Essays on Run Lola Run
Run Lola Run ([Lola Rennte] (Tykwer 1998)) is described as ‘a German crime film that deals with a range of themes such as fate, love, chance and desire (Goodman, A. 2012)’. The film reflects a complex narrative, acting as one of the pillars for the era that broke out of the normal bounds of storytelling...
In this essay, I’ll be comparing the editing of the films Run Lola Run (Tom Tykwer, 1998) and Evil Dead 2 (Sam Raimi, 1987). I will be specifically focusing on timing and the different ways these films deal with pace and rhythm, closely analyzing slow and fast paced scenes. I will also briefly consider sound,...
Through the use of mise-en-scene, sound and editing of Run Lola Run elevates and empowers the female lead. Run Lola Run is an eighty-minute movie that creates a thriller passion and has you constantly thinking ‘what if.” The female lead of this movie brings out the empowerment that a woman in a lead role in...
Professor Edward Lorenz created the very well-known scientific concept called the chaos theory, which is now better known as the “butterfly effect.” The idea that a small change can result in much bigger changes. A popular example of the butterfly effect is how a butterfly flapping its wings in New Mexico can cause a hurricane...
Run Lola Run also differentiates the camera quality in certain scenes throughout the film. An example of this is the relationship with Lola’s father arguing with a woman in his office. The camera quality is in a VHS grainy tape style. However, this juxtaposes to when the camera is filming Lola’s life is very sharp...
