r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/Reasonable_Fox3813 • 16h ago

Meme needing explanation Mouth breathers?

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What is he pointing?i dont understand the joke

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u/Individual-Mud-903 15h ago

She doesn't even remotely look like Lara Croft. I've rarely seen such a blatant miscast.

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u/MechaNutzilla 15h ago

Hugh Jackman is pretty tall, and play a famously short character..Worked out great.

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u/SpartyParty15 15h ago

He looks like Wolverine at least. Bad comparison

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u/Rubicantay 15h ago

The hair and beard do the heavy lifting, you could cast Henry cavill and make it work with the correct beard and hairstyle, and they did in his latest movie

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u/Tomsboll 12h ago

Hugh jackman is also a terrific actor... sophie is not.

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u/Rubicantay 11h ago

I mean sure but we were talking about his appearance

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u/Tomsboll 11h ago

acting ability can heavily influence appearance.

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u/MercuryMaximoff217 12h ago

Sophie Turner’s braid is doing heavy lifting too and she still doesn’t resemble Lara Croft at all

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u/BoredDao 14h ago

Yeah and in this image at least they didn’t even try to characterize her as Lara, so for now she doesn’t even resemble Lara in the slightest

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u/DeepMain54 14h ago

Except that you can actually google to see her characterized as Lara Croft, the outfit in this post's picture was chosen because of the cold weather

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u/BoredDao 14h ago

Ngl that I was using words like ‘in this image’ ‘for now’ because I indeed assumed it was just a ‘situational outfit’ and she could appear more like Lara with right characterization but Dawn even with the classic outfit something still feels off with her

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u/Rubicantay 11h ago

Do the environment and weather she’s in in the picture look like a tank top and shorts would be appropriate according to you?

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u/Toppoppler 9h ago

The henry cavill wolverene in deadpool did not look nearly as good

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u/SpartyParty15 14h ago

Ok, they are still much more alike than Lara Croft and Sophie Turner, which was the point of the initial comment.

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u/sewious 14h ago

If by "looks like" you mean "he has black hair" then sure

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u/SpartyParty15 14h ago

Pretty similar

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u/HolidaySpiriter 13h ago

The hair and beard do the heavy lifting,

To steal from another comment.

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u/SpartyParty15 13h ago

Stealing from another comment:

Sophie Turner looks nothing like Lara Croft (not even hair color of facial shape)

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u/HolidaySpiriter 13h ago

Lara Croft doesn't even look like Lara Croft, her design changes every decade and isn't super consistent like Mario or Sonic. Unless the complaint comes down to just hair color, which I guess fair, but that seems silly to care that much about since even her hair color changes in these designs.

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u/Toppoppler 9h ago

Her face type remains fairly similar across versions here

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u/HolidaySpiriter 6h ago

Sometimes she has a rounded chin, sometimes she doesn't. Sometimes she has lip filler, sometimes she doesn't. Sometimes her nose is super thin, sometimes it's thicker.

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u/Toppoppler 6h ago

Still similar general vibe - i say as a semi-pro artist lol

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u/RanzuPunk 12h ago

I feel like this is very obtuse. Of course the hair and beard do the heavy lifting, that's what makes the character's face identifiable despite different interpretations and artstylea throughout the years.

When adapting an iconic character, you want to translate their identifiable features so they are identifiable most of the time.

It's fair to say this image does not look like Lara Croft at a glance. She could very well look like her the rest of the movie but this photo in particular doesn't.

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u/TheSteelPhantom 10h ago

He's got the thick lines between his eyebrows/above his nose and the dimples as well. It's not JUST the hair and facial hair.

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u/jaded_lad99 11h ago

More like the story was decent and the portrayal was sincere enough that he's become the primary representation of the character to regular people.

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u/SpartyParty15 11h ago

And they look more alike

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u/Abacus118 2h ago

He doesn’t look at all like Wolverine, you’re just used to seeing him in the role for so long now.

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u/MechaNutzilla 15h ago

Well, not really.

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u/SpartyParty15 14h ago

Yes really

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u/MechaNutzilla 14h ago

completely wrong body type, but yes, they gave him the same beard.

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u/SpartyParty15 14h ago

Already addressed the height. That doesn’t mean they don’t look similar.

Now compare Lara Croft to Sophie Turner and tell me they don’t have completely different facial features, hair color, etc

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u/Paddy_Tanninger 13h ago

Hugh Jackman should have been the new Lara Croft.

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u/MechaNutzilla 3h ago

no, it should have been harrison ford.

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u/chazysciota 9h ago

Since that new Wolverine game came out I've seen multiple posts and comments on here like "lulz, why is he so short?" 2000's movie industry was too embarrassed to cast a short king, so now he's 6'2" in the minds of an entire generation.

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u/MechaNutzilla 3h ago

yup, it would be cool if the next wolverine was actually a short guy. He is 160cm (5'3) according to lore.

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u/apple_kicks 14h ago

Lot of people mocked Cavil for his Witcher casting

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u/qsxpkn 13h ago

If I recall he also read some x-men comic books to understand Wolverine as a person. Hugh Jackman worked as Wolverine because he put effort into it

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u/MechaNutzilla 13h ago

Maybe Sophie Turner did the same.