Tomb Raider Trailer Breakdown: 17 Things You Need To See

6. The Parachute Scene

Tomb Raider Alicia Vikander
Warner Bros.

Yet another moment recreated from the 2013 game involves Lara being caught in the interior of a plane that's hanging over the edge of a waterfall.

She thinks quickly and grabs the nearby parachute bag, just as the plane's windscreen shatters and she falls, still tightly gripping the bag.

The visual effects look a little off, but at least this quick glimpse seems to capture the spirit of the video game scene pretty damn well.

While it would be a huge mistake to make the film a beat-for-beat remake of the game's best moments, throwing a few crowd-pleasing ones in the mix makes a lot of sense, especially considering how few video game movies have any reverence for their source material whatsoever.

Tomb Raider Parachute
Crystal Dynamics
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