Run Lola Run

Run Lola Run is a uniquely creative and artsy German film, about a girl named Lola who is racing against time to try to save her boyfriend, Manni's, life after he makes a terrible mistake. Lola faces many obstacles during her rush to get $100,000 for Manni in 20 minutes, and interestingly enough each time she faces an obstacle in the film there is a flashforward which depicts how that encounter affected the course of the other person's life. But when you think that these obstacles have prevented Lola from making it to Manni in time, and that there is no hope, we are sent back to the beginning where Lola has another chance to save Manni from death by drug lord.

To me, watching this film was an interesting experience. I have seen films and television shows where they use flashbacks and flash forwards before, and have used them to replay the same scenes over and over again and show how all the actions involved have contributed to and affected the outcome of the plot (ex. Grey's Anatomy this past week- I know at least one person in class will be able to relate to that example). I found the film, especially the editing used to make it so unique, drew me into and made me relate to Lola: how many times in our lives do we wish that we could go back and do something just a little bit different, and maybe the outcome of a situation would have changed for the better. Run Lola Run illustrates this perfectly. The flashbacks, flashforwards and the real time action made this movie enticing, both aesthetically and cinematically. And it wasn't too long =) all in all, it was a unique but interestingly pleasing viewing.