Filth tells the story of a Scottish policeman, Bruce Robertson, who is everything but a nice guy. He's going for a promotion, which means eliminating several competitors. Also his holiday trip to Germany is about to get ruined because some Japanese student gets murdered, and even though that murder isn't the least interesting to Bruce, he still has to try to solve it.
First of all, I've been reading Filth by Irvine Welsh all weak. I don't understand that, because I read like 3 novels in 48 hours and now I'm stuck with Filth, have been for a good while. Why? It's quite like reading American Psycho, I need to take long breaks, because the text is quite tough.
And then I ruined the ending by watching the movie. Why`Why would I do that? Well, it's July, which means it's time for Camp NaNoWriMo. I need to write 50k word novel in a month, and I have a story in my head, I just need it on a paper - or computer screen. I'm a bit stuck, so I thought watching Filth would help. Well, it didn't. You see, I had a perfect ending planned for my story, everything perfect. But Irvine Welsh has done it before I did. So damn, now I'm unsure if I should go with that ending or not. Any help?
But about the movie... whenever you read a book (even though you don't finish it) before seeing the movie, you almost count the differences and get annoyed the more differences show up. That happens to me every time, so I try to see the movie before reading. This time I didn't, and I was so annoyed at all the little things that were changed, and for the sake of what? I have no idea. But one of the most annoying things were how quickly everything happened. I mean seriously, the tone of things changed so bloody quickly. I've read most of the book and it's still ridiculously sexist and disgusting and not at all sad, except few things. But the movie got sad very quickly and it didn't give the viewer the chance to enjoy the disgusting things. Actually that might not be bad thing. I'm almost glad they didn't mention Robertson's rash down there.
So most of the changes were neutral - they didn't make it worse or better. And basically that's what bothered me mostly, they just were there and I have no idea why. But one thing that should've been there was the narrator's voice. It was there just in the beginning, but in the book Robertson's narration is the best part of the book - that or whatever the tapeworm said. (Yup I'm serious. (They didn't have the tapeworm properly in the movie, though. That's sad.))
But somehow the quick version, the movie, got to me easier and quicker than the book. The book just seems something that Welsh has written half-seriously, but the movie had more serious tone. And if I'm completely honest, that's probably better. I mean the book tricks you into thinking that everything is fine, Bruce Robertson is completely okay. Which is not true, at least not according to what book secretly tells - and what the tapeworm tells.
James McAvoy was absolutely fantastic. He can show to sides of a character - the devious, calculating Robertson, but also the sick, lonely Robertson - and still is the same character. It doesn't weirdly change into something else. Well, that's also thanks to good writing. But yeah, James McAvoy truly was the reason I sat down to read the book for a week until I gave up and watched the movie. He is magnificent though. (And thanks to Days Of Future Past I'm going through some weird McAvoy phase, even though I've been busy not watching movies.)
Weird thing though, music was composed by Clint Mansel. I've heard his music in The Fountain which is total opposite of Filth. Weird, huh. But the music was well chosen - especially Creep in the end. In the end I wanted to have. I even had a sad slow song chosen for my ending - Hurt by Nine Inch Nails. Damn you Irvine Welsh, I'm shaking my knuckles at the sky.
In short, Filth was amazing. The book made me think it would be something completely horrible but I was positively surprised.
☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆
10 / 10
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