[UA] Lara Croft and Inhumanity

[Andrew Ducker]

Wednesday, June 27, 2001, 5:26:15 AM, Stuart wrote:

SA> The really slick presentations of James Bond are irritating because
SA> they're as pure an example of this Lara Croft thing as there is. A
SA> hero has to do *something* other than pose and crack wise and fly
SA> at the camera silhouetted in fire.

Which was one of the reasons I liked GoldenEye, which had a rogue
agent who had questioned his actions and James Bond questioning where
his life had got him.  Oh, and really big explosions, of course.

There's a trend in popular films towards the flawless hero.
Personally I liked Han Solo and I feel that even a few minor flaws can
suddenly make a character far more interesting.


Andy D
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