

Lara complies, but seizes the Triangle herself. Realizing Lara knows the solution, Powell kills West to persuade her to complete the Triangle to restore West's and her father's lives. Lara retrieves the second half of the Triangle, and Powell kills the Illuminati's leader to restore the Triangle himself, but the halves will not fuse. Entering the tomb, they discover a giant orrery, which activates as the alignment nears completion. Lara and Bryce travel with Powell, West, and the leader of the Illuminati to Siberia. In Venice, Powell proposes a partnership to find the Triangle, and informs Lara that her father was a member of the Illuminati, and offers to use the Triangle's power to resurrect him though reluctant, she agrees to join forces. She escapes with the first piece recovering at a Buddhist monastery, she arranges a meeting with Powell. West, Powell, and his remaining men flee with the clock, leaving Lara to defeat an enormous six-armed guardian statue. She unlocks the first piece of the Triangle, and the statues of the temple come to life and attack the intruders. Lara, realizing they made a mistake, finds the correct keyhole with only seconds left, Lara persuades Powell to throw her the clock. West solves part of the temple's puzzle, and Powell prepares to insert the clock at the moment of alignment. In Cambodia, Lara finds Powell, who has hired West, and his commandos already at the temple. Her father tasks her to find and destroy both pieces before the Illuminati can exploit the Triangle's power. After misuse of its power destroyed an entire city, the Triangle was separated: one half was hidden in a tomb at Angkor Cambodia, and the other in the ruined city located at Ukok Plateau, Siberia. The next morning, a prearranged letter from Lara's father arrives, explaining that the clock is the key to retrieving the halves of the Triangle of Light, an ancient object with the power to control time. That night, armed commandos invade the house and steal the clock, bringing it to Powell. Lara shows Powell photographs of the clock, which he claims not to recognize. Lara shows Wilson the clock, and he puts her in touch with Powell. On her way to consult a friend of her father's, Wilson, Lara crosses paths with Alex West, an American associate and fellow adventurer.

Lara awakens to a mysterious ticking, and finds a strange clock hidden inside the manor. Lara's father Lord Richard Croft, long missing and presumed dead, appears to her in a dream. Manfred Powell assures the cabal that the artifact is almost ready, but has no real idea of its location. In Venice, as the first phase of a planetary alignment begins, the Illuminati search for a key to rejoin halves of a mysterious artifact, "the Triangle," which must be completed by the final phase, a solar eclipse. A sequel, Lara Croft: Tomb Raider – The Cradle of Life, was released in 2003.Īdventurer Lara Croft defeats a robot in an Egyptian tomb, revealed to be a training exercise arena in her family manor, where she lives with her technical assistant Bryce and butler Hillary. Tomb Raider was the highest-grossing film on its opening weekend. The film was released on June 15, 2001, and received generally negative reviews from critics, although Angelina Jolie was praised for her performance. An international co-production between the United States, the United Kingdom, Japan and Germany, it was directed by Simon West and revolves around Lara Croft trying to obtain ancient artifacts in competition with the Illuminati.
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Lara Croft: Tomb Raider is a 2001 action adventure film based on the Tomb Raider video game series featuring the character Lara Croft, portrayed by Angelina Jolie.
