Product: Run, Lola, Run [VHS] (1999)
Rating: 4.0
Run Lola Run
Run Lola Run is an interesting film about a girl and her boyfriend and their struggles to survive the most grueling twenty minutes of their lives. Manni, the boyfriend, somehow forgot 100,000 marks on a subway train and is in a lot of trouble unless Lola shows up with 100,000 marks to pay off the men Manni was supposed to meet. The movie plot is based around the chaos effect, which is the idea that every action one makes effects the lives of everyone else. The twenty minutes is shown in 3 different ways because each time it is restarted, Lola takes different paths in order to get Manni the money that he needs to stay alive.In a way, Lola is a panopticon during her struggle to find Manni's money. Manni is always watching over Lola, making sure that she gets to him on time. Lola knows this and will take any measure possible in order to get the 100,000 marks to Manni on time. Whether she has to lie, cheat, or steal, she will get the money. She acts under pressure and runs everywhere she goes just to keep Manni safe. Manni is depending on Lola to be the hero of the day and show up with what he needs.Lola plays the role of the strong independent woman during the movie. Manni is helplessly waiting for Lola to show up with the money. Lola shows her strengths by not being afraid to do anything in order to save the day. She'll rob her father's bank, she'll help rob a grocery store, and she'll take big risks in a casino just to save Manni. The story is played out three times in three different ways because of the chaos factor. Sadly, the movie ends with Manni saving himself because he finds the money himself. Lola is once again the stereotypical dependent woman. She struggles so much to get Manni the money he needs, but it turns out that he never needed her help at all. She accepts this fact and walks off with him as if nothing happened to her during the 20 minute struggle.