Run Lola Run (Tom Twyker, 1998)
Plot twists
– When Lola first resets after being shot by the police
– Robbing her dad’s place of work instead of leaving the bank
– Lola’s mother and father having an affair at the same time
– Lola’s father getting another woman pregnant
– Both Lola and Manni being able to reset by going back to one conversation
– Manni and Lola being criminals and having to bring 100k to their “mob/mafia/crime” boss
– Every time Lola/Manni reset something different about the people they pass changes
– Lola’s dad revealing that he’s not her real dad when she walks in on him and his affair partner discussing that she’s pregnant
– Manni finding the homeless guy after Lola passes him on her way to get the 100k before Manni is caught and his boss finds out he lost important money
– Manni robbing the supermarket instead of waiting 2 more seconds for Lola
There are some breadcrumbs left for these plot twists before they happen though.
– Her hair being a bold and noticeable red signaling some sort of chaos or urgency that she needs to go quick before something bad happens
– Street scenes like her father’s office, the ambulance, and the store never change signaling that these are important to the plot twists and basis of the films story
– Spirals and clocks that represent a sense of urgency and speed for Lola to hurry up and find Manni before something terrible happens to Lola or Manni
– The music playing being titled “What a Difference a Day Makes” symbolizing that this day can and will be important to the storyline
– The staircase animations symbolizing that every little change that happens to Lola changes the whole day
– The importance and screentime of the number 20 which keeps telling the viewers that Lola only has 20 minutes to change the fate of Manni’s life
– The strangers on the street symbolizing that everything Lola does can change anyone’s life in one second
Elements that are important to the storyline that are introduced before they become important
– The money bag that Manni is holding when we first see him on the train
– Lola’s staircase that becomes symbolic
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