Run Lola Run

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Distinctively visual images crafted by the art of cinema have an immense power to fashion our sense of being within the immediate social paradigm. Through incorporating distinctively visual elements into the ‘mise-en-scene’ of the camera frame, the composer is able to convey diverse meanings and present a myriad of perspectives. Didactic in nature, Tom Tykwer’s thriller Run Lola Run and Christopher Nolan’s dramatic-action film The Dark Knight are exemplars of how elements of virtual real time can be effectively employed to communicate the thought process and the emotional intensity of individuals as they experience the limitations of their world and struggle to control their destiny. The cinematic vernacular in both texts evinces the immediacy and urgency of actions, accurately emulating the dynamic relationship between the individual and the reality of the surrounding environment. Moreover, both composers accentuate the magnitude of every fleeting moment in life, as a split-second decision can lead to multiple possibilities and alter the course of one's future. Accordingly, the medium of film exemplifies the individuals’ capacity to revolutionize the personal world, vividly illustrating the significance of choice and selfdetermination in altering the course of one’s life. Distinctively visual devices presented in Tykwer's Run Lola Run demonstrate the conflict between the notions of fate and chance, exemplifying life as a series of volatile and unpredictable situations. This idea is apparent in the opening sequence of the film where a voiceover presents a series of rhetorical questions: “Who are we? Where do we come from? Where are we going? Why do we believe anything at all?” The last question goes to the crux of the film’s existentialism, conveying a sense of uncertainty, and even futility, in believing that individuals are in full control of

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