Run Lola Run
Manni is a petty criminal who wants to be a proper criminal when he grows up. The money is from a drug deal. His first thought for a solution is to rob a supermarket. Because he has a gun and he’s a criminal. Am I being thick or something, but why the hell am I supposed to sympathise with his situation? It seems morally at odds with this fancy Buddhist notion of little things affecting big things and Lola’s Zen like ability to rewind time, narratively speaking (and later, save a heart attack victim by holding his hand).
Letting Manni get killed and seeing how Lola handles it, with her sense of fate and reason for living, would have been much more interesting.
The other problem I have, is that when Lola finally does succeed (sorry, should that be a spoiler?), what the hell did she actually do? The plot is self-serving. The only reason the first two attempts don’t work is because of her. In the end, the only thing she really does is the heart attack guy. And what’s with all the damn screaming to break glass? It’s all flash and no thunder.
Quote from: Jon on July 17, 2010, 06:18:08 PMManni is a petty criminal who wants to be a proper criminal when he grows up. The money is from a drug deal. His first thought for a solution is to rob a supermarket. Because he has a gun and he’s a criminal. Am I being thick or something, but why the hell am I supposed to sympathise with his situation? It seems morally at odds with this fancy Buddhist notion of little things affecting big things and Lola’s Zen like ability to rewind time, narratively speaking (and later, save a heart attack victim by holding his hand). (click to show/hide)Actually it is very much in tune with it. In the first run, Manni robs the supermarket and the punishment is Lola's death. In the second run, Lola robs the bank and Manni dies. Only in the third run, when she is completely in tune with the universe, does she succeed with everything.Quote from: Jon on July 17, 2010, 06:18:08 PMLetting Manni get killed and seeing how Lola handles it, with her sense of fate and reason for living, would have been much more interesting.You are missing the point. The movie shows exactly how Lola deals with such a situation. She doesn't let it happen!Quote from: Jon on July 17, 2010, 06:18:08 PMThe other problem I have, is that when Lola finally does succeed (sorry, should that be a spoiler?), what the hell did she actually do? The plot is self-serving. The only reason the first two attempts don’t work is because of her. In the end, the only thing she really does is the heart attack guy. And what’s with all the damn screaming to break glass? It’s all flash and no thunder. (click to show/hide)What did she do? She did get the money. She caused Manni to get the money, because she didn't storm through the nuns, but walked around them, thus bumping into bike guy, etc. In the ambulance, she saves the bank security guard, which is the guy who started the entire game. And look again at the scenes between him and Lola at the bank.
He was as charismatic off-screen as on.
Have you seen The Constant Gardener? I think that one is much more up your street. In fact, it's so far up your street, it's parked in your drive and knocking on your door.
I assume you have watched Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story? I enjoyed that one a lot.Got to feel sorry for his wife. Not only did she loose Bruce at an early age, but also her son was taken from her much too early.
Quote from: Jon on July 18, 2010, 01:22:33 PMHave you seen The Constant Gardener? I think that one is much more up your street. In fact, it's so far up your street, it's parked in your drive and knocking on your door. Since you prodded me a few times about this, I should be at least polite and answer: No, I havent. When it came out, I dismissed it as just some John Le Carré thriller, something that doesn't interest me. Then Weisz snubbed the Oscar from Amy Adams. And finally I was underwhelmed by Winterbottom's similarly themed "A Mighty Heart".