lola

What thing can make the course of a story change?, Have we realized that the smallest thing or situation can change the entire future?. The relevance of a simple thing can that its essential in every movie. We can appreciate a great example in the movie Lola Rennt. The main part of the film is divided in three "runs". Each run starts from the same situation but develops differently and has a different outcome. Now we are going to analyze what exactly is the special thing that makes the outcome of each of the three plotlines different?

Music, I personally think that music in this film has a lot to do with the change in plotlines between runs, in the first two “runs” the director with the music, is giving us the sense of intensity, rush and tension. In the other hand in the third “run” we feel more hopeful and content, and of course we get the sense that everything is going to work out now.

Reaction, the reaction of Lola when she receives that life changing phone call makes a huge impact on the course of the story, desperation and numbness invade her in the first two runs, and this, in consequence, makes the story to end in a wrong way, but on the other hand in the third act when she hangs the phone, she reacts in a faster way giving her a split second in advance.

Encounters, on the three runs Lola encounters herself with different people, a dog, a group of nuns, a mother with a child, etc… But in each situation she reacts differently and this gives her seconds in delay or in advance.

In conclusion, for me the writer of this magnificent story is giving a very consistent and clear message, witch it could be that even the smallest thing that happens changes completely the future.