Run Lola Run Essay

This week’s movie was Run Lola Run by Tom Tykwer. In this film, there was many alternative realities ranging from the main characters Manni (Moritz Bleibtreu) and Lola (Franka Potente) dying in one or vice versa with them living with circumstances being determined by the tiniest of details. The reason why they’re in this predicament is because of their, Manni and Lola, daring attempt to transfer money from a guy they know. They somehow lost the money between the targeted man and the dealer and are trying to find a substitute for it. In effect, from these numerous epsiode, timing of any sorts is an essential factor in determining the main characters' actions and fates and in the long term other characters actions and fates. Run Lola Run by Tom …show more content…
In the first run, both of them didn’t have the sufficient amount to get to the dealer, so both took up arms and rob a local supermarket where in turn they got the money, but are surrounded and killed by the police. In the second run, Lola was able to receive the appropriate amount by holding his up her father, but Man I was distracted and dies by incoming an ambulance. The last run was a lot more successful with both incurring necessary amounts to pay off the dealer because one was able to track his lost money and the other was lucky in roulette. Movement in all these scene was all fast paced and the timing of them were at times extremely precise that even the smallest of delays will have impair the current timeline. Another type of movement that the director uses in his movie is a fast motion shot. A fast motion shot “is a shots of a subject photographed at a rate slower than twenty-four fps, which, when projected at the standard rate, convey motion that is pretty jerky and slightly comical, seemingly out of control.” (Giannetti, 523). Movement and the timing of the certain scenes helps define this movie and brings the watcher into understanding the