re: Tomb Raider (2012) - Discussion Thread
quan chi said:
lol i wouldnt have made this post if it was only for that recent matter.yes in thinkdigit only i have seen some of your posts.now it will be difficult for me to search those posts.But i do remember you mentioned about her there more than twice before also, one as i remember after watching jennifers body.and the rest cant recollect properly.But one statement was always common "she is hot"
what i meant to say was maybe she is for you! but not for all as i also dont find her that much hot.:no:
:rofl: hmm..... i can understand....
hyeah:
sorry i hurted your feelings.
ROTFL! Dude, I have mentioned countless amount of ladies in the movies thread, if you haven't noticed. Each time I watch a movie and I find some female character, whom I always tend to speak about (for X reason). Also, I didn't speak on behalf of everyone, when I said "Megan Fox was Hot". I was responding to Aman's comment about Olivia Wilde being hot and hence equals Lara Croft, with an example. My point was just to state that being hot is not the only criteria for the character of Lara Croft. End of story.
quan chi said:
1.Lara croft is a character created out of imagination.Every character should have a look to describe something about his/her personality.
2.This personality also plays a significant role in the story which is woven around the character.
3.The dialogues,movement,interaction....etc.everything becomes a function of that charisma.
4.Now a primitive human mind accepts the first projected image of that character as a permanent one.which rebells against any change if made later.
5.But how come it accepts the change if it is compelling enough.
What i want to say is yes appearance does matter but not completely.what matters is how he or she can make that character alive.
Olivia Wilde may not look too much similar to lara.But upto some extent yes she does have that look.Her face from the upper portion to the zygomatic part she has some similarities with lara.
There is no argument against the first 4 points. Video Games are based on imaginations and so are it's characters. When ported to movies, we always have a vision of how they would look in the movie, who would be ideal for the character's role, will they be able to carry the role etc. The first thing anyone would attribute with the character would be the person who would fit the character's physical appearance. You'll see at least one post being made for every game (which has a compelling protagonist) about who should be cast for his/her role, if a movie were to be made. This is where I stress on your 4th point. When we learned that Hitman movie was being made, my mind immediately perceived Jason Statham's character as Agent 47 (so did a boat load of other people). Why? His role in Transporter certified that he has the ability to carry off the role. You should have seen IMDB board being flooded with endless topics on how he would have made a perfect Agent47. Now we come to the 5th point of yours, "the change", which we got when Timothy Olyphant was picked for the role. He looked the part, but the film turned out to be mediocre. I'm not saying it was because of the choice to pick a different actor, but it could have been a weak script or a half-baked presentation. Either way, the movie wasn't memorable, as the games were.
Did you know Jamie Foxx
was being cast as Lynch for Kane & Lynch movie? find anything unusual? You won't believe the amount of uproar that the fans of the game have created on this decision. I'll let you ponder on this "change" for a while and decide whether it's good or bad.
I'm OK with change. I'm even OK with a new female being cast as Lara Croft. But the question is, would she be able to handle the character of Lara Croft? That's the question. In the games, her avatar is that of a British archeologist who is strong and independent. She's adventurous, ready to face challenges that lie ahead and explores the world in search for ancient artifacts. The games have crafted her really well over the period of time. This new game, which is supposed to be a reboot, would probably explain her early days. We love the whole artwork of the game so far. It goes against the whole un-stained and glamorized look that we have witnessed if the earlier games, but it looks raw. So if a movie were to be made, this is where they should start as well. Olivia Wilde would suit the role of a young Lara Croft, but the one we have seen in the previous games, NAH!
quan chi said:
Frankly speaking I did not liked angelina jolie as lara croft.About her lara croft films i would say it could have been better.Wasnt much satisfying.But still when i was watching the movie i didnt felt like leaving it in the middle.I have seen both of her movies till the end.This is because though those films didn't had much to offer but the presentation wasn't that bad.
To add more I loved legend and anniversary have almost no complaints against those.But i didnt liked underworld that much.It felt like it was missing something which the other two titles had.
Angelina Jolie was pretty good as Lara Croft. She is a very versatile actress and definitely has/had the potential to make a good Lara Croft. However, the movie's script was complete let down. The first movie was average, but the second one was plain retarded. Shark punch scene anyone?
