Movie Analysis Lola Rennt - 1283 Words

Allison Riddle FIL 3854 September 13, 2015 Lola Rennt (Run, Lola Run), Director: Tom Tykwer, Year: 1998 Film Analysis One - Lola Rennt Lola Rennt, or Run Lola Run, is a German film produced by Stefan Arndt and written and directed by Tom Tykwer. This 1998 film depicts a twenty-something girl, Lola, trying to help out her boyfriend, Manni. He was the middle man for a drug deal but he lost the payment on the train in transit to turn the money in. Manni is told by the drug dealer that he only has twenty minutes to get the money to him or else he will be harmed. Lola tries to help Manni by going to her father to get some money. The movie depicts three different scenarios that could happen, basically Lola goes on three runs and each time something very small changes that can change the whole outcome of that run, if it was successful in helping Manni or not. It all comes down to timing. For this analysis, I have chosen to examine the opening scene starting at 4:30 and running to 8:00. This scene, while at the very beginning of the film, and also including some opening credits, can be seen as alluding and hinting to the whole idea of the film. It shows the major themes right in the first few minutes; however, the audience does not know that until further into the film and the opening shots seem to make more sense. This scene is so great because it reveals the whole theme of the film within the first ten minutes. In the beginning of the selected clip, it is in the form of aShow MoreRelatedMovie Analysis : Run Lola Run1533 Words   |  7 PagesFilm Analysis – Run, Lola, Run Raghuraj Rathi Tom Tykwer’s Run Lola Run (1998) is truly a brilliant film. It is very seldom that a film manages to combine the high pace of an action thriller and a deep philosophical subtext without botching it, but Run Lola Run does an excellent job at striking a balance between both. Tackling the very abstract and philosophical concepts of chance and cause-effect, Run Lola Run is truly a modern foreign classic. Tykwer manages to postulate one simple theory throughRead MoreThe Four Ps of Creativity2243 Words   |  9 Pagesaround creative beings and how these factors influence their final creative products. According to Mel Rhodes in his book An Analysis of Creativity (1961) these Four Ps; person, place, process and product are the underlying factors of creativity itself. By understanding how the 4 Ps work we are able to venturing into the life of a creative thinker and conduct and analysis of there creativity. In this case we will look at a German media artist, Tom Tykwer who has constr ucted a variety of unique films