The Ch’i of Chinaski: Discuss the Relation and Balance in the Alcohol Infused Cinema of Barfly and Factotum.

Typically, film narratives that centre on regulars at bars/taverns and their alcohol consumption have negative connotations/implications; drunks, deadbeats, failed members of society, etc. This thesis will make the assertion that there are positives in thesebar/tavern settings as they can be impactful and powerful, driving the protagonists to do better – see more clearly.