This is such a cool movie, its certainly a Magical Realism film, like Amélie. Filled with bits of magic and things that certainly couldn’t happen in real life. As if screaming at the top of your lungs would help you win at the casino? Or as if before taking your last breath you could say “stop” and be able to start all over?
Run Lola Run starts with some philosophical questions about life and time. The movie switches a bit from cartoon/drawings to real life. Lola’s having a really bad day, her boyfriend just called to tell her that she has 20 minutes to get 70,000 to him, or his boss will kill him. This is a really fast paced film, but we get a lot of detail. Lola runs throughout the whole film, guess love can really make you do crazy things.
The soundtrack goes really well with this film and the anxiety we’re dealing with, its sort of pulsating/almost techno music. This is a very amusing and intense film, we follow her through 3 runs, once something goes bad either her or her boyfriend, Manny, turn back time to find a better solution. Through every run we catch a glimpse into the future of those she bumps into, I think that’s just really cool, something totally out of the ordinary. During these runs Lola points a gun, finds out a harsh truth and prays for help. You don’t have to ask yourself how much she loves this guy, she runs and runs, seeking any kind of solution to save his life.
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