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The next scene shows a guard holding up a soccer ball, proclaiming that, "The ball is round, game lasts 90 minutes. Everything else is pure theory." After which, he kicks the ball high up in the air, signaling that the game has started and time has already been set. Here, game seems to refer to life as the guard spoke about this, moments after the narrator has posed these philosophical questions about life. And in life, just as how the guard pointed out that everything else is pure theory, we are free to make our own choices according to the best way that we can think of. However, we are now left with the unanswered question: will time be on Lola's side as she goes through her game or her life, as we can also call it? Likewise, this question also applies to all of us.
I think that the concept of game according to this movie is that in order to achieve victory, the players (Lola, Manni) should know how to play the game. Execution of whatever strategy that they will employ is important. Next, the players should know how to follow the rules of the game of life. This will be further discussed later on. Last but not the least, the game of life is conveyed here as a game that will permit second chances. There exists a God of second chances and as we all know, second chances are only relevant if the players learn from their mistakes.
After Lola was briefed about the impossible mission that she was to accomplish in order to rescue her boyfriend, she clearly did not know what to do first. She has no plans whatsoever except to ask help and money from her dad. And based from the shot of her father shaking his head, this seems impossible to happen. However, this does not stop Lola from at least doing something to save her boyfriend. Throughout the whole movie, we see that the main force behind Lola's desperate search for a solution is her determination and strong love for Manni. With these, Lola answers to this impossible mission by just keeping on running even if she does not clearly know where she is heading.