Product: Run, Lola, Run [VHS] (1999)
Rating: 5.0
I wish I was a
The theme of this movie is primarily philosophical. Don't be put off, it isn't at all hard to understand and its far from boring. The idea is like the butterfly effect. One miniscule change will gernerally lead to huge differences. This may remind you of "Sliding Doors", a movie which took the same theme and portrayed it in a very different way which I found rather disapointing.The other theme is the techno music and action (running) which makes this come off a bit like a music video. I found the music very good and the vocals complemented it nicely. The important thing is how well it works with the visual imagery and I found it did that very well. In fact, if I had a treadmill I'd buy the soundtrack to this movie and run to it. Someone told me the actress who played Lola and the director wrote and sang all the music together. I can't confirm this, its just something I heard. If so, wow. Muchos kudos and afterlife points to them.The final theme is the plot, which keeps you interested. Its a simple plot. Lola must come up with 100 thousand marks and get it to her boyfriend in 20 minutes.While it would seem action techno and philosophy are quite different, they are put together with amazing success in this film from Germany. I recommend this movie to people who like unique, thought provoking, fun filled movies.Oh one final warning: if you can't read, you may have trouble understanding this film, unless you speak German. Let all those who can't read be forwarned.