Whatever Lola Wants

on the songs being played and trying to concentrate fully on everything that was going on I forgot some of the works played and of the ones I remembered I do not fully remember if they were played in the first half of the concert or the second and I apologize for that, but I do remember a good portion of the songs played. One of the first pieces played after the intermission concluded was titled Whatever Lola Wants written by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross (1955). Throughout this piece I found that it was kind of a powerful piece. I found this because the vocalist (Christina Decicco) was dressed in a dazzling red dress and the main lyrics consisted of “What Lola wants, Lola gets”. I felt as though the singer was trying to seduce the audience in a way and the manner in which the cirque dancers were performing only added to it. There were two men dancing around Christina and they seemed confused and were fighting with one another over her and in the end neither got her. This particular piece seemed to be a crowd favorite. The next piece that was played right after Whatever Lola Wants was Pinball Wizard (1969) written by one of the greatest rock bands of all time, The Who. This is one of the best songs The Who have ever written and the way the orchestra performed it was excellent. The Orchestra was also spot on with the rhythm of the piece as well. I thought Ben Crawford did a fantastic job with the vocals as well. However the one thing I liked the most about this particular…

In “Born to Run” by Christopher McDougall, McDougall makes the argument that humans were “born to run.” In Chapter 28 specifically, he gives us a story of David Carrier and Dr. Bramble, who search for evidence to figure out if human bodies were made to run. Throughout this chapter, we get a detailed story of how questions were asked, tests were done, and answers were found, all to prove his claim that humans were “Born to Run.” McDougall is able to persuasively argue his point through using…

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…

Good afternoon my fellow students and teachers, today I’ll be analysing and demonstrating to you how Tom Tykwer’s Run Lola Run and Salvador Dali’s The Persistence of Memory, use the distinctively visual to convey and enhance the audiences perception of their ideas. Well Let’s get into it. In Tom Tykwer post-modernist film Run Lola Run, the main themes are the power of time and the amplifying effects of minor changes, both of these concepts are fundamental throughout the whole movie. The opening…

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…

better or worse. Or perhaps we were saved by ten seconds from a fatal car crash. In a very captivating German film, Run Lola Run, film director Tom Tykwer explores this topic of time with a great visual aesthetic. In this film, Lola, the main character, receives a phone call from her boyfriend Manni who has lost one hundred-thousand German marks. If he does not find the money within twenty minutes he will have to rob a store in order to avoid punishment. So, he calls Lola to help him come up…

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…

with an abundance of visual images from a variety of sources. From daily television shows and commercials, to the billboards seen on the way to school or work, by using prior knowledge and background experiences, ideas start forming. Visual messages are also conveyed in traditional forms such as films, novels, picture books and more. 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…

depressed, abusive and isolated himself from anyone and everything that is outside his home. He struggled with the realisation of losing Maz and believing he should have been the one that was killed. [Looking down to the ground] Can we visit Maz too? [Lola nods with a smile] [Slowly walks towards the door…….] [Back…

In adult novel “The Running Man” is set in a dystopian United States during the year 2025, in which the nation's economy is in ruins and violence is rising. The main character Ben Richards, has lost his job, his baby daughter is sick, his wife is a prostitute, and they’re the bottom class of society. Society in 2025 is taken over by the game show company “Free-Vee” they create reality tv shows that focus on people who live in poverty and making then suffer to get a quick buck. If you’re not…