Also the source material is why many video games have characters and storylines to begin with, so staying true to fashion within the franchises central narratives are key to resonating with fans.
Moving away from that topic, I still think that Alicia Vikander wasn’t a particularly “good” Lara Croft, with no exceptions of the flaws the movie had. It’s their own fault if the product they made doesn’t resinate with fans in the way they thought it would, rather that be with time limitations, budgets, writing, or any other cause they were directly in charge of. They made the movie to be an imitation of the game that reflects on some storylines, characters, and set pieces, so comparing the two seems like goal that the studio set out to do. I don’t think it’s hard at all to compare a movie to a game. With the story being so drastically different and Lara Croft not feeling like the character we’ve grown to know, the film felt uninspired with no sense of direction. Himiko in the reboot trilogy was a soul suck in a body causing mass destruction to the island because of her anger, while the movie downgraded her to being an infectious diseased corpse. The change to Himiko is also a huge disappointment. Lara Croft being thrown in a situation where she’s forced to survive, trying to save herself and her friends is much more compelling story, rather than her going on a “rescue mission” to save her incompetent father. I also feel like the changes in the story were poorly executed. Camilla Luddington captured all of the right characteristics while I feel Alicia fell short, with just her portrayal seemingly feeling like a shortcoming of the source material. The 2013 reboot served as rebranding of Lara Croft, but at her core she remained outspoken, witty, smart, amongst others things. Alicia Vikander is by no means a bad actress, she’s won many awards throughout her career, but she doesn’t feel right for the role of Lara Croft. I don’t know why, but the characters, motivations, storylines, and dialogue felt extremely uninteresting and off-brand from any perspective of the franchise. I feel as if the first film was extremely bland for a Tomb Raider project. I’ve recently read news about the 2018 Tomb Raider film starring Alicia Vikander is getting a sequel, which led me to start thinking about how I initially felt about the first movie.
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