Run Lola Run Blog Post

I thought Run Lola Run, despite that it jumps around, keeps the narrative moving and keeps the narrative clear to the audience. I think for one, it makes it easy to understand because when someone dies, the very beginning plays again, which is familiar to the audience. But, instead of the character doing the exact same thing, each time they die they try something slightly different that helps them progress further into the story. For example, after Manny and Lola rob the convenience store, it ends with Lola getting shot. The movie starts back with the phone falling and Lola running out of her apartment, which is familiar to the audience. The whole rest of the movie is essentially the same, but instead of robbing the convenience store, she runs to the bank her father owns to rob that instead, which progresses the story further.