Actors: Angelina Jolie, Iain Glen, Jon Voight, Noah Taylor
Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Lara Croft:Tomb Raider
Lara Croft, descendant of a wealthy British aristocratic family, is a "tomb raider" -- a hunter of antiquities for hire and for kicks -- who is well trained in weapons and acrobatic offense and self-defense. One night she discovers hidden in her mansion a fascinating artifact, a sort of clock that is also a key. A secret society called the Illuminati needs that key to recover the two broken halves of an ancient talisman that empowers its owner to control time, but only at the precise instant that the 9 planets in the solar system come into alignment, which happens every 5,000 years and is just about to occur. Lara must try to beat Manfred Powell, the powerful agent of the Illuminati, to the artifact and destroy it without being tempted to bring back her beloved archaeologist father Richard Croft from the dead. The hunt will take her to the jungles of Cambodia and the frozen wastes of Siberia. Based on the popular "Tomb Raider" video game, this 2001 film is a lightweight thriller with much action and just as many absurd implausibilities, but Angelina Jolie looks great in the role, and it's fun to see her real father play her fictional dad.
--David Loftus, Resident Scholar
Lara Coft searches for an artifact that can stop time.
--Mikele , Resident Scholar
Good adaptation of the video game Tomb Raider. Here Angelina Jolie plays a tomb raider in the hunting for a special key that is a component to unleashing the power to control time.
The plot is thin but Jolie save the entire movie and propels herself into blockbuster stardom. Tomb Raider was better than I expected and breaks the chain of bad films based upon video games.
--Brian Oliver, Resident Scholar
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Analysis of Lara Croft:Tomb Raider
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Plot
Composition of Movie Actual chase scenes or violence - 60% Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 30% Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 10%
Time/Era of Movie:
- present (2000-2010)
Wilderness adventure
Yes
Plotlets:
- searching for treasure
Combat acrobatics/martial arts?
Yes
Kind of movie
- traditional karate
Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Profession/status:
- not employed but independently wealthy
Age:
- 20's-30's
Has special powers?
Yes
Magical/mental powers of main character:
- is very quick
Hair color?
- brunette (Black)
Hair style
- medium/shoulderlgn, straight (woman)
Body type
- ample bosom & buttocks (woman)
Ethnicity/Nationality
- British
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- very athletic
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair style
- (man) short/standard wavy
Body type
- average build (man)
How much in movie?
- 40%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 20's-30's
Hair color
- brunette (Black)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- average (man)
Ethnicity/Nationality
- British
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Setting
Europe
Yes
European country:
- Italy
- England/UK
Asia/Pacific
Yes
Ice Caps?
Yes
Where?
- North Pole
Jungles?
Yes
Jungles
- lost city
Misc setting
- fancy mansion
- cave
Style
Movie makes you feel...
- excited
How many deaths in film?
- 3-4
How much use of techno gadgets?
- 4 (a fair amount)
Kind of violence:
- mission to destroy something
- karate chop
- hand to hand
- guns
- knives
- swords
Unusual forms of death
- perforation--bullets
- perforation--swords/knives
Any profanity?
- None
Lot of special effects?
Yes
If this is a kid's movie...
- Ages 10-15
Is this movie based on a
- video game
