Trainspotting

In an article about Trainspotting in the Observer Film Magazine director Danny Boyle mentions the word Britain on 5 separate occasions. As opposed, I suppose, to 5 times on the same occasion. 

BritainBritainBritainBritainBritain. 

He didn't do that. But he does seem to be a bit obsessed with the old British thing. British audiences, British movies, British people, British cinema (same as movies, really), British people being unique. He's rather fond of Britain, to be sure.

But worst of all he even mentions Britpop. Which is short for British popular music but snappier. He describes Britpop as part of a "fuck this" energy which created change in, you guessed it, Britain.

Britpop, of course, did no such thing. Unless you count cosying up with Tony Blair and his ludicrous and embarrassing Cool Britannia sloganeering as a "fuck this" energy. 

Transpotting, however, is a tremendous film and stands up really well still. Boyle talks about how all the cast were great and how Ewan Mcgregor's performance created a "stillness" at the centre of the film which really allowed all the other characters to breathe.

That's all true and hats off to Boyle for creating this timeless masterpiece.

However, Trainspotting is about the least British movie I can think of.