Abantu abaninzi bakhule befuna ukuba nguLara Croft. Iminyaka engama-25 ukususela ekuqaleni kwakhe engcwabeni Raider, usaziva ngathi liqhawekazi eliqinisekileyo lomdlalo wevidiyo, kwaye uhlala eyi-archetypal 'xa ndimdala, ndifuna ukuba…'. KuNatalie Clarke, owathi ke wahamba nguNatalie Cook, ukuba nguLara Croft kwakuyinyani. Wayengumzekelo womzimba wokuqala womlingiswa, kunye nokuba ngumnye weemodeli ezisemthethweni ezidlala uLara kwiziganeko ezahlukeneyo zeendaba - kwaye konke kwavela ngenxa ye-Snow White.
“Ndifumene umnxeba ovela kwiarhente yam isithi 'Kukho umntu okhangela iSnow White, kwaye unomdla kuwe. Unamehlo aluhlaza, kodwa bafuna ukukubona kunjalo'. Ngoko ndaya ndaza ndawufumana umsebenzi, kodwa bathi, 'Unganxiba iicontact lens ezibrown?', ndiye ndawenza. Emva koko, ngokucacileyo, indima kaLara Croft yeza, kwaye yayiyimeko efanayo apho. Umenzeli wam wandixelela ukuba kukho inxenye eza kudlala eli qhawekazi lalo mdlalo mtsha wekhompyuter. Ekuphela kwento ababeyifuna yimodeli enamehlo amdaka. Kodwa wathi, 'Kutheni ungenzi le nto uyenzileyo nge-Snow White, kwaye ubone ukuba kwenzeka ntoni'. Ke iicontact lens ezimdaka ziye zandinceda amaxesha ambalwa.”
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Indima kaClarke njengoLara emva kwemiboniso kunye noLara uluntu olwambonayo lumenza umntu obalulekileyo kwimbali yeTomb Raider - kodwa njengoko injalo nembali, ihlala ithathelwa indawo yinto entsha, kwaye uClarke uyahlekisa ukuba ukuqhubela phambili kwetekhnoloji kwenza. uziva ngathi ufumene "isiphelo esingenasiphelo sesivumelwano."
“Uya esiba mhle ngakumbi nyaka ngamnye,” utsho uClarke ethetha ngendaleko yegraphical kaLara. “Ukuqala kwam ukuyenza, imizobo yayingamangalisi. Ke kufuneka ndivume, xa bendidla ngokuthatha iifoto ezihlukeneyo, bebendenza ndibonakale ndahluke ngokupheleleyo kwinto endikhangeleka ngayo - endicinga ukuba ngumsebenzi wabo. Xa ndijonga indlela akhangeleka ngayo ngoku, enye inxalenye yam inqwenela ukuba ndiyidlale kamva kuba iimpahla zakhe ziyamangalisa. Njengokuba ndiqala ukuyenza, iibhulukhwe ezimfutshane zazingeyona inkulu, kwaye umphezulu wawenziwe nje ngekotoni. Kwaye ke xa imodeli elandelayo yenza emva kwam, yayinguNell McAndrew, wayethanda i-latex top, i-shorts e-sexy emnandi - wayenayo yonke igiya. Ke ndiziva ngathi ndifana ne-dummy ebalekayo kuzo zonke iimodeli ezilandelayo. "
Nangona isibheno sezesondo sasiyinxalenye enkulu yomlingiswa kaLara, yayingamandla akhe, ulawulo kunye nokuzithemba okwamenza waba ngumfanekiso. Uninzi lwabasetyhini lukhe lwadlala kwiscreen ngaphambili, kodwa bambalwa ababehleli kwisitulo sokuqhuba ngendlela uLara wenzayo. Ukubamba lo mntu kwakuyinxalenye ebalulekileyo yomsebenzi kaClarke.
UClarke uthi: “ULara wayengumfazi onamandla kakhulu, onamandla, owayekhaba intsimbi. “Saxelelwa ukuba xa abafana besiza kuthi, sifanele sithethe ngokungqongqo. Hayi ukuba krwada okanye ukukhubekisa, kodwa ukubabonisa nje ukuba ndingumfazi oqinileyo ozimeleyo kwaye andithathi shit ukusuka kusuku lokuqala, ngokusisiseko. Ibiyindima entle kakhulu ukuyithatha kuba yayivakala imnandi kakhulu. Kwaye ngendlela engaqhelekanga, abalandeli bayayithanda. Kuba okukhona ubuthe gca kwaye ufikelela kwinqanaba, kokukhona kwakufana nokudlala nzima ukuze ufumane.”
UClarke wayehlala esebenza nezinye iimodeli ezimbini xa esiya kwimiboniso yokukhuthaza umdlalo, kubandakanywa nomntwana osemncinci uKatie Price, udumo lwangaphambi kweJordani. Bobathathu kuye kwafuneka babethelele le mvakalelo yokuzithemba kunye nolawulo kuyo yonke imiboniso, kwaye xa kufikelelwa kwinkuthazo yabasetyhini abomeleleyo ngeminyaka yee-'90s, uClarke watsala kukhetho olucacileyo. “WawuneSpice Girls ngelo xesha, yayimalunga neGirl Power,” utshilo. “Kwaye emva koko kwafika uLara Croft, omnye umfazi owayengumlinganiswa onamandla umhlaba owawungazange wambona ngaphambili. Ndiziva ndinelungelo lokuba yinxalenye kaLara Croft kwaye ndibe ngumzekelo wokuqala owaphoswayo. Sonke sasikwiindawo zethu ezincinci [zemiboniso], sibaleka sijikeleza kwaye sidubula abantu. Ibintle! Kwaye yinkumbulo emnandi ukuba nayo kwaye ndiyidlulisele kubantwana bam nabazukulwana bam. ”
Ewe kunjalo, kukho iingozi ezithile emsebenzini xa kuziwa ekudlaleni uLara. UClarke uyavuma: “Ndibe nezicelo zomtshato ezimbalwa ngexesha lam njengoLara. “Abantu babemangalisiwe xa ndandidla ngokunxiba. Babenjalo kwisimilo. Kwaye ndicinga ukuba ngokwenene babecinga ukuba wayeyinyani, ebona imodeli ephilayo. Baqala ke ukukholelwa ukuba lo ngoyena uLara Croft, ebethandeka kakhulu ukubona [ebusweni] babalandeli. "
Asikuko konke ukukhaba iimpundu kunye nezindululo zomtshato nangona kunjalo - ukuba nguLara Croft kunokuba lishishini eliyingozi, kwaye umqhubi webhasi usisitshaba esisebenza ngakumbi kumsebenzi kaClarke njengoCroft kunokuba wayenjalo uT-Rex. “Ndandibuya emsebenzini emantla ndaza ndafowunela abazali bam ndathi 'Ungandilanda esitishini? Ndigqibezele umsebenzi kaLara Croft',” uyacacisa uClarke. “Ndingene emotweni. Sathi xa sifika kwiirobhothi, utata wathi 'Ndibonise omnye wale mipu omele uwusebenzisele uLara'. Ndiye ndayikhupha wabe ehleli ezirobhothini ejonge lompu. Baye bandibeka ekhaya, emva kweyure ezimbini kwankqonkqozwa emnyango. Kwaye ngumama kunye notata kunye namapolisa amane kunye nabo. Amapolisa athi 'sinencwadi egunyazisa ukugqogqa ikhaya lakho, singangena?' kwaye into ababeyikhangela yayiyimipu. Xa sasikwirobhothi, singazi, omnye umqhubi webhasi uye wabona utata waza waxela emapoliseni. Babenamapolisa axhobileyo emnyango kuba utata wam wayefakela inkcazo yendoda efunwayo kwaye abazange bamkholelwe utata xa esithi intombi yakhe nguLara Croft. Ngoko kwafuneka baphelekwe ngamapolisa ukuya endlwini yam, yaye amapolisa ayegqogqa yonke indawo. Ndibabonise imifanekiso yam njengoLara Croft kwaye bandikholelwa ekugqibeleni. ”
