Choose life speech
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The "Choose life" speech is an iconic opening monologue from the film Trainspotting that satirically lists consumerist life choices before rejecting them in favor of heroin-fueled nihilism.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film monologue
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opening monologue ⓘ |
| addresses | modern consumer society ⓘ |
| appearsInFilm | Trainspotting NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnWork | Trainspotting (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnWorkAuthor | Irvine Welsh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| closingIdea | rejection of conventional life in favor of heroin ⓘ |
| culturalStatus |
cult quote
ⓘ
iconic film monologue ⓘ |
| deliveredByActor | Ewan McGregor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deliveredByCharacter | Mark Renton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| directorOfFilm | Danny Boyle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmCountryOfOrigin |
Scotland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmReleaseYear | 1996 ⓘ |
| followedBy | opening chase sequence in Trainspotting ⓘ |
| genre |
black comedy
ⓘ
drama ⓘ |
| influenced | later anti-consumerist slogans ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| listsItemsSuchAs |
electrical tin openers
ⓘ
family ⓘ jobs ⓘ leisurewear ⓘ starter homes ⓘ television ⓘ washing machines ⓘ |
| medium | film ⓘ |
| mode | voice-over ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
critiques mainstream lifestyle choices
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frames film’s anti-heroic perspective ⓘ introduces protagonist worldview ⓘ |
| narrator | Mark Renton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openingLine | Choose life. ⓘ |
| partOf | Trainspotting NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| perspective | first-person narration ⓘ |
| refrain | Choose life ⓘ |
| screenwriterOfFilm | John Hodge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | Edinburgh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| structure | list of imperative consumer choices ⓘ |
| theme |
alienation
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anti-consumerism ⓘ conformity ⓘ consumerism ⓘ drug addiction ⓘ materialism ⓘ nihilism ⓘ youth culture ⓘ |
| tone | satirical ⓘ |
| usedInMarketing | Trainspotting promotional materials ⓘ |
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