Long-run

For long positions, we enter a buy a tick above the high of the pin bar. 2. If the next bar to the pin bar doesn’t trigger the trade, we abandon the setup, because, may times, a break in momentum can lead to a consolidation or a reversal. Hence, we want to…

Run Lola Run is a well-known German film that was released in 1998 to positive reviews. There are various filming techniques used to enhance the films story line as well as the audiences experience. Cinematography, sound and editing are important techniques that are vital to any film. The director of Run Lola Run, Tom Tykwer, beautifully blended some of these techniques to create a visually pleasing movie. To capture the story that goes along with this movie, Tykwer used multiple camera angles…

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…

The 1998 German film Run Lola Run calls to question the actions and choices of individuals and how these factors alter their fates through the unique display of three separate, but similar timelines. This theme is introduced to the viewer through the beginning and end of each of Lola’s three runs, the timing of getting to Manni being the ultimate difference. Lola’s three runs not only affected Manni and herself but all the people she confronted on the way. Many of the minor character’s futures…

Water begins to spread across every continent, and the remaining humans are pushed higher and higher into the mountains. The novel is a satire that examines contemporary European politics, such as fascism and colonialism. At the end of the novel the long-term history of the Newts is mapped out. The Newts will all but destroy the Earth's landmass, leaving only a small amount of humans to work for them in their factories. Eventually they will form separate countries and destroy themselves by…

In Run Lola Run (Tom Tykwer, 1998), one visual effect that is repeated multiple times is the transition from real life to a cartoon, like shown above. Color values, composition, and depth will be used to help discuss the role of the above still. In this particular frame the dominant colors are Lola’s red hair, green and blue clothes, and her skin color. The colors contrast the brown and black stairwell in the background. The dark stairwell seems symbolic of Lola’s journey; it seems to go deeper…

Chance is an idea which is clearly portrayed in both texts. In the movie, 'Run Lola run', the director uses flash forwards to epitomize this idea of chance. The audience witnesses the lives change for the people that Lola bumps into on her journeys, and how their lives change each time to how Lola’s life changes. This is seen with the lady with the pram that Lola encounters each time as she begins her run. This symbolizes the unpredictability of life. Lola's destiny in each three stories, so do…

Discussion Questions for “Run, Lola, Run” 1. Why do you think Tom Tykwer’s film was so extraordinarily popular, not only in Germany but throughout the world? I think the film was popular because it was a fusion of the fast-paced nature of American films with the artistic elements of German film. That makes it appreciable to several markets, worldwide. 2. The film tells the same story three times. Which elements are exactly the same each time? Which elements change? Are there any elements which…

This is displayed in the film ‘Run Lola Run’ by Tom Tykwer and the picture book “The red tree” by Shaun Tan, which represent similar ideas and themes throughout these visual texts. This is evident through the use of visual techniques. There are many themes conveyed in the both texts, such as the manipulation of time, chance and relationships. Tykwer explores…

It made me realise Maz isn’t perfect, but since when was I? And he was my best friend after all, I loved him… [Long pause] I loved us. It was then I smile, a little smirk appears from the corner of my mouth and for the first time since the accident I feel happy and at peace. Not because he wasn’t with me, but because deep down he was and will always be. [Looks at picture of Maz - Long pause] I find apart of him in Lola and the way she acts and looks. Her eyes the same blue like the ocean, I…