Hmm, sorry to tell you folks, but I've been through two different translations of the consolation of philosophy and this section isn't in either. Tony Wilson seems a bit of a con artist and he's done it again :) Boethius mentions a wheel going around and refers to it as a 'wheel of fortune' which is why Tony Wilson mentions it when hosting the eponymous TV show. The real reference is to his TV career it seems and the quote was embellished, well actually just totally made up for the film!
Wow, I love you YouTube, and you anonymous uploader. I haven't seen this movie for years, and I just randomly remember this scene. And I search. And here it is.
@AppropriationIsMe Youtube, an invention of the Gods. 24 Hour Party People, a great movie. The natural successor to Trainspotting and very underrated.
@billiesrus It could be, it looks similar to a street near the virgin gym where the Hilton hotel is.... Most of the film was filmed up in the northern quarter, saying that it could be anywhere!!
It's my belief that history is a wheel. "Inconsistency is my very essence" -says the wheel- "Rise up on my spokes if you like, but don't complain when you are cast back down into the depths. Good times pass away, but then so do the bad. Mutability is our tragedy, but it is also our hope. The worst of times, like the best, are always passing away".
It hasn't happened yet, but I just watched 24 Hour Party People for the first time today, and this scene is going to make me read Boethius's "Consolation of Philosophy" in the very near future. I like how Coogan/Wilson responds with "I know...I know" as if he's confused but completely understands, which I guess is the point of the quote in the first place.
@scatterbraintrains he says "I know, I know" because the quote reflects Tony Wilson's success and subsequent failures - this scene is why I read boethius - and the origin of the screen name I use in everything. It completely kicks ass.
...unless boethiusnd below can tell me where it came from? did you read it anywhere?
DoctorJezz 2 months ago
Hmm, sorry to tell you folks, but I've been through two different translations of the consolation of philosophy and this section isn't in either. Tony Wilson seems a bit of a con artist and he's done it again :) Boethius mentions a wheel going around and refers to it as a 'wheel of fortune' which is why Tony Wilson mentions it when hosting the eponymous TV show. The real reference is to his TV career it seems and the quote was embellished, well actually just totally made up for the film!
DoctorJezz 2 months ago
I think about this scene a lot lately.
RedJoe10 4 months ago
@RedJoe10 same pal
TheSchweaver 2 months ago
The street bum was Christopher Eccleston, the first Doctor Who of the modern series.
Dracopol 4 months ago
Modeselektor is awesome
deepoil 9 months ago
that bum seemed more content than the one with money
cookiesonsteve 11 months ago
Wow, I love you YouTube, and you anonymous uploader. I haven't seen this movie for years, and I just randomly remember this scene. And I search. And here it is.
AppropriationIsMe 1 year ago 10
@AppropriationIsMe Youtube, an invention of the Gods. 24 Hour Party People, a great movie. The natural successor to Trainspotting and very underrated.
checkoutgirl 11 months ago
Is this street outside where the Warehouse Project is now?
billiesrus 1 year ago
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MrAndrewcoke 8 months ago
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@billiesrus It could be, it looks similar to a street near the virgin gym where the Hilton hotel is.... Most of the film was filmed up in the northern quarter, saying that it could be anywhere!!
MrAndrewcoke 8 months ago
You'll probably want to hear "Rapanthem" by Modeselektor (contains this sample from the movie).
lovkraft 1 year ago
The quote:
It's my belief that history is a wheel. "Inconsistency is my very essence" -says the wheel- "Rise up on my spokes if you like, but don't complain when you are cast back down into the depths. Good times pass away, but then so do the bad. Mutability is our tragedy, but it is also our hope. The worst of times, like the best, are always passing away".
lovkraft 1 year ago 4
@lovkraft Inconstancy, not inconsistency. Nicely done, apart from that tiny error.
checkoutgirl 4 days ago
It hasn't happened yet, but I just watched 24 Hour Party People for the first time today, and this scene is going to make me read Boethius's "Consolation of Philosophy" in the very near future. I like how Coogan/Wilson responds with "I know...I know" as if he's confused but completely understands, which I guess is the point of the quote in the first place.
scatterbraintrains 1 year ago 2
@scatterbraintrains he says "I know, I know" because the quote reflects Tony Wilson's success and subsequent failures - this scene is why I read boethius - and the origin of the screen name I use in everything. It completely kicks ass.
boethiusnd 11 months ago
one of my fav films, very good movie
dushiemcbag 2 years ago
Is this how he auditioned for Doctor Who?
makingprogress 3 years ago
The best scene.
Bounderandacad 3 years ago 13