Run Lola Run Critique

     The aspect of film that my group discussed was Acting within the film Run Lola Run. The way we approached this was not only by looking at Franka Potente, the actor behind Lola, but also by demonstrating Lola's progression throughout the film by the three sequences, and demonstrated how the surrounding characters helped Lola's character evolve. Considering the evolution of the German socialism genre, Lola represented a rebellious women who breaks through the social "norm" of women always relying on them due to a particular weakness they have. Although German's weren't fond of this film and its depiction of a German women, this strong-willed character develops an iconography around her name due to her aggressive, confident actions. Along with that, her exotic hair and rag-tag clothing supplements her ambitious, relentless character. She exceeds the parameters that women once had in society. Perhaps this iconic character allows for a revelation of women's' general image in society which, in turn, may have accurately suited Tom Twyker's intentions. She acts a tool of language that Twyker uses to justify his intended message behind the film.
    Within the film, Lola is first characterized as  a passive, yet confident person. This hesitance and uncertainty is what prevents her from saving both herself and Manni. This is shown throughout the whole first sequence. In the beginning when her father denies her the money, she is left with nothing to bring to Manni, thus setting herself up for a failed mission. Along with that, her uncertainty is scoped when she is uncomfortable with Manni's feelings towards her. Manni acts as a catalyst to drive Lola's emotions to commit her rebellious acts. In the second scene, Lola becomes very aggressive. For instance, she holds up a gun to her own father in order to get what she wants. Yet, in the second scene, Manni questions her love for him. This unbalance in mutual feelings for each leads to their failures, for in the last sequence, their success proves their excessive love for one another.
    Throughout our presentation, i thought we touched on many key aspects of acting within this film. I thought our background knowledge of the actors was very appropriate for the project. This helped communicate to the audience the different relationships that the director and actors had in putting this film together as suspected. This was essential in this particular film because Tom Twyker and Franka Potente formerly dated each other; therefore, Twyker's vision may of women may have been skewed by his connection with Franka; perhaps he is implying that Franka has served him similarly to how Lola served Manni. Along with that, i thought we had a good, in depth analysis of Lola's character and how the game theory was applied in terms of the characters. We accurately demonstrated her growth and culmination throughout the film, as broken up between the different sequences. For instance, Anissa talked about her excessive love towards Manni. Then, i suggested that this love led to her aggressive behavior as shown when she threatens her father. Last, Maria summed it up by stating that she had supernatural powers (As shown by her screaming in the casino to get her way). These interconnected points allowed us to cover the dynamics of Lola's characters as well as the role of the other characters through their effect on Lola.
      On the other hand, i thought their was some holes in our project. I believe that at points we veered away from the given topic, myself being a prime example. I realized that i tended to talk about camera movement and editing when making my points, and although they helped support my claim of Manni and Lola's relationship, it didn't cover how acting itself helped portray this. I thought we could've improved by talking of how Lola is an iconic character and how her actions helped communicate recurring motifs and themes as opposed to simply characterizing her persona. On another note, i thought we could have constructed the organization of our presentation a little better so the points were clearer and showed differentiation. Despite this, i thought our project was solid and generally clear to the audience.