{"id":16173,"date":"2024-10-10T13:37:49","date_gmt":"2024-10-10T11:37:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2024\/10\/10\/goodbye-cartoon-breasts-hello-sweat-stains-the-feminist-reinvention-of-tomb-raider\/"},"modified":"2024-10-10T13:37:49","modified_gmt":"2024-10-10T11:37:49","slug":"goodbye-cartoon-breasts-hello-sweat-stains-the-feminist-reinvention-of-tomb-raider","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2024\/10\/10\/goodbye-cartoon-breasts-hello-sweat-stains-the-feminist-reinvention-of-tomb-raider\/","title":{"rendered":"Goodbye cartoon breasts, hello sweat stains: the feminist reinvention of Tomb Raider"},"content":{"rendered":"

Finally, Lara Croft no longer looks like a strong wind would knock her over. Netflix\u2019s new animated series boldly reimagines the adventurer \u2013 with no thought to the male gaze<\/p>\n

Hot on the heels of that Oasis reunion comes news of the return of another 90s icon \u2013 Lara Croft. She bounds back on to our screens with a new animated series, still sporting that holy triumvirate of classic ponytail, backpack and combat boots. From the get-go she\u2019s performing seemingly impossible feats in the name of archaeology: she outswims a ravenous crocodile, and uses her signature blend of parkour and gymnastics to avoid a pit of sharp spikes. But this isn\u2019t the Tomb Raider star quite<\/em> as you might remember her.<\/p>\n

The eponymous star of Netflix\u2019s Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft \u2013 voiced by Agent Carter\u2019s Hayley Atwell \u2013 looks different to how she appeared in the original games. Her thighs are now strong enough to realistically run, climb, stomp, swim and do all the other myriad things Lara has to do on a daily basis, while her waist is more realistically proportioned. Her shoulders are broader, her arms more defined (biceps, triceps and flexors; oh my!), and those impossibly perky and oh-so-pixelated breasts have been deflated to a size that fits somewhere within the realms of reason.<\/p>\n

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\nFinally, Lara Croft no longer looks like a strong wind would knock her over. Netflix\u2019s new animated series boldly reimagines the adventurer \u2013 with no thought to the male gaze
\nHot on the heels of that Oasis reunion comes news of the return of another 90s icon \u2013 Lara Croft. She bounds back on to our screens with a new animated series, still sporting that holy triumvirate of classic ponytail, backpack and combat boots. From the get-go she\u2019s performing seemingly impossible feats in the name of archaeology: she outswims a ravenous crocodile, and uses her signature blend of parkour and gymnastics to avoid a pit of sharp spikes. But this isn\u2019t the Tomb Raider star quite as you might remember her.
\nThe eponymous star of Netflix\u2019s Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft \u2013 voiced by Agent Carter\u2019s Hayley Atwell \u2013 looks different to how she appeared in the original games. Her thighs are now strong enough to realistically run, climb, stomp, swim and do all the other myriad things Lara has to do on a daily basis, while her waist is more realistically proportioned. Her shoulders are broader, her arms more defined (biceps, triceps and flexors; oh my!), and those impossibly perky and oh-so-pixelated breasts have been deflated to a size that fits somewhere within the realms of reason. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Finally, Lara Croft no longer looks like a strong wind would knock her over. Netflix\u2019s new animated series boldly reimagines the adventurer \u2013 with no thought to the male gaze Hot on the heels of that Oasis reunion comes news of the return of another 90s icon \u2013 Lara Croft. She bounds back on to …<\/p>\n

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