Run Lola Run

Run Lola run is an crime thriller German film in 1998. The German name is Lola rennt. It is directed by Tom Tykwer. 

The story is about Lola needs to get 100,000 German marks to save her boyfriend's life in time.

Mise-en-scene

In Run Lola Run they are very obvious attempts at mise en scene to influence the viewers feeling and make the story easier to understand. I have explained the main mise en scene examples below. 
 

Setting: The genre is modern. The main setting is in an urban area if which Lola lives and is running through. The main settings is red and Lola's hair is also a bright red colour. One of the scenes is the private bridge. The robbery scene is happens in the public store. Besides, when they are talking, it takes place in the private bedroom scene, this scene happens after Lola has been shot. The urban area adds to the pressure of which Lola is under and is very busy which also adds to the difficulty of reaching her boyfriend in time.

 

Props: There are several props such as the clock, the cash bag. The clock means the time is very limited. The cash bag is the key prop that leads the whole story happens. Besides, the phone also is the key prop in this movie which clearly shows when the next run is about to happen. For example, when Lola was shoot and lays down, the telephone hangs off again, it lets the viewer know that the story is starting again.

The clock is also a main point because everything is based on different timings. The clock also keeps the film fast paced and shows how key the time is in possible events happening. 

 

Sound: Sounds are used in diagetic. When Lola shouts very loudly, the glass breaks and this emphasises how she can be dangerous but also powerful. In addition, when Lola scream to her father, the clock is broken. These sound effects prove the power of Lola's voice.

Colour: Red is a key colour thought the film because it shows that she is dangerous. Her hair colour shows that she might be dangerous but the colour red also is repeated a lot of times as subtle hints but also blocks of colour like when Lola is shot and then the scene changes to the bedroom scene. 

 

Narrative Structure: The film has three version in which has different events and timings. For the first time Lola dies, the second time her boyfriend dies and finally the third time they both find money in time and live.

The narrative structure is very similar to a video game because when Lola fails her mission or dies she just starts over again but then finally succeeds. This can be linked to real life situations in which your lives are are based on accidents and incidents. For example if a person had a car crash then everything would change dramatically whereas if you won a large amount of money your life would also change a lot.

This is linked to Lola's life because within one scenario of getting money there are so many possibilities of what could happen due to timings and choices.

Lola does not realise this and doesn't believe in how random a persons life can be and when her life is coming to an end in the first run she shouts "stop" which tells us she now thinks she has a choice to stop her death.