After I read both readings over sequence and familiarized myself with the vocabulary I chose to watch Run Lola Run out of the four movies. This film takes sequencing and uses it to its full potential in the way it was able to tell a story 3 different times and look amazing all at once.

The film is very unique to me in the way it uses time as an element. During each “run”  its seems as though actual time and implied time mash together. What I mean by this, is that even though the events within the twenty minute runs that Lola has to get Manni seem long, the actual run time for each “run” is actually around 20 minutes real time.

There are moments where Lola is running and its a continuous shot and moments where the camera constantly cuts to different clips of Lola running. With each “run” you get a feel for the layout of the city and by the third run you have the route that Lola takes nearly memorized.

I also love the “Butterfly Effect” scenarios that occur with the citizens that Lola meets/ bumps into. Each little look into what would’ve happened to those side characters offer their own narratives and it was interesting to see how one little action could change those peoples lives forever in three different instances.

Run Lola Run was a movie that used sequencing excellently and was able to make 3 different narratives using implied, actual and recorded time.