Does It Fly?

What the Lara Croft: Tomb Raider Movie Got Wrong


Listen Later

This episode of Does it Fly? is presented by Netflix, the exclusive home of Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft, starring Hayley Atwell, Allen Maldonado, Earl Baylon, Richard Armitage, and Zoe Boyle. Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft is now streaming only on Netflix.

2001’s Lara Croft: Tomb Raider movie is perhaps best remembered for the near-perfect casting of Angelina Jolie as the iconic video game character. And if you think it might seem an odd fit for an episode of Does it Fly? we would like to point out a few things that will correct the record on that front. For while this may not be the most well-loved action movie of its generation, it has all the elements that get us excited to talk about a project.

Well, one element that contains multitudes, we should say. This movie’s “MacGuffin” has it all! It’s made from meteorites, which help grant it some strange and otherworldly powers. It only reveals its true power during the confluence of specific astronomical events such as planetary alignments or solar eclipses. It can be used to control time itself, and as you know, we love trying to wrap our heads around time travel story and science logic on this show (see our Doctor Who and Back to the Future and Terminator episodes for examples).

What will Hakeem and Tamara find on this adventure and bring back for us to learn?

FOLLOW US!

Stay in the loop! Follow DoesItFly? on YouTube and TikTok and let us know what you think! 

And don’t forget to follow Roddenberry Entertainment:

Instagram: @RoddenberryOfficial 

Facebook: Roddenberry

Twitter: @Roddenberry  

For Advertising Inquiries: [email protected]

...more
View all episodesView all episodes
Download on the App Store

Does It Fly?By Roddenberry Entertainment

  • 4.8
  • 4.8
  • 4.8
  • 4.8
  • 4.8

4.8

11 ratings


More shows like Does It Fly?

View all
Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! by NPR

Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!

38,800 Listeners

StarTalk Radio by Neil deGrasse Tyson

StarTalk Radio

14,313 Listeners

Big Picture Science by Big Picture Science

Big Picture Science

938 Listeners

The 365 Days of Astronomy by 365DaysOfAstronomy.org

The 365 Days of Astronomy

352 Listeners

Planetary Radio: Space Exploration, Astronomy and Science by The Planetary Society

Planetary Radio: Space Exploration, Astronomy and Science

1,354 Listeners

SpaceTime with Stuart Gary by Stuart Gary

SpaceTime with Stuart Gary

324 Listeners

Ask a Spaceman! by Paul M. Sutter

Ask a Spaceman!

832 Listeners

Astronomy Cast by Fraser Cain and Dr. Pamela Gay

Astronomy Cast

2,864 Listeners

Universe Today Podcast by Fraser Cain

Universe Today Podcast

560 Listeners

Sidedoor by Smithsonian Institution

Sidedoor

2,229 Listeners

Houston We Have a Podcast by National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

Houston We Have a Podcast

1,251 Listeners

The Supermassive Podcast by The Royal Astronomical Society

The Supermassive Podcast

331 Listeners

NASA's Curious Universe by National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

NASA's Curious Universe

877 Listeners

Misquoting Jesus with Bart Ehrman by Bart Ehrman

Misquoting Jesus with Bart Ehrman

678 Listeners

The LIUniverse with Dr. Charles Liu by theliuniverse

The LIUniverse with Dr. Charles Liu

70 Listeners