Evie From "The Mummy" Franchise Is One Of The Most Underrated Characters Of All Time, Fight Me

"Take THAT Bembridge Scholars!"

Hi, I'm here to discuss a very important, previously over-looked topic: How Evelyn "Evie" Carnahan from The Mummy franchise is one of the most criminally underrated characters in all of cinema history.

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FACTS.

1. First of all, she's the most intelligent person in all of the movies by a LONG shot.

Dr. Chamberlain: They are lead by a woman, what does a woman know?

Evie: #Literally knows everything and saves the world.

2. Like, she literally know EVERYTHING.

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Beni [struggling to translate]: "Come with me, my princess, and I will make you mine...forever."

Evie: "For all eternity," idiot.

3. And she is completely unapologetic about her knowledge and her career choices.

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Evie: I may not be an explorer or an adventurer or a treasure-seeker or a gunfighter, Mr. O'Connell, but I am proud of what I am.

Rick: And what is that?

Evie: I am a librarian.

4. She's a clumsy mess, which is 100% relatable.

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5. For real, she's kind of a full-on weirdo, and I love it.

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Evie: Oh, I've dreamt about this since I was a little girl.

Rick: You dream about dead guys?

6. She's also an absolute sass machine.

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Evie: The map, the map! I forgot the map!

Rick: Relax, I'm the map, it's all up here.

Evie: Oh, that's comforting.

7. And she's a hilarious drunk.

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Evie: I know what you're wondering, "What's a place like me doing in a girl like this?"

8. She intimidates the bad guys with nothing but words (and mean faces).

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Evie: You know, nasty little fellows such as yourself always get their comeuppance.

Beni: They do?

Evie: Always.

9. Like, she's just a delightful cinnamon bun of a human being, overall.

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Evie: He knows the location of Hamunaptra.

Gad Hassan: You lie!

Evie: I would never!

10. And we also need to discuss how the handsome, badass Rick O'Connell would have literally been DEAD without her.

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11. Like, on MULTIPLE occasions.

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12. Even in the SEQUEL, she saves his butt.

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13. Sure, she's the one who read from the book and started the whole mess in the first place, but LET'S NOT FOCUS ON THE NEGATIVE.

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Evie: It's just a book, no harm ever came from reading a book.

14. Because she's also the only one willing to stay and try to save the world.

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Rick: [My job was to get you to Hamunaptra] and I have done that. End of job, end of story, contract terminated!

Evie: Is that all I am to you, a contract?

Rick: Look, you can either tag along with me, or you can stay here and try to save the world. What's it going to be?

Evie: I'm staying!

15. And, on an aesthetic note, she has one of the best eyebrow glow-ups of all time (between the first and second film).

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16. So yeah, in conclusion, Evie from The Mummy is my #Goals for life, take that Bembridge Scholars!

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