Compare the ways the distinctively visual is created in Run Lola Run and in ONE other related text of your own choosing? Distinctively visual is one which the composer of the text uses visual, spoken and written language to position the reader to elicit their ideas. This is a powerful meaner to enhance the appeal of texts for viewers. Tom Taker's film Run Lola Run" includes Distinctively Visual scenes throughout the whole film using Symbolism. The exhilarating film takes the viewer through an intensely fast paced Journey to find an answer to Loll's boyfriend's problem.Lola finds herself making life-altering decisions on the spot as she sprints through the plot.
The actual timeline of the story is only twenty minutes, but the story takes a twist to explore the idea of the butterfly effect. Certain recurring images give the viewers a better understanding of the character's feelings, their conflict and action. Like Taker's film, Chris Martin's music video "The Scientist" also creates distinctively visual through the use of symbolism as the idea of fate is explored. In the film, "Run Lola Run", Tom Tyke utilizes distinctively visual techniques to show the idea of gamely, time and fate.At the start of the film, the quote "The end of the game is Just the beginning" suggests that a game is not all about winning or losing but about how you play it. Lola plays this as she approaches each of the 3 runs differently.
The choices Lola makes affect the other characters lives drastically using snapshots as a flash-forward. Each time she runs through those twenty minutes she affects the people around her differently, because she chooses to make a few different decisions. This is done as the director explores the idea of the butterfly effect - One small change can lead too totally different outcome.In the end she chooses to put herself in the hands of luck and hope for the best, which ends up being the best decision. This idea is emphasized in the plot through her success at the roulette table that Lola relies on as her last hope.
Chance and gamely are represented visually through the beginning animation of Lola running, presenting her as fit, focused and high powered, running with purpose towards a specific goal. In addition the repetition of Lola tossing up the phone at the beginning of each run symbolizes the toss of a coin, emphasizing the beginning of the game and chance.Color is a symbolic material in various sections of the film, as it functions as connecting visual and thematic threads which allude to connotations of danger, love, passion shaping her as a dynamic, charismatic character. Loll's fiery red hair highlights her speed, as she nearly runs through the entire movie. There are scenes where Lola and Manna are together and are seemingly illuminating red light, which exhibits their love and passion. The color red is symbolically used in the film to emphasize certain aspects of Loll's life that are maintained in the use of props.
In he beginning, the call to Lola is answered on a red phone, which highlights the urgency of Manna's call and sets the precedence for the symbolic use of red throughout the movie. The recurring motif of the red ambulance at the end of each run represents urgency and tension. The red accents the rushed plotting, the love between Lola and Mann', and the blood of them both. Symbolism is also used in the idea "time" in various areas of the film. At the start of the film, there is a terrifying clock with Gargoyle like creatures surrounding it. This represents that time is the controlling force of the game.
Furthermore, distinctively visual can be used to symbolism fate. This is shown in Chris Martin's music video "The Scientist" as the idea of fate is visually and verbally described as a controlling force in one's life. While the lyrics tell of the desire of the singer to "go back to the start", the images tell the story of the car accident which results in the death of his girlfriend. Similarly to Run Lola Run, the butterfly effect comes into play that one small thing can lead to a huge outcome - had his girlfriend kept her settable on, she would have survived the crash.The effect of the clip being limed in reverse exhibits Chris Martin's determination and regrets to go back to the start again, which unlike "Run Lola Run", there is no second chance.
This creates the narrative fuzz, along with an enigma code throughout. Supporting Martin's desire, there is a repetition of his lyrics at the end of each chorus "I'm going back to the start", which create a relationship between the lyrics and the visuals, as the visuals are the man in reverse, and so he is therefore going back to the start. The tone of the music video is in time with the music.For example when the car is rolling back up the ill from where it had Just crashed down from, it seems to roll in time of the music playing at that time. This visual technique causes the viewer to feel as if they are actually in the music video creating the atmosphere to be more personal.
Therefore by exploring these two visual texts, we learn that the effect of distinctive visual in symbolism creates more understanding and appeal, to cause the viewer to be more interested in viewing the text, which are effectively used by both composers. This creates more meaning and allows its message to be sent across to the viewers.
