Moot Thoughts & Musings

Tonight, after saying we must for years, we watched Run Lola Run (Lola Rennt). It was excellant. Manni has lost 100,000 marks on a subway, inevitably taken by a bum. He needs the money in 20 min or he'll die, and Lola will get it for him. And she runs. She will get it. She will not stop (thus, the film doesn't not stop its frenetic pace) until she gets it. With a terrific techno soundtrack your heart moves along with her pressing, unceasing stride. Also enhancing the film was the inclusion of dizzying animation. Ultimately, the plot is an existential game.

I really like techno. I want to listen to more of it, but I don't know where to start.

This was the first time I've watched a German film and was able to pick out random words like I do with Italian and French films. This familiarity with a new language is satisfying.