Run Lola Run 1998

What is the meaning of Lola's three screams - especially the third scream?

Scream One (9:26) (in her bedroom): 

• In this scene Lola is just 'off-center' and instead the phone she is using is the main focus of the frame
• The back ground is out of focus in comparison to Lola and her phone - what the audience is expected to focus upon most (1)
• Lola screams down the phone to Manni to get him to stop stressing out and going on about his current situation (1)
• As the scream increases in volume and length - the camera zooms in on the phone itself, intensifying the scene and the impact of Lola's scream (2)
• By screaming, Lola manages to shatter the glass bottles that are on a table across from her, yet the scream does not break the bottle by her foot - the nearest to her - insinuating that her actions will keep the person closest to her safe but damage those who surround her (3)
• The scene also shows a tortoise crawling by her feet - this represents a large contrast in pace between them both: Lola - needs to be very fast in the film in order to help Manni, whereas the tortoise - very slow (4)

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Scream Two (21:12) in her father's office:

• Similar to 'Scream One' - the purpose is to silence the other character in the scene (1)
• Lola is trying to silence her father so she doesn't run out of time to help Manni (1)
• The use of time is a connection to the glass clock shattering in the background - time is a common theme throughout the film - always in the background in frames and theoretically - constant reminder of the time limit she has to help Manni (2)

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Scream Three (1:07:38) in the casino:

• The purpose of Scream Three is different from the previous two - caused by frustration for wanting something rather than to silence somebody (1)
• Lola knows she has to win this bet/game - 'make or break' situation - the future for her and Manni depends on the next few seconds (1)
• Scream gets louder as the ball eventually lands - Lola's frustration and desperation grows along with her scream (2) & (3)
• Drinking glasses smash around the room but the reading glasses nearest to her do not - common theme in every scream - keep those closest to her safe, but damage the other surrounding her (4)

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This in depth analysis will aid me in my coursework as it has shown me how deeply I have to consider what I show in my opening, the purpose it will play and how it will be inferred by the audience - that I need to show the audience certain types of actions to make my intentions clear so that they do not infer it in the wrong way.