![]() "The main decision was whether to shoot above the breasts or below the breasts," he told Entertainment Weekly at the time. The actress, who was already plenty buxom, added even more with padding, and the sheer magnitude of her breasts created a real conundrum for the first movie's director, Simon West. She is, however, more voluptuous than Vikander, who told Vogue that,"what little I have I kind of pushed up."īut creating the illusion of massive curves wasn't a concern during production the way it was last time around, when Angelina Jolie played Lara Croft in 20. In fact, Lara's main uniform was inspired by the video game, which was rebooted in 2013, and also features a protagonist who wears a tank top and pants. ![]() "It wasn't an obvious part of the conversation, but it was about Lara Croft in today's world," Oscar-winning costume designer Colleen Atwood said of working on "Tomb Raider." "And, of course, Alicia's take on it was a very athletic approach to the character." In the current era, when we're more attuned to power imbalances and female objectification, you might wonder if toning down the emphasis on Lara's looks was a discussion that happened when it was time to make clothing choices. Although the comic book always accentuated the character's hourglass figure, the first images of the captain's costume in the movie has all the sex appeal of a Nascar jumpsuit. The trend continues with the upcoming Captain Marvel, starring Brie Larson. This Lara Croft is more in line with Gal Gadot's muscular lead in "Wonder Woman" or Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence) in the Hunger Games series, who proved a female action star could kick butt somehow without showing cleavage. Some iterations of Lara Croft from the video game that invented her are so top heavy, it's hard to imagine the adventuring heiress walking upright much less engaging an enemy, what with the awful back pain she must be suffering. She may not have the body of a Playboy centerfold, but she's a more believable combatant. The latest Lara follows in the footsteps of other recent heroines, who have turned away from the skin-baring spandex that makes fighting crime look like a wardrobe malfunction waiting to happen. ![]() The first time we see her onscreen, she's in the middle of losing a kickboxing match wearing jogging shorts and a sports bra, but pretty soon she's changing into a hoodie, black pants and sneakers so that she can go to work as a London bike messenger. In their place: The tiny but sinewy Oscar winner Alicia Vikander in a filthy tank top, cargo pants and sensible boots. ![]() Gone are the massive breasts, microscopic shorts and garter-like gun holsters. You could be forgiven for not immediately recognizing Lara Croft in the latest incarnation of "Tomb Raider," which hit theaters Friday. ![]()
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