Run Lola Run is one of those movies which come rather occasionlly, and watching it is as good as playing a video-game which is non-linear in nature with multiple endings. It feels like we are watching a 20 minute video but gives us the expereince of watching 3 movies at once. Its theme is mainly based on the 'The Butterfly Effect'. The concepts here are simple but at the same time shows us the complexities involved. How do our actions affect our own lives, as well as those whom we touch? How does chance and random events determine an outcome? Can we get a different result by making different choices? Well, not many director's I guess have tired to plow the same fertile field but I believe that no one has dealt better with such cosmic existential questions with more striking originality, fast paced action, and a pulsing score that makes the whole thing work. A rather funny fact (courtesy Imdb) is that, the actress in the lead role (Lola) didn't get to wash her hair for 7 weeks, the full course till the movie was completely shot.
In a compact, action packed ninety minutes, combining little snips of animation, funny yet sensitive characters, situations,dialogue, a pace that makes most of the music videos look like they've been filmed in slow motion, and unfolding three versions of the same story sequence each time concluding with a jolting finish that defies convention and keeps us guessing until the last frame.
The game that our group has been designing is non-linear in nature, progresses with a tangential approach as an outcome to the choices that the player keeps making. This movie has been one of the sources of inspiration for the approach that we've chosen.
Here is a trailer of the movie :)
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