Red is the prominent color in this film. It is the color of Lola’s hair, the color of the telephone in her apartment, of the guy riding the bike, of a stop sign, of blood, and is also considered the color of love. The ambulance/truck she passes by while running is red, the second hand of the clock is red (it is a warning symbolizing that time is running out for her and Manni), the plastic shopping bags are red, and the name of store is highlighted in red letters. Also, her flashback occurred in a red filmed haze.
She does so much for him, even though she believes he doesn’t really love her. When he asks her, ‘do you want to leave me?’ she replies that she doesn't know, and at the end of the 'first run' she decides she doesn’t want to leave.
Behind Manni, when he's in the phone booth, there is a revolving hypnotic spiral.
The stairs Lola runs down are a seemingly endless spiraling circle. I believe this relates to the theme of 'the cyclical and the linear' and relates directly back to the quotes at the very beginning of the film.
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