Laura Croft Tomb Raider II – The Cradle of Life
Not an Oscar Winner; definitely. But an impressive cinematic piece of entertainment; no question. Everything that modern manlihood requires for a full evening: two cups of action, a teaspoon of mystery and two well knead breasts, voila!
Around the World in 80 Days for the spectator of the 21st century: Ms. Croft spends the opening scene on the Greek island San Turin, then travels from England to Hongkong, from Hongkong to Northern China, from there to Shanghai and eventually to Africa, of course only in spectacular manners.
A truly polyglot film; not only the places of action, but as well the actors; Angelina Jolie models Jane Bond 007, with the license to kill, Til Schweiger takes over the part of the bad kraut, and the famous Hongkong actor 任大华, Ren Da Hua, plays the head of a Chinese criminal organization. The world is getting smaller.
But what is this film – besides subtle male entertainment? Not the script, which is a fusion of Indiana Jones, James Bond, All Around the World in 80 Days and Nemo (don’t forget the terrific animation in the beginning as the divers get almost attacked by a huge shark). We have had it. But what is unique and remarkable about this film is the simple fact that it reflects the rise of women over men. Not James Bond or Indiana Jones are our heroes anymore, no Laura Croft, the incarnation of the strong gender, even able to execute her lover to fulfill a mission, she is the heroine. The tenderness and beauty of the female physis transports the hidden strength of the feeble gender. Eventually the movie industry acknowledges what happens day by day in every family: down to earth women rule. We have definitely arrived in a female century. We do. [kw051105, 01:24]
Not an Oscar Winner; definitely. But an impressive cinematic piece of entertainment; no question. Everything that modern manlihood requires for a full evening: two cups of action, a teaspoon of mystery and two well knead breasts, voila!
Around the World in 80 Days for the spectator of the 21st century: Ms. Croft spends the opening scene on the Greek island San Turin, then travels from England to Hongkong, from Hongkong to Northern China, from there to Shanghai and eventually to Africa, of course only in spectacular manners.
A truly polyglot film; not only the places of action, but as well the actors; Angelina Jolie models Jane Bond 007, with the license to kill, Til Schweiger takes over the part of the bad kraut, and the famous Hongkong actor 任大华, Ren Da Hua, plays the head of a Chinese criminal organization. The world is getting smaller.
But what is this film – besides subtle male entertainment? Not the script, which is a fusion of Indiana Jones, James Bond, All Around the World in 80 Days and Nemo (don’t forget the terrific animation in the beginning as the divers get almost attacked by a huge shark). We have had it. But what is unique and remarkable about this film is the simple fact that it reflects the rise of women over men. Not James Bond or Indiana Jones are our heroes anymore, no Laura Croft, the incarnation of the strong gender, even able to execute her lover to fulfill a mission, she is the heroine. The tenderness and beauty of the female physis transports the hidden strength of the feeble gender. Eventually the movie industry acknowledges what happens day by day in every family: down to earth women rule. We have definitely arrived in a female century. We do. [kw051105, 01:24]