Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001) | How Woke Is It?

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Lara Croft: Tomb Raider2001

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What We Think

Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001) is more a product of classic adventure cinema with a female lead than a harbinger of Hollywood’s later wokeness. It’s refreshingly non-woke by today’s standards, focused on fun and spectacle over ideology.

Score Breakdown

Compromised:Narrative Integrity

Mildly Woke

What is this?

Lara Croft is a competent, hyper-capable heroine, but the film's main focus is still on action and adventure, not identity politics. Her skills are part of her established character and roots in the video game, not shoehorned in for ideological reasons. Forced representation or modern political themes are minimal if present at all.

Compromised:Cultural Foundations

Not Woke

What is this?

Traditional concepts of family, culture, and heroism are not subverted or mocked. Religion and masculinity aren't major themes, nor are they pathologized; Lara's femininity is glorified in a very classic Hollywood way. If anything, the film simply replaces a usual male hero with a female one, but not as an ideological statement.

Compromised:Ideological Monoculture

Not Woke

What is this?

There’s little evidence of ideological monoculture. The film is more interested in globetrotting and ancient mysteries than preaching contemporary morals. Villains are typical action-movie types rather than stand-ins for dissenting traditional views. No monologue about modern identity politics here, just good, old-fashioned adventure pulp.

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