![]() ![]() I was glad this movie lived up to my memory of it. I was a little more sensitive to the violence this time than I was the first time I watched it. ![]() At one point, I found myself on the couch feeling compelled by the music to do SOMETHING, but not knowing what to do, feeling restless and helpless.Ī few things to note: This is a foreign film, so there are subtitles. Tykwer uses music, sound effects, and editing, to make you feel both the pressure Lola is under, and all the ground she is covering. That sympathy is part of what keeps you on the edge of your seat.Īlthough the movie is a scant eighty minutes, you feel like you’ve been on a journey by the end of it. ![]() It’s hard not to feel what Lola is feeling. With her expressive face and shocking red hair, she’s willing to walk in the fire and do whatever it takes to save the man she loves. I love that the film does this in such a breathless style as well, as if it is in just as much of a hurry as Lola, trying to keep pace with her, not wanting to take its eyes off her for too long.įranka Potente’s Lola is the badass girlfriend you never had. I can hardly think of another movie where such minor characters get to have their stories told. And the way those futures change in the different timelines. One of the coolest things about the movie is the way it briefly cuts away from Lola to show the audience the future of background characters via jump cut photographs. ![]()
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