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Run Lola Run and Kill bill 1 – Distinctively Visual
The movie Kill Bill is directed by Quentin Taratino and was released in 2003. Uma Thurman is the ‘bride’, a former member of the deadly viper assassination squad (DVAS). She vows to make a hit list of those who attempted to kill her on her wedding day. The movie Run Lola Run (RLR) is directed by Tom Tykwer and was released in 1998. Franka Potente plays Lola, who has to find 100marks in 20 minutes in order to save her boyfriends life, Manni.
Both composers use colour to represent the main character, and make them stand out distinctively from the other characters. In Kill Bill the bride’s yellow outfit, yellow car, and yellow motorbike all contrast the crazy 88’s (O-renshi’s gang) black attire. This is to show that she is different from the rest of them and that she is distinctive. This makes the viewer focus on her. In the same way, Lola’s appearance is one of the most striking aspects of the movie, RLR. Lola has bright red hair, blue singlet top and green pants which make the responder engage on her. Images that linger like the Crazy 88’s black attire include the bare streets, the bank, the phone booth and the supermarket.
While colour is used affectively in the bulk of the film, there are some flash back sequences shot in black and white. In RLR, black and white is used to suggest that we …show more content…
E.g. the bride feels revenge and anger towards the DVAS. In the opening scene they use a close-up shot of the bride’s face, we can see despair, fright and sadness on her face very clearly. You can see in her eyes that if she survives this she will get her revenge. By comparison, in RLR a close-up shot is used to show the frustration and desperation of Lola when she is trying to find the money. It also shows the uncertainty of who she could rely on to help her find the
The movie Kill Bill is directed by Quentin Taratino and was released in 2003. Uma Thurman is the ‘bride’, a former member of the deadly viper assassination squad (DVAS). She vows to make a hit list of those who attempted to kill her on her wedding day. The movie Run Lola Run (RLR) is directed by Tom Tykwer and was released in 1998. Franka Potente plays Lola, who has to find 100marks in 20 minutes in order to save her boyfriends life, Manni.
Both composers use colour to represent the main character, and make them stand out distinctively from the other characters. In Kill Bill the bride’s yellow outfit, yellow car, and yellow motorbike all contrast the crazy 88’s (O-renshi’s gang) black attire. This is to show that she is different from the rest of them and that she is distinctive. This makes the viewer focus on her. In the same way, Lola’s appearance is one of the most striking aspects of the movie, RLR. Lola has bright red hair, blue singlet top and green pants which make the responder engage on her. Images that linger like the Crazy 88’s black attire include the bare streets, the bank, the phone booth and the supermarket.
While colour is used affectively in the bulk of the film, there are some flash back sequences shot in black and white. In RLR, black and white is used to suggest that we …show more content…
E.g. the bride feels revenge and anger towards the DVAS. In the opening scene they use a close-up shot of the bride’s face, we can see despair, fright and sadness on her face very clearly. You can see in her eyes that if she survives this she will get her revenge. By comparison, in RLR a close-up shot is used to show the frustration and desperation of Lola when she is trying to find the money. It also shows the uncertainty of who she could rely on to help her find the