Why Angelina Jolie's "Hardbody" in 'Lara Croft: Tomb Raider' Appeals to the Woman Spectator
While the camera is objectifying her body to invoke a sexual response in male viewers, Lara Croft still defies the expectations of women in action films.

The year 1910: When Prince Georg, nephew of the Grand Duke of Baden-Werrach, realizes that an actress he supported and loved was only taking advantage of him, he and his friend, the poet Dr. Richard Hebele, retire to his castle in the Black Forest. On the way to Kaltenau, not far from the castle, he meets Barbara, the postwoman who drives the Black Forest stagecoach. The coach is about to be replaced by a bus, according to the progress of the project.
While the camera is objectifying her body to invoke a sexual response in male viewers, Lara Croft still defies the expectations of women in action films.
Its predictability shouldn’t distract from the enjoyment that the pure cinematic imagination behind the camera elicits. It is a movie of crises both moral and mortal, oozing with CGI, and thoroughly enjoyable.
In Amazon’s new shark flick, The Devil’s Mouth, terrible tourists finally get their comeuppance while two estranged best friends must overcome their petty squabbles to survive as the rest of their party gets chomped one by one. While it’s by no means an Oscar winner, The Devil’s Mouth is good old fashioned shark week carnage with a tourist critical twist, perfect with popcorn, a friend, and a healthy does of schadenfreude.
The tale of two friends spans three films and gives wonderful representation for young girls everywhere.
"There is something going on between us that I cannot unravel."
A fun-loving story focused on surviving middle school and tailor-made for its target audience. "The Diary of a Wimpy Kid" follows the paradox of finding true friendship and securing popularity no matter what it takes.