Rise of the tomb raider yamatai movie#

In the first game, Sam Nishimura is introduced as the videographer and LaraвЂ™s best friend from college. This absence of the women is particularly egregious when we look at Sam. ItвЂ™s frustrating though that in this narrative shuffle, two new roles were written for male characters, Richard Croft and Lu Ren the women who braved Yamatai alongside Lara in the games, meanwhile, somehow didnвЂ™t make the cut. With adaptations, it is inevitable that details will drop out. Lara makes her way to Yamatai still, but itвЂ™s to find her father rather than to make an archaeological discovery, and she battles against TrinityвЂ™s men rather than a cult of religious fanatics. Rewrites are expected for any film adaptation, and thatвЂ™s especially true for one that combines two games-the film uses the main plot from Tomb Raider (2013) while mixing in details from Rise of the Tomb Raider (2015). Fans of the video game might be surprised by this there is a canonical basis for including at least two women of color in the film alongside Lara, after all, so itвЂ™s worth asking: what happened to Sam and Joslin?

As Vikander points out, Lara is literally the only woman there.

Rise of the tomb raider yamatai movie#

These are brief moments though, and the bulk of the movie takes place on the cursed island of Yamatai. SPOILERS for Tomb Raider belowвЂ¦We see some opening scenes where Lara Croft interacts with women at the gym, and then later she meets with Kristin Scott ThomasвЂ™ Ana.

Tomb Raider is now out in theaters, and friends, Vikander is right. Earlier this month in an interview on BBCвЂ™s The One show, Tomb Raider actress Alicia Vikander admitted that there were вЂњnot enough womenвЂќ in the film.