Originally Posted by
Rantz
I don't think it's meant to have a specific logical explanation. While most films (and almost all mainstream entertainment films) follow a straight storyline with one clear outcome, many films are just explorations of a concept. If you think about it, the story itself in Lola Rennt isn't particularly original or interesting. The way I see it, the story isn't the point of this movie - it's more of an exploration of cause-and-effect and how small details shape people's lives. Trying to make sense of "what really happened" is, to me, a bit of a wasted effort.