Run Lola Run

Split screen techniques divide the screen into three equal proportions creating a simultaneous depiction of Lola, Manni and the clock, allowing Tykwer to show the struggle to beat time. Adding to the dramatic urgency and reinforcing the power of time is the virtual real time of the film, meaning the twenty minutes of Lola’s life are shown in virtually twenty minutes of screen time. Hence, the distinctively visual provides an insightful image into Lola’s experiences placed under seize by the adamant nature of time.

Overview of the what the film is about (no more than 1 or 2 sentences) and the context of the film (2-3sentences)

In all of the sources there is a common theme of how a significant event has affected the protagonist and the choices they may make in the future. We see this first in THE TENT DELIVERY WOMAN’S RIDE. The women in the story has a very dark and negative outlook on life we see this when she says things like “I hated knots, and looking at the butterfly got me riled up again” we don't know a lot about their life but we can assume they had a negative upbringing because thinking about her mother made her mad and she says she ran away. This poor upbringing has possibly changed the way she views the world. At one point she thinks “I had in mind To swerve against the side and shoot on past The safety lights, another kind of tit for tat, But what’s the use in one way to die? I kept on going.” this is a crossroad she has come to, she either has a choice to move on and continue driving or just end everything. This is where she comes to the realization that there is no point of ending anything, because then what would have been the point of making it as far as she had. She figures that despite anything that may have happened in the past she needs to keep moving forward with the understanding that life isn't comfortable but we must carry on. We see this further when she says things like “I feel like that, pulled out, unraveled. But I like it fine.”

This movie explores issues of greed, human relationships, betrayal and redemption, personal innocence and responsibility as well as the effects on the human mind

The contrast of the large truck with the visually smaller Lola is used to show how close she came to being destroyed by this machine. This works to emphasise how luck gave her another chance to live and it was really because of chance that she is able to continue with her journey. This is similar to many occurrences in life such as death occurrences which people have no explanation for besides luck and chance. Another technique used is a long-distance shot of Lola in front of the big truck with the casino presents her a great opportunity to fulfil her journey to get the money she needs. This is used to show how chance is not always bad but may also lead to opportunities that will be beneficial in the future. Continuing on with the notion of chance and luck, Lola ends up at the casino and is completely oblivious on how to gamble. By chance again, she walks to a roulette table and bets on the number 20. The close-up shot of the roulette table, spinning and coming to a stop shows suspense when Lola was about to win. This works to place importance on the actual object of chance which in the real world is all casino games. The film is showing how just like Lola’s life afterwards depends on the small play of chance, many of our live depend on other games of chance. Life is essentially a ‘game’ of chance which affects an individual’s personal fate through our own actions as well as others.

This movie Directed by Paul Haggis who also directed Academy Award Winning "Million Dollar Baby" and had also won an Academy Award for this movie as well puts a twisted story in this film. This movie is trying to symbolize what goes on in the world today in regards to racism and stereotypes. He tries to make a point on how societies view themselves and others in the world based on there ethnicities. This movie intertwines several different people's lives, all different races, with different types of beliefs. Such ethnicities include Caucasians, African Americans, Hispanics, Asians and Middle Eastern. This movie includes conflicts on both sides of the picture from cops and criminals as well

Q.1. What do you think is the main messages this movie is trying to deliver?

The playwright was trying to get quite a few messages when he created this play. First of all, I believe he was trying to show social change and the power and potential that an individual has inside of them, despite their circumstances. I think that this play/movie reveals the true messiness of life and how with the right mindset, you can make it through anything you

This essay will evaluate the question distinctively visual images convey distinctive experiences, Evaluating the idea that visual images give us distinct experiences and how certain experiences can change our destiny.

In hat way does the distinctively visual influence your understanding of people and the events within texts?

Mansfield’s description throughout the narrative is intriguing and captivating, pulling the reader into the drill hall and making them sway to the “oft, melting, ravishing tune” as though they themselves could have been Leila. Moreover, her use of description allows her to create the character of the “fat man” and utilise him to portray the idea that “happiness [doesn’t] last for ever.” Because she describes him as the fat man, who is old and wearing a coat that “looked dusty with French chalk”, she creates an evident contrast between the beautiful characters she initially described. Through this imagery, Mansfield subtly portrays Leila’s fears of losing the beauty of this first ball and emphasises that in fact, beauty doesn’t last. However, Mansfield plunges the reader back in to the dance, such that the almost

Run Lola Run is a film not based in a particular place or country, more of a cityscape, although some audience members may recognize the scenes as ones representing Berlin, Germany. Throughout the film Tom Tykwer the film's director, shows a wide variety of editing and camera techniques giving the film an alternative feel rather than a commercialised one. A few of Tykers many technques include close ups, establishing shots accompanied with a bird's eye view, flash backs, fast paced editing and to counter flashbacks the use of flash forwards.

The novel tells us that the fear of failure is the greatest obstacle to happiness. “There is only one thing that makes a dream impossible to achieve: the fear of failure.” So often we hide behind excuses of not being able to do this or that, but the real story is that we are too afraid to take a chance. It is our

Surrounding Lola and Manni is a number of frightened customers and cashiers. This contrast in setting shows how private the bridge scene is compared to the robbery scene. The privacy of the bedroom scene allows Lola and Manni to show their more sensitive and vulnerable sides.

Linda, for all her warmth and goodness, goes along with her husband and sons in the best success-manual tradition.  She tries to protect them from the forces outside and fails.  The memory of her suffering and her fidelity does not keep Willy and Happy from sex or Biff from wandering.  Miller's irony goes still deeper.  While Linda is a mirror of goodness and the source of the family's sense of identity, she is not protection - by her silence and her support, she unwittingly cooperates