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The discussion delves into a broader concern about how modern reboots and adaptations often attempt to "modernize" or "politicize" characters, sometimes stripping away what made them beloved in the first place. The latest Tomb Raider films aim to make Lara Croft more politically correct—avoiding tomb raiding due to colonial implications, for example—yet, in doing so, they strip away her agency and adventurous spirit. The film's Lara becomes passive, driven more by external forces than her own curiosity or thrill-seeking nature.