Different writers use distinctively different visual techniques to convey distinctive experiences within our lives, such duties imposed by relationships, the race against time, and making choices. This is relevant through the film Run Lola Run! The video conveys the experiences of time being impossible, relationships being a burden and choices being left to chance. This is shown through the use of split screens, fast cutting shots and close ups, illustrating these experiences through extended metaphors, allusions and other imagery. A main argument or message I have found through viewing the movie is that everything we do, even in just a minute, affects everyone around us including ourselves. Through each view or story one moment or action can change a person’s life.
Lola begins to run through the city, and runs into a woman and her baby in a carriage. In the first view within a series of photo shots, it depicts the woman's future. As her baby is being taken away by social services and she ends up taking someone else's baby in a park. During the second run Lola begins running with her mission already in mind and bumps into the same woman and her baby. This time, in the series of snap shots, the woman wins the lotto and is very happy. As the third run begins Lola hangs up the phone for a third time and starts to run through the city again as she encounters the woman with the baby again and this time doesn't bump into her. This time the woman's story depicts her as having a religious awakening. With each run and encountering the lady Lola seems to make a difference in this women’s life.
As Lola and Manni run through the streets trying to save Manni’s life their story changes as well. During the first run Manni is planning on robbing a store, and he finally makes up his mind and enters the store as Lola gets there he is already pointing a gun while telling the cashiers to open the cash registers. As Lola joins Manni she hits the security guard and grabs his gun covering for Manni while he gets the money. As they leave the store the police have them blocked and they end up shooting Lola in the chest. Through the second run Lola ends up stealing 100,000 marks from the bank her father works at. As Lola exists the bank with the police surrounding it she just stands there in front of all the police staring at them, and they tell her to get out of the way. At this point Manni is looking into the store that he is thinking about robbing. Just as he makes up