They discovered that the reason behind Himiko's sarcophagus being entombed in such an extreme manner was that the shaman/queen's body carried a disease so potent that mere physical contact triggered immediate bodily disintegration for some, and reduced others who are infected to an aggressive zombie-like state. Although Queen Himiko was historically known as a shaman Lara, Vogel and others discovered that the queen's body may or may not have held any magical properties. However, the adventure on Yamatai Island and the search for Himiko's tomb led to what I regard as the film's one serious flaw. It was this discovery that led Lara to kick start her career as a "tomb raider".
And in doing so, Lara discovered that the Trinity organization was not only owned by Croft Holdings, but also used its resources to find and weaponize supernatural artifacts. Between her journey to the East and her adventures on Yamatai Island, Lara was forced to grow up and accept responsibility of her family inheritance. But the revelation of her upper-class background, following her arrest, made me realize that Lara had been spending the previous seven years hiding from the heartache of her father's disappearance. At first, I assumed that her character had been revamped as a working-class woman, who would find herself swept into some adventure. I found it odd that Lara was living in a small London flat, working as a bike carrier. This brutality was especially apparent in one sequence in which Lara managed to temporarily escape Vogel and his men, while one of the latter tracks her throughout the island.Īnother aspect of "TOMB RAIDER" that I found particularly interesting is that its narrative seemed to be more or less coming-of-age story for the main protagonist.
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Once Lara and Lu Ren ended up on Yamatai, the movie became a narrative filled with brutal action as the pair and other Trinity slaves struggled to survive and escape their situation. One would not expect this after viewing the light-hearted "fox hunt" through London that led to Lara's arrest earlier in the film or her encounter with three thieves near Hong Kong Harbor. it proved to be one of the most brutal action adventure films I have seen in recent years. I will say this about this new "TOMB RAIDER". Although the film made less money than Angelina Jolie's 2001 film, it made more money than the latter's 2003 sequel. "TOMB RAIDER" had received mixed reviews by film critics, but made a decent profit at the box office. The expedition has been funded by a shadowy organization called Trinity that seeks to harness and weaponize Himiko's power. The pair finds themselves taken prisoner and used as slave labor by one Mathias Vogel, the leader of an expedition to locate Himiko's tomb. The Endurance capsizes during a violent storm and both Lara and Lu Ren are washed ashore. Lu Ren turns out to be the son of the captain whom Lara's father had hired to take him to the Devil's Sea and the island of Yamatai, seven years earlier. Lara's search for Richard leads her to Hong Kong, where she hires Lu Ren, the owner and captain of a ship called Endurance. Richard also warns Lara to destroy all of his research, but Lara decides to further investigate his disappearance. While examining her father's tomb, Lara discovers a pre-recorded message from him that details his research into Himiko, the mythical Queen of Yamatai. After Lara is arrested for a traffic incident with a police car, her father's partner, Ana Miller, encourages her to declare Lord Richard dead and claim her inheritance before the family's estate, Croft Manor, is sold. In this reboot, Lara Croft makes a living as a bike courier in London, seven years after the disappearance of her archaeologist father, Lord Richard Croft. Major elements of this game was utilized by screenwriters Geneva Robertson-Dworet and Alastair Siddons for the movie's plot. This new or "reboot" "TOMB RAIDER" was not based upon the 1996 video game, but the new 2013 game that reconstructed the origins of the franchise's heroine, Lara Croft. Fifteen years after the second film, Warner Brothers, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and two smaller production companies released a reboot featuring actress Alicia Vikander. However, that was as far this film franchise went. The success of this film led to sequel that was released two years. It starred Angelina Jolie and it was based upon a popular video game of the same title.
Some seventeen years ago, Paramount Pictures released a movie called "TOMB RAIDER".
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