My ideas on controling/manipulating time. What i would change.

i think that time is just a concept, a way to measure the passing days and you cannot control the passing of days its just going to keep happening and there is nothing that anyone will ever be able to do to stop that. There would be nothing i would change - of course i have regrets but i think you are the sum of your experiences whether they are good or bad and if you "delete" all the bad ones from your life you would be naive and unknowing forever and half the fun of life is learning about the good AND the bad.

lolas most important characteristics

I think Lola's determination is a very important characteristic as it is how she gets the money in the second and third sequences her determination helps her succeed. Also her initative is a very important characteristic as it also helps her get the money. Her love for mannie gives her the drive to succeed and protect him from danger.

Key ideas in run lola run

I think dependency is an important idea Lola's dependency on mannie and her father, mannies dependency on lola and the money. I also think fear of betrayal mannie feeling betrayed by lola when she wasnt there, Lola being betrayed by her father, mannie afraid that lola wont do anything, Lola feeling betrayed by her mother and father because she is not his child. LOVE is a very important idea the love of mannie and lola and the continual questioning of it also the love of lola for her father in the begining of the sequences. Also the idea that love conquers all - mannie and lola overcome the obstacles. Also death/new beginings are important ideas because when lola dies it is also the introduction of the new sequence.

First visual impressions of mannie and lola

Lola has wicked awesome hair. I found that this also reflected in her personality she is a little alternative - her father a banker also appears to be a strict man has raised her yet she has been dating a dimwitted gang member for a year perhaps she went a little off the rails.

Mannie - the first image of him was him crying and begging in a phone box i dont know why i think so (so dont ask please) but mannies facial expressions seem to be blank and it makes him look simple.

First impressions of mannie and lola

Mannie seems to be a little bit simple the mistakes he makes - such as leaving $100 000 on a train?!!!!! Seriously!!!!! and the way he talks to lola makes him seem a little dim witted it was like he expected her to fix everything he is a little naive methinks

Alternative Realities

Yes i believe that our choices can have that much impact ie. The difference between taking a car or walking can be the difference between being hit by a car or getting to your destination even the tiniest choices we make can effect the rest of our lives.

What do you think of the dif. nar. techniques - the style he created and choose one to comment on

i think that all the narrative techniques suit the film apart fom the anamation sequence it seems out of place and is a little confusing so far i like the image the director has created as it is unconventional (sp?) and does not follow stereotypes such as male dominance The zoom in sequence set the scene for the movie as it was fast paced and also showed where the story takes place.