Accidental Bid: When meeting with clock expert Wilson at an auction house, Lara takes a seat with the auction group to wait until he's free.They engage in a martial arts battle, and at one point Lara jumps on the heads of Terracotta warrior statues as Chen Lo smashes them beneath her feet. Also employed in the second movie, when Lara confronts the black market smuggler Chen Lo in a cavern.An assault team hired by Powell fast-rope into Lara's mansion, while she's tied to a pair of bungee cords, which apparently allows her to dispatch a few of them using nothing but a knife - and the mentioned bungee cords. There's a very literal example in the first movie.Voice with an Internet Connection: Bryce to Lara in both movies.Starring Smurfette: Both movies star Angelina Jolie as the titular heroine, but pretty much all other characters are men.The Smart Guy: Bryce ( Noah Taylor), Lara's friend who works for her to be her tech support.Servile Snarker: Lara's butler Hillary snarks at her in both movies.When Crystal Dynamics took the franchise over, they also added the "Lara Croft:" part into the title of their games. Role Called: A notable case, since the game series was back then simply called "Tomb Raider".Appears to carry over into the 2013 reboot as well, when Grim mentions Lara's father "Dicky Croft." Rise of the Tomb Raider also seems to reference the first film with Lara continuing one of her father's expeditions after he was killed by the antagonists.The main hall of Croft Manor in those games also has a very similar layout to the version in the films. The most notable is Lara's dad being an archaeologist named Richard. The success of the first movie led to certain elements to appear in the Crystal Dynamics reboot of the game series.The first film alone turned Angelina Jolie into a sex symbol. Fanservice: Alex West and Terry Sheridan. There is enough fanservice thrown in to gather a. Leg Focus: Lara often wears outfits that show her long legs and thighs.Lady of Adventure: Lara is one, to the displeasure of Hillary who would much rather she be a Proper Lady.Hollywood Action Hero: A rare female example, but Lara fits the bill in both movies.Guns Akimbo: Lara is dual wielding pistols.Gadgeteer Genius: Bryce who designs all of Lara's equipment.Dungeon Crawling: Both films are all about searching ancient sites for equally ancient artifacts.During the movies she speaks Mandarin, Cambodian and a Siberian dialect. Cunning Linguist: Lara can speak various languages due to her job as an Adventurer Archaeologist.Especially obvious in the first film during the fight with some animated statues in collecting the first half of the Triangle. Combat Pragmatism: Zig-Zagged with Rule of Cool.Brainy Brunette: Lara has long brown hair and is very intelligent.Braids of Action: Lara is wearing her iconic braid most of the time, especially in the first film.Lara is forced to kill him to prevent him from taking it. And then they come into conflict over the disposition of Pandora's Box at the end of the film. Sheridan is a former lover that Lara openly distrusts, and they share a steamy makeout session partway through the film. Lara and Sheridan in the second movie.Dialogue between them when they first meet at the auction suggests they once had a history together, and Alex doesn't like that they're always fighting. Lara and Alex in spades in the first movie.Belligerent Sexual Tension: Lara with both of her Love Interest in the films.until he makes Lara angry at him (as she was angry at the villains already.) In the second movie Hillary acts as a sparring partner for Lara and handles himself quite well. He shoots from the upper level at the mercenaries breaking into the vault. Too bad we never get to see him do anything.
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