was made for scots, the second was made for an international audience.Most nicked book back when the film released
>>219846097It's a metaphor for how Renton cleaned up his act and turned his back on drugs.
>>219847778Because they don't deserve sympathy in my eyes?
>>219848830Did you even watch the movies?
>>219848812You niggers are stupid. The airport scene with the slovene chicks greeting arrivals with „welcome to EdinBURG“ is clearly just a comment on how much has changed in this relatively small city after 20 years since Obi Wan left for London.
