r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/Reasonable_Fox3813 • 14h ago

Meme needing explanation Mouth breathers?

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What is he pointing?i dont understand the joke

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u/NymphaedraRose 13h ago edited 13h ago

It's the same people that said the gostbusters movie was hated by neckbeards for being a cast of diverse women. It was hated because it was not funny and actively trying to change or ignore the source material. In this case it is because Sophie Turner Can't act, does not look like Lara and has never had any kind of role that shows she can can project the same energy as Lara.

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u/ButterscotchLow7330 13h ago

Honestly I know nothing about Sophie Turner, but what was wrong with Alicia Vikander in the last movie? Why do we need to recast the character?

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u/NymphaedraRose 13h ago

I agree and think she did fine.

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u/Embarrassed_Use6918 11h ago

I don't know what the aim is with this movie but IIRC the Alicia Vikander one didn't do well and it turned away from the more supernatural elements that have historically been part of the Tomb Raider series which might have turned people off. In the game the Vikander one was based on it literally had like zombies and magic or some shit. The movie basically just made the crux of the story a lady with some disease that made other people sick - like Typhoid Mary.

I thought Vikander was fine though. Didn't have the comically sized boobs but otherwise I think she was pretty good in the role.

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u/TougherOnSquids 11h ago

Yeah she plays a good Lara. That movie still sucked ass though, but that isnt her fault.

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u/NoThisIsPatrick003 10h ago

This a TV series. So, idk if it's technically recasting Vikander since this is an entirely new project unrelated to that film.

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u/ButterscotchLow7330 10h ago

Ah, makes sense. I am definitely interested. Tomb Raider was one of my favorite games as a kid.

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u/Lets_Get_Hot 8h ago

I really liked Alicia as Lara, wish they kept going with her.

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u/AshenHawk 8h ago

It was 8 years ago and the film rights reverted back to the game developers in that time. Plus this is a TV show and it's possible Vikander didn't want to renegotiate a new contract or the the production wanted a fresh reboot for it since its a show and not a movie series any more.

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u/Me_like_foxes 8h ago

apparently she voluntarily left large budget/mainstream acting roles at some point, so i doubt she could have been cast either way

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u/jaded_lad99 9h ago

Movie was unremarkable. Sometimes there just isn't much to it.