kristen jones
Master Member
Re: Tomb Raider Re-boot
I remember when I called Axlotl a troll...
good times.
I remember when I called Axlotl a troll...
good times.
Speaking as someone who has had their particular demographic WELL represented in action movies since... like, ever.
I for one am happy that there is a new trend toward showing capable female heroes...especially when they aren't portrayed as overtly sexy.
I don't want Lady heroes just for Lady Heroes' sake.... but I do want them. Not at the expense of a good story, however.
While playing the game i reckon i mostly thought of her "abuse" as part of her learning curve... since she generally learned new skills as a result of those trials. It felt like she was growing her skill set, and also hardening a part of herself in order to be able to handle what comes next.
Speaking as someone who has had their particular demographic WELL represented in action movies since... like, ever.
I for one am happy that there is a new trend toward showing capable female heroes...especially when they aren't portrayed as overtly sexy.
I don't want Lady heroes just for Lady Heroes' sake.... but I do want them. Not at the expense of a good story, however.
While playing the game i reckon i mostly thought of her "abuse" as part of her learning curve... since she generally learned new skills as a result of those trials. It felt like she was growing her skill set, and also hardening a part of herself in order to be able to handle what comes next.
If I had known I was poking a troll I never would have quoted you.
Don't worry, it won't happen again.
I have never cared about any demographic and frankly, I consume a lot of media where my particular demographic is not represented one bit, and don't care. That's because I care only about the content, I don't have to pretend to be the character. So I can play Lara Croft and not care that she's a female character, or I can play Master Chief and not care that he's a male character. I don't care if the character I play is black or white. I don't care if the character I play is even human. But then again, I'm secure in who I am, so what difference does it make?
And that might make sense, had they not done the exact same thing in Rise of the Tomb Raider, after she had already "learned" her lessons in the first game. But nope, she got the crap kicked out of her constantly in that game too.
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:facepalm
So I guess you learn everything 100% the first time round with no falters or mistakes. Well bully for you, but most humans don't. Lara--being a representation of a human being--can be expected to need to continually learn until she's become the Tomb Raider fully.
Real life for sure, but when you're telling a fictional story where your characters go through the same thing over and over again, what exactly are you accomplishing? Reminding us that we're human and we've got a lot to learn? Well, ok. Not a very interesting story, but ok. Personally I don't think stories like that are nearly as important when you have your characters learn something important and how that changes them as a result. After all, what's the point of trying to continue to work things out when all that happens is that it all reverts back to what it was anyways?
Besides...this is a pair of origin story games. We already have plenty of games where Lara is completely polished and flawless.
here you are in a thread about a movie featuring a character that you have no interest in because apparently you feel she is beneath you.
Maybe if Lara was a more interesting character I probably would have had an easier time playing through them, but she isn't.
Ummm....
Oh, I see. Well don't worry. I've played the reboot Lara Croft games and I sincerely like the new take on her character. A lot actually. The fact that they're using the reboot game as the launching point for this movie has got me excited. The only way Lara Croft could ever be beneath me is if I'm standing on top of a tomb she's raiding. I wouldn't go down there.