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As can be seen from the name, the story line of "Tomb Raider: Origin" is adapted from the game "Tomb Raider 9: Origin" developed by Crystal Dynamics Studio and officially released in 2013.
Tomb Raider 9: Origins
But I have to say that this remake is like a "mouse in a bellows"--at both ends. From the perspective of the game, the changes are nondescript, there are many loopholes, and they are inevitably criticized by players. For viewers who have never played games and watched movies directly, they will inevitably have a black question mark on their faces when they hear names such as "Hymihu" and "Holy Trinity", and when they see Anna's "fascinated smile" at the end.
The ideal state is to clear the two generations of "Tomb Raider 9" and "Tomb Raider 10" before watching the movie. But this is obviously unrealistic, and it takes 30+ hours to clear the minimum difficulty of a single game. If it is more handicapped, it is estimated that after two generations of customs clearance, the movie will also be offline.
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So this time, I specially read a post, specifically for the audiences who have never played the game, to take a look at the "stalks" in the movie that originated from the game.
1. Where is Yamatai? Who is Himiko? What is the relationship between the two?
The Yamatai Kingdom is a country that once existed in Japanese history. The queen of the country is called "Himihu", which is similar to "Sultan", "Tsar" and other titles for emperors. These are real world history. Since I'm not a history student and I'm not very familiar with the history of that era, I won't learn much about it. Interested friends can go to Baidu, there are related entries, more detailed than I explained.
In the game, Queen Himiko is set as a villain with super powers such as witchcraft and reincarnation. It needs to be explained here that Himiko is not one person, but a group of people. The queens of Yamatai in all dynasties are called Himiko. Of course, in fact, they are all one person, infinitely reincarnated.
"Queen of Himiko" in the game
Although Queen Himyhu has super powers, after all, her body is mortal, and she will die one day. Therefore, before the end of life, a qualified woman will be found, reincarnated into her body, and continue to survive and rule over Yamatai.
However, there are unforeseen circumstances, and when a certain generation is reincarnated, the reincarnated person rises up to resist, making Himiko's reincarnation fail. Since then, it has entered a state of immortality. Under the anger, he used magic to form a devil dragon triangle in the waters near Yamatai. The vehicles that enter it all come and go, as Himyhu searches for a body suitable for reincarnation among the passengers stranded on the island.
2. Who is the villain on the island? What does it have to do with Himiko?
In the game, the villain on the island is a man named Matthias, who is also one of the people who have been stranded on the island. It is estimated that he was born in MLM, and he is very good at pulling down the line to organize the victims on the island to form an organization called "Solari".
Matthias and Solari have nothing to do with Himyhoo. Himyhoo has his own subordinates - undead warriors.
The queen possesses some kind of divine power, and the warriors who follow her are immortal.
Matthias discovered the secret of Queen Himyhu, and knew that without her being reincarnated, there was no way he could leave. Therefore, they kidnapped Laura and his party who were also stranded on the island. Because one of Laura's people was Samantha Nishimura, who met the physical conditions for Himiko to be reincarnated. Matthias kidnapped Nishimura and wanted to dedicate it to Himiko for his reincarnation. In this way, Himiko's anger will be eliminated, and he can leave the Dragon Triangle smoothly.
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PS: It seems that the heir of Himiko needs to meet certain conditions, not just any female body. I've been playing for so long, I forgot what the conditions are. Players who still remember can remind.
In the movie, the villain is a minion sent by Holy Trinity, and the foreman is Vogel. The purpose of their trip is to "kidnap" Himiko, who is capable of infectious diseases, so that he can go back to play Resident Evil.
PS: This is also the biggest difference from the changes in the game. In the game, Himi has boundless mana, specializing in kidnapping others, and in the movie, he has been kidnapped. Therefore, players do not buy much for this movie.
3. Who is the Holy Trinity?
Holy Trinity is a mysterious organization that usually specializes in stealing money from children after school and stealing old lady Wang by playing poker. Of course, occasionally coveted the mysterious power.
In the game, Holy Trinity did not appear in "Ancient 9", but appeared in "Ancient 10" and was called Lara's number one enemy.
Therefore, the plot of "Ancient: Origin" actually combines the games "Ancient 9" and "Ancient 10". This is naturally understood by the audience who have played the game, but for the audience who has not played the game, it means "whether you believe it or not, I believe it anyway", which is somewhat unrighteous.
In the game "Ancient 10", both Holy Trinity and Laura are looking for the tomb of Cortez and the Prophet, a lost ancient city in Siberia. The leader of Holy Trinity is called Constantine, which is equivalent to a "regional manager" in the organization. He thinks that he is the one chosen by heaven, and he will definitely do a good job because he has "stigmata" on his hands. But in fact, the stigmata on his hand was deliberately made by her sister to deceive him. His sister did this because she was terminally ill and needed her brother to find a mysterious power to gain immortality. So get some "chicken soup for the soul" to cheer up my brother. His sister's name is Anna, and the "Anna's Smile" at the end of the film is this stalk.
Therefore, "Tomb Raider: Battle of the Origin" will definitely have the next one, and maybe it will also get a trilogy like the game. The mysterious organization behind it is Holy Trinity, but I don't know what changes the movie will make to the game.
Shadow of the Tomb Raider is available on Steam
In addition to the movie, the third part of the game trilogy, "Tomb Raider: Shadow", has also been launched on Steam, but the official release date will have to wait until September 15.
Tomb Raider 9: Origins poster
Finally, those who use "chest" to talk about things, respect the original work in this respect.
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