Product: Run, Lola, Run [VHS] (1999)
Rating: 4.0
Time is money
The main formula for Run Lola Run is "Time is Money." Time is arbitrary in the same way that space is- it means nothing if you don't put anything in it. In this film, the viewers are confronted with a "heroine" that when not satisfied with the outcome, chooses to "do-over" her life, or only 20 minutes of her life. Lola is not the typical Hollywood heroin, always looking prim and proper; she gives off the more realistic side when confronted with an intense situation. Lola shows that the smallest decision can change everything from then on. Throughout the film, she takes on the so-called masculine role and takes action rather than crying and waiting for someone else to take charge. But when those 20 minutes are up, it seems as though her female lead crumbles and she once again takes the feminine role in the relationship. It seems questionable that her heroic attributes are only due to the framing and digital weaving of the film rather than the actual character. Overall, it was interesting to see a different side of femininity and the effects in which it had on the viewers.