# Run Lola Run (spoilers) **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 23, 2005, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/run-lola-run-spoilers/286286 "2005-01-23T19:58:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Hodge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Hodge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hodge)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2005, 12:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/run-lola-run-spoilers/286286/21 "2005-01-24T12:16:09Z")
> [@LordVor](#): > > I hadn’t been in on previous discussions of this movie…has anybody else ever had the feeling that the whole look and feel of season 1 of Alias was stolen directly from this movie? Every episode, the pseudo-techno music would pipe up, JG would start moving faster, and I’d scream “Run Sydney, Run!” at the tv screen. That was exactly my reaction! Especially in the series premiere when Sydney actually dyed her hair fire-engine red. RLR was also parodied in a Lisa-centric episode of The Simpsons. The movie has definitely had at least some influence in North America. ---
**Author:** ![ruadh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d2c977/32.png) [@ruadh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ruadh)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2005, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/run-lola-run-spoilers/286286/22 "2005-01-24T13:05:05Z")
This is one of my favourite films, and I highly recommend watching it twice - it’s even better the second time around. ---
**Author:** ![CBCD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9fc348/32.png) [@CBCD](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CBCD)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2005, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/run-lola-run-spoilers/286286/23 "2005-01-24T13:33:57Z")
I enjoyed _Run Lola Run, regarding it as an_ existential action flick. \*\* ---
**Author:** ![interface2x](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c0e974/32.png) [@interface2x](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/interface2x)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2005, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/run-lola-run-spoilers/286286/24 "2005-01-24T13:38:01Z")
> [@Maastricht](#): > > The same director later made another movie with Franka Potente (Lola), “the Warrior and the Empress” (Der Krieger und die Kaiserin). I can also recommend that one. It should be noted that the American release of this film was called “The Princess and the Warrior”. ---
**Author:** ![Max\_Torque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Max\_Torque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_Torque)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2005, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/run-lola-run-spoilers/286286/25 "2005-01-24T15:18:47Z")
**Run Lola Run** is the second German movie I’ve seen that involves someone screaming and breaking glass (the other was **The Tin Drum** ). And I haven’t seen very many German movies. So, is it some weird national fetish or something? ---
**Author:** ![mhendo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mhendo/32/3159_2.png) [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2005, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/run-lola-run-spoilers/286286/26 "2005-01-24T16:36:53Z")
> [@Maastricht](#): > > The same director later made another movie with Franka Potente (Lola), “the Warrior and the Empress” (Der Krieger und die Kaiserin). I can also recommend that one. I really like the movie that Tykwer made just before _Run Lola Run_. It’s called _The Winter Sleepers_, and it’s another, much slower-paced meditation on timing and coincidence and fate. ---
**Author:** ![Jenny\_Haniver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Jenny\_Haniver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jenny_Haniver)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2005, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/run-lola-run-spoilers/286286/27 "2005-01-24T17:01:12Z")
> [@Hodge](#): > > That was exactly my reaction! Especially in the series premiere when Sydney actually dyed her hair fire-engine red. RLR was also parodied in a Lisa-centric episode of The Simpsons. The movie has definitely had at least some influence in North America. I’m pretty sure I’ve heard/read JJ Abrams admitting that **Alias** was inspired by this movie, and he deliberately referenced it several times in the pilot. Maybe in the DVD commentaries… ---
**Author:** ![Cornelius\_Tuggerson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/13edae/32.png) [@Cornelius\_Tuggerson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cornelius_Tuggerson)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2005, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/run-lola-run-spoilers/286286/28 "2005-01-24T17:09:03Z")
> [@interface2x](#): > > It should be noted that the American release of this film was called “The Princess and the Warrior”. Anyone who liked the “existential” side of RLR should watch it. It is simply amazing. ---
**Author:** ![kidchameleon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/898d66/32.png) [@kidchameleon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kidchameleon)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2005, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/run-lola-run-spoilers/286286/29 "2005-01-24T17:23:50Z")
I had a date Saturday who thought the movie was about lesbian who runs to clear her head. She was pleasantly surprised when she saw the film. ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2005, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/run-lola-run-spoilers/286286/30 "2005-01-24T17:32:59Z")
> [@Jenny Haniver](#): > > I’m pretty sure I’ve heard/read JJ Abrams admitting that **Alias** was inspired by this movie, and he deliberately referenced it several times in the pilot. Maybe in the DVD commentaries… I’ve never seen Alias, but I have to imagine it was at least in part inspired by _La femme Nikita_. ---
**Author:** ![mhendo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mhendo/32/3159_2.png) [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2005, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/run-lola-run-spoilers/286286/31 "2005-01-24T17:36:15Z")
> [@ShibbOleth](#): > > I’ve never seen Alias, but I have to imagine it was at least in part inspired by _La femme Nikita_. Having seen a few episodes of _Alias_, i can categorically state that it’s not “inspired” at all. It’s an overhyped fashion vehicle for a third-rate actress. ---
**Author:** ![Chimpy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a9adbd/32.png) [@Chimpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimpy)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2005, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/run-lola-run-spoilers/286286/32 "2005-01-24T18:07:58Z")
I loved this film when I saw it, although at times it was gimicky and the death of Manni in the… second permutation (I think) was met with a sigh of relief, he was a bit of a scumbag. I quite liked the freeze frame views of the future were novel, and rather enjoyed them. I thought it was a film about how the smallest changes can effect the future in infinite ways, and how a tiny shift in time can affect everyone (shown with Herr Meyer and the car crashes). I also felt the story of Herr Meyer showed how fate always catches up as in the third one, even though he avoids the other car, he hits it in the end. ---
**Author:** ![CBCD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9fc348/32.png) [@CBCD](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CBCD)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2005, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/run-lola-run-spoilers/286286/33 "2005-01-24T18:11:42Z")
> [@Max Torque](#): > > **Run Lola Run** is the second German movie I’ve seen that involves someone screaming and breaking glass (the other was **The Tin Drum** ). And I haven’t seen very many German movies. So, is it some weird national fetish or something? Maybe it is a common motif due to [Kristallnacht, the ‘Night of Broken Glass’](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kristallnacht), which, in 1938, was one of the early focused attacks on Jews in Germany prior to The Holocaust. ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2005, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/run-lola-run-spoilers/286286/34 "2005-01-24T18:25:37Z")
IMHO, probably the best Simpsons episode in the last 5 years was a spoof/homage to _RLR_ (with some touches of _Go_) called [Trilogy of Error](http://www.snpp.com/episodes/CABF14), where Lisa plays the Franka Potente part, with the music and the running and the various run-ins. Extremely clever and a reminder of the Good Ole Days. ---
**Author:** ![shy\_guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a6a055/32.png) [@shy\_guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shy_guy)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2005, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/run-lola-run-spoilers/286286/35 "2005-01-24T19:05:26Z")
> [@](#): > > I’m pretty sure I’ve heard/read JJ Abrams admitting that Alias was inspired by this movie, and he deliberately referenced it several times in the pilot. Maybe in the DVD commentaries… It was in the commentaries, and he’s brought it up in interviews, too. He makes no bones about the fact that he was extensively influence by RLR when making Alias. The red wig in the first episode is just the start of the various shout-outs the movie gets during the first season. ---
**Author:** ![KGS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/90ced4/32.png) [@KGS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KGS)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2005, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/run-lola-run-spoilers/286286/36 "2005-01-24T21:18:15Z")
> [@ArchiveGuy](#): > > IMHO, probably the best Simpsons episode in the last 5 years was a spoof/homage to _RLR_ (with some touches of _Go_) called [Trilogy of Error](http://www.snpp.com/episodes/CABF14), where Lisa plays the Franka Potente part, with the music and the running and the various run-ins. Extremely clever and a reminder of the Good Ole Days. I know everyone calls this episode a spoof of RLR but really, the story structure’s completely different. Instead of one story played through three different times, it’s a single story from three different points of view. You are right, though, to say it’s the best Simpsons episode in a VERY long time! > [@faldureon](#): > > Anyone who liked the “existential” side of RLR should watch [The Princess and the Warrior]. It is simply amazing. Does it have techno music? I thought the existential tone of RLR was neat but I _really_ liked it for the techno music…as well as Franka Potenta’s sparse clothing. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2005, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/run-lola-run-spoilers/286286/37 "2005-01-24T22:12:44Z")
> [@KGS](#): > > I know everyone calls this episode a spoof of RLR but really, the story structure’s completely different. Instead of one story played through three different times, it’s a single story from three different points of view. You are right, though, to say it’s the best Simpsons episode in a VERY long time! That’s why I said "touches of _Go_, since structurally, it has a bit more in common with that. But incidentally, there are lots of references to _RLR_ in the episode (ones you wouldn’t get unless you’d actually seen the film, too). Amazing how successful the episode writers can be when they’re genuinely inspired–the intricate plotting of the story is both ingenious and hilarious. 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![Cornelius\_Tuggerson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/13edae/32.png) [@Cornelius\_Tuggerson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cornelius_Tuggerson)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2005, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/run-lola-run-spoilers/286286/38 "2005-01-24T23:22:46Z")
> [@KGS](#): > > Does it have techno music? I thought the existential tone of RLR was neat but I _really_ liked it for the techno music…as well as Franka Potenta’s sparse clothing. 🙂 Not too much I’m afraid. It is long, slow paced and has a number of rather “hard to handle” scenes (so naturally noone in the US but me has watched it). The reason the film still achieves greatness - Tykwer, Potente and the rest of the cast are at the top of their game, with a really engaging plot and an extremely high resolution camera (it looks as good Amelie). If you are gonna have to spend money to watch it - see some reviews, it might not be your thing. For free however it is about as well as you can spend 2 hours of your life. ---
**Author:** ![Mops](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mops/32/16494_2.png) [@Mops](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mops)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2005, 7:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/run-lola-run-spoilers/286286/39 "2005-01-25T07:13:06Z")
> [@Max Torque](#): > > **Run Lola Run** is the second German movie I’ve seen that involves someone screaming and breaking glass (the other was **The Tin Drum** ). And I haven’t seen very many German movies. So, is it some weird national fetish or something? It’s not that frequent, to my knowledge. Probably only an impression from a small sample. ---
**Author:** ![LeeshaJoy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8e8cbc/32.png) [@LeeshaJoy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LeeshaJoy)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2005, 7:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/run-lola-run-spoilers/286286/40 "2005-01-25T07:40:46Z")
> [@KGS](#): > > I thought the existential tone of RLR was neat but I _really_ liked it for the techno music… You should pick up the soundtrack album if you can. It includes both the original music and a number of remixes. Great music for working out…or playing Tomb Raider, for that matter. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/run-lola-run-spoilers/286286.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/run-lola-run-spoilers/286286.md?page=3)