Run Lola Run

Run Lola Run is a film set in Berlin , Germany. This film gives you the idea of running with Lola on her journey to come up with one hundred marks in twenty minutes to save her boyfriend Manni’s life. Tom Tykwer uses many film techniques that usually are not used in movies , making this film not like every other Hollywood movie. Techniques such as the use of flashback and flash forward , this giving the film an idea that just by one slightest move or event can change your move in different ways. Other techniques that made this film interesting and attention grabbing is the use of animation, cross- cutting, birds eye view and medium shot.

A technique that was continuously shown throughout the film was the use of flash forwards , each shot of flash forwards was shown in stills, showing a glimpse of each person that Lola bumped into,lives in the future. Flash forwards were used when Lola had contact with the three strangers . Each flashforward changed for the strangers as Lola tries to make her journey different, each time making a difference for the characters flash forwards. Her timing to get to Manni affects the way she bumps into the strangers, causing their life to become better or worse. Depending on the time and way she has bumps into them. This technique was used to show how little things can change the largest things later in life, even if it does not seem like it at the time.

Another technique that was used quite well was the use of flashback . There is a scene at the start of the film showing the conversation on the phone with Manni and Lola . This scene shows Lola explaining to Manni how she only went to go buy some cigarettes and a man stole her moped , she tried to run after him but he was too far ahead. Not only ...

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... be feeling this way. In Run Lola Run this was used when Manni is in the phone box on the phone to Lola . You see Manni standing in the phone box and his body language is showing the audience frustration and on the edge. This technique was used so the viewers can get an idea of not only how the characters are reacting with the expression on their face but also how they are taking it.

In conclusion the film techniques that Tom Tykwer used are all used for a reason and are very unique compared to other typical american films. The techniques that stood out to me are the ones that are listed above and they make the film more interesting and eye catching . Making me want to watch it more and sitting on the edge of my seat.Techniques such as flash forward, flashback , medium shot , birds eye view , animation and cross cutting made this film the best it could be.