Run Lola Run

“Not even God can change the past” this is one of the themes of 1998 Tom Tkywer’s German movie: Run Lola Run. This movie talks about the constant decisions that we made in our daily lifes. It show us how our future can be according to those decisions, but definitely show us how the whole universe is connected and every decision we made affects both our lifes and everybody’s life.

            In the first place, we are not unique and alone in this world. Our problems affect others. Like Manni’s economical problem with mafia affects Lola’s life. Another example is when Lola was run over by her father’s assistant and this save him to crash with the other car. Also we need to find support in others. For example the first person in whom Manni finds help is in Lola and she doesn’t hesitates helping him. Maybe Manni would be dead if Lola doesn’t help him to get the money or when she helps him in the robbery. Also anybody can help you. We can see this when the tramp gave back to Manni the money that he found on the train.

In the second place, we try to survive choosing the right way. Every path we choose has a unique ending. We can see this in each ending of the three plotlines; the first two are sad, but the last one is happy. This is also affected by the dog of the animation and the different feelings that Lola feels in each    one of the plotlines. Also we try to avoid dead. We can see this in Lola who one way or another tries to avoid Manni’s dead in each plotline and at the beginning of the story. Also, what we think is the right way for us maybe is not the right way for the rest of the people. For example for Manni is right to take away from the tramp the money that belong to his boss, but for the tramp is not good because he won’t have anything in life.

Lastly, people we love are important one way or another in the decisions we made. We protect the people we love. For example Lola does everything she can do to protect Manni. Or in the last plotline, she stays for a while with his father who is dying. Also we make mistakes when we choose a decision for love. We can see this when Lola kidnaps his father or when Lola takes the risk to bet all her money to the casino and when she knocks the policeman on his head in order to help Manni in the robbery. In addition, love is an important factor. Lola takes all the risks and does what she does because she loves Manni and she wants to have him alive.

We made decisions in order to survive in this world and we tried to protect the people we love. Because we are not unique in this world, the decisions we made affects other for good or bad. Every step we made influences in others life. This is the special thing, I think, that is present in each of the three plotlines: the decisions that Lola makes.