The realness might have been increased by not feeling like, at times, you were sitting there playing the video game version. Not that the film is without exaggerations and fantasy elements but, the story almost feels like an adventure that could take place under the right circumstances and with the right tools. In fact, that is probably the best element that this reboot has going for it–the realness of the adventure. Moreover, she is a believable character–she feels real.
Those qualities give this Lara Croft a level of humanity that allows her to connect more with audiences. Furthermore, she does not excel at everything she is trying to do to survive life and make ends meat. Alicia Vikander’s Lara Croft differs from that of Angelina Jolie’s in that she comes across to audiences as someone who’s impulsive, reckless, and experiencing difficulty in managing her life. However, in all fairness, it does provide this generation with a moderately good action-adventure film based on a best-selling video game series. Strives to put cinematic storytelling first and video game representation second, but still comes across as tropey and borrows heavily from Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark and The Last Crusade.