Tomb raider question 1

This extract fits the action-adventure genre due to the spectacle created by the reveal of the tomb. before the reveal, the slowly swelling music and lack of lighting or dialogue builds up tension, which makes makes the tomb seem even more spectacular. This reveal creates spectacle because it is so large, the camera pans up at one point to show the audience the ceiling, which is very high up and makes the tomb look enormous. Spectacle is a convention of the action adventure genre as it helps to create incredible set pieces for the protagonist to traverse and for the audience to admire. This is shown in this extract as Lara has to overcome the obstacles eg water, in her way to get to the tomb, which also increases the sense of spectacle that the tomb creates.

Lara Croft is also a very conventional action adventure protagonist, She is young, attractive and resourceful, for example she cuts her arm to lure a shark near her and then uses it to get closer to the surface of the water. This also shows her courage and skill, along with the fact that she manages to defeat the 3 antagonists by herself after her sidekicks are killed. This is conventional of an action hero as they almost always triumph even when they are outnumbered, for example James Bond or Batman in The Dark Knight trilogy. Lara also shows that she is clever by destroying the environment around the antagonists rather than just shooting them, this another convention of the action genre because the protagonist is always smarter than the antagonist.