[Ammi]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

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I wonder if I had seen it when it came out originally would my own thoughts have been different? I was always a bit of a feminist but time changes how you view things as well and maybe I would have thought woman + sword = empowerment too, I don't know I'm sure if I had watched it as a teenager I definitely would have thought that

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...yeah when I think about it, that’s it also...it’s not so much that my focus hadn’t been there but that I obviously felt that empowerment...they became like Charlie’s Angel types, you know...so kick ass but I just wasn’t feeling that at all yesterday...actually my OH and I did have a big discussion about it because he had felt the same discomforts and wasn’t sure what to make of it...


...just a slight off topic and hmmmmm, I’ve always looked at characters like Lara Croft as embodying and showing female empowerment but is female exploitation more the thing there as well....I mean, the overriding thing ...maybe I’m going completely off course but the fight scenes or fight dreams were very video game, weren’t they...

[ChristmasNeeve]

Originally Posted by Ammi

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...yeah when I think about it, that’s it also...it’s not so much that my focus hadn’t been there but that I obviously felt that empowerment...they became like Charlie’s Angel types, you know...so kick ass but I just wasn’t feeling that at all yesterday...actually my OH and I did have a big discussion about it because he had felt the same discomforts and wasn’t sure what to make of it...


...just a slight off topic and hmmmmm, I’ve always looked at characters like Lara Croft as embodying and showing female empowerment but is female exploitation more the thing there as well....I mean, the overriding thing ...maybe I’m going completely off course but the fight scenes or fight dreams were very video game, weren’t they...

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I don't play video games so my only real knowledge of Lara Croft is through the films, that's an interesting question though, I never remember feeling that when watching them, I definitely felt she was bad ass and it was good to see a female lead like that. I haven't watched any of those films in years though so I wonder would feel different now? You know if we could find it somewhere, it might be a great one to watch next to test that. What do you think?

[Ammi]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

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I don't play video games so my only real knowledge of Lara Croft is through the films, that's an interesting question though, I never remember feeling that when watching them, I definitely felt she was bad ass and it was good to see a female lead like that. I haven't watched any of those films in years though so I wonder would feel different now? You know if we could find it somewhere, it might be a great one to watch next to test that. What do you think?

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...yeah, I was just looking to see if there were any comparable ones to Tomb Raider in case it’s not screening but I can’t find any instantly that I would also attach that female sexualise thing in the same way...obviously Wonder Woman is a comparison but that’s more recent so I doubt any thoughts might differ from the first watch...I’ll check later to see if it’s screening, yeah it would be a good watch...

[ChristmasNeeve]

Originally Posted by Ammi

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...yeah, I was just looking to see if there were any comparable ones to Tomb Raider in case it’s not screening but I can’t find any instantly that I would also attach that female sexualise thing in the same way...obviously Wonder Woman is a comparison but that’s more recent so I doubt any thoughts might differ from the first watch...I’ll check later to see if it’s screening, yeah it would be a good watch...

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Great stuff, I'll try to think if other characters/films like that as well just in case we kind somewhere to watch Tomb Raider