Lola On Repeat

After getting past the overbearing amount German electronica music, the film Run Lola Run is actually a very artistically sound movie. With the use of several motifs, Run Lola Run is a very interesting film that seems to become a little more rewarding every time one watches it again.

Run Lola Run can be slightly confusing at first, however with the use of motifs in this movie, makes sense on a conscious and subconscious level. On a conscious level, this movie use’s a motif of high energy and adrenalin, which the viewer is typically aware of, to add to the suspense and action of the movie. During almost the entire movie, there is fast pace German electronica music playing. This music naturally invokes a feeling of high energy, so the viewer can almost share feelings with Lola who is running through the entire movie. This makes the movie become easier to understand. On a subconscious level, the film uses a motif of gambling, which the audience typically doesn't notice, to emphasize how she is playing a game of chance every time she relives trying to save Manni. For example, when Lola is thinking of all her options of how get Manni’s money, she pictures each person in her head with an alternating background of black and red. These are the same colors used on a roulette wheel. Although this connection is a little bit of a stretch, it is reinforced through the entire film with reoccurring colors of red in black. Even if the viewer does not recognize this consciously, subconsciously the viewer is primed with the theme of gambling which helps this movie make sense. The viewer is guided by these conscious and subconscious motifs to help understand the movie.

With the use of motifs, this movie becomes much more understandable. Since this movie is layered with many hidden themes and ideas, it is extremely enjoyable to watch again and again. Run Lola Run finds the perfect balance of letting it’s audience close to what its trying to say, without actually giving it away. Once looking past the obnoxious amount of german electronica, Run Lola Run becomes a very artistically sound movie.

Enjoy:p

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“M” Movie review

The movie “M” tells the story of a group of citizens that band together to hunt down a psychotic child murderer who is terrorizing the town. While on this hunt, the towns people face moral issues of life and insanity. The movie “M” is a powerful movie which can be appreciated for it’s excellent use of camera angles. The cinematographer uses strong camera angles to communicate emotion to the audience.

About half way through the movie the group of citizens funnel the child murderer in a building. Once the murderer is confined to the precinct of the building, the towns people begin to search the building looking for the murderer. Eventually the murderer is cornered into a closed door hall way. Once realizing he is trapped, he turns off the lights and then hides in the smallest cupboard that he can fit into. During this scene, the camera is placed at the opposite end of the hall and on the floor, so the audience can see the closed door to the hall and the murderer climbing into his hiding spot. Because the audience sees this, it’s likely that the audience feels suspense. Many people in the audience breathe very quietly because they think they’re in the scene and they don’t want to be caught. Also, the audience is likely to feel fear or anxiety because of the approaching civilians. The civilians are only mere people, but when shown storming the hallways in the dark and flipping on lights frantically, the civilians are then almost transformed into hunters. This very thought out camera angle suddenly turns a mildly paced search scene into an event where the audience is being held in fear and suspense.

Thanks to the cinematographers well thought out camera angles, the movie 

“M” is able to invoke powerful emotions in the audience. The camera angles in this movie help turn the movie into an exhilarating roller coaster ride that almost all audiences can enjoy.