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The opening scene of the film with the over voice of a man with and gritty, brisk and bold voice catches the audience’s attention and allows them to question themselves, their perspective and beliefs we encounter a security guard, who neatly parallels life, and the film, with a game of soccer and leaves the audience with their questions unanswered. It is believed that the distinctively visual elements of a text do present new perspectives on old ideas, but how? The German film “Run Lola Run” written by Tom Tywker, engages with the audience in order to open their minds to new ideas and perspectives. In the film the composer has used the forms and features in order to communicate the visual text. The text is created through visual organisation,

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