Tomb Raider: How Lara Croft Left the '90s Behind

From the video games to the big screen, Tomb Raider's Lara Croft has continued to evolve with the changing cultural landscape.

And now Lara Croft is raiding theaters once again, so Andrew Rivera is here with a look at how this video-game icon evolved with the changing cultural landscape.

The new Tomb Raider movie is a landmark moment in the movie's history. Throughout the history of Tomb Raider, Lara Croft has been equal parts icon and iconoclast, from the original games to the reboot, Tomb Raider 2018 and its sequels Rise of the Tomb Raider and the newly announced Shadow of the Tomb Raider, which, from the very first trailer, made it clear that they were using the 2013 Tomb Raider games as a base. The new Tomb Raider, Alicia Vikander, joins Lara Croft Angelina Jolie as the second big screen Lara Croft. Alicia Vikander seems up to the task, and with the rebooted Lara Craft as her guide, she’s ushered in a new era of female badassery that the entire gaming world can be proud of. So if you’re a gamer, a movie fan or love seeing women kick ass on the big screen, this cool reboot should definitely be on your radar.

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