It would not have been just another exterminate the evil monsters movie but something with substance. Of the three movies made from richard mathesons classic 1954 book i am legend, this one has the best set design and sense of menace, at least in the beginning. What i am legends director would change in retrospect. I am legend 1010 movie clip alternate ending 2007 hd. Jan 25, 2018 i am legend was generally faithful to the source material in the sense that it focused its story on a character named robert neville will smith dealing with his status as the last man on earth. I am legend is a dystopian story very loosely based upon a book of the same name.
He relieves her of the cure and returns her to the hemocytes. I am legend plagued by cartoony cgi characters, cliched. I am legend is suspenseful, has nice cinematography and visuals as well as having a good performance by will smith. Dec, 2007 the opening scenes of i am legend have special effects so good that they just about compensate for some later special effects that are dicey. Will smiths 2007 box office hit i am legend had an ending that divided audiences, but an alternate ending exists that does more justice to the book. The first time was in 1964 with the last man on earth featuring vincent price, and then in 1971 with the omega man with charlton heston. I am legend is about a zombielike horde wiping out much of humanity, but its confusing ending and butterfly symbolism become a lot more clear. Then it goes into a story about a man winning a carnival game, then a women getting attacked by haunted doll etc. Check out our revolutionary sidebyside summary and analysis. Its about vampires the same way castaway, the tom hanks film, is about the south pacific.
I am legend is a 1954 postapocalyptic horror novel by american writer richard matheson that was influential in the modern development of zombie and vampire literature and in popularizing the concept of a worldwide apocalypse due to disease. He checks the planks and boards that hes hammered in front of all the windows, and. With will smith, alice braga, charlie tahan, salli richardsonwhitfield. I am legend was released on december 14, 2007, in the united states and canada, and opened to the largest ever box office not adjusted for inflation for a nonchristmas film released in the u. Instead of blowing himself and the hemocytes up with a grenade, neville. Detail from cover art of the man in the high castle by jaime p.
The i am legend disasterwipesoutmostofmankind story is mildly interesting, but the narration is hard to listen to. At the end of the story, he realizes that, as the only human left in a world of vampires, he is now the monster. Twodisc dvd or bluray for those unaware, let me explain the concept of richard mathesons book to. It just so happened that our reshoots revolved around the end of the movie. Years after a plague kills most of humanity and transforms the rest into monsters, the sole survivor in new york city struggles valiantly to find a cure in this postapocalyptic action thriller. I am legend originally had an ending closer to the books, but that was changed after negative reactions from test. This has made him a mythical figure much like the vampires themselves once were.
This also, greater extent, feels like a moving graphic novel. But a few years later, it mutated into plague that kills most of the people on earth or turns them into creatures, there are a few who are immune. I am legend is a novel by richard matheson in which robert neville struggles to survive as the sole remaining human in a world overrun by vampires robert neville is the only. Film column i did on the source material and the four films loosely inspired by it. I am legend is the 2007 film adaptation of richard mathesons 1954 novel of the. The remaining stories are dated and the narration so poor, i gave up halfway through the book. The film was released to theaters on friday, december 14, 2007.
He stalks the earth during the day and kills the vampires as they sleep. I am legend truly is a great story, deserving of all the accolades and an inspired source of all the horror genre influence over the past 60 years, including stephen king. Adapted from acclaimed author richard mathesons influential novelette of the same name, constantine director francis lawrences i am legend. This is starkly different to the i am legend movie ending, in which. I am legend is a 2007 film adaption of the novel of the same name.
I dont like vampire novels much, so i wasnt planning to read richard mathesons classic vampire story i am legend which was published in 1954, is also known by the title the omega man, and is, of course, the basis for the movie i am legend. Dec 14, 2007 enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing i am legend near you. I am legend summary from litcharts the creators of sparknotes. The ending to the alternate theatrical version varies from the original ending.
The opening scenes of i am legend have special effects so good that they just about compensate for some later special effects that are dicey. This is a good movie, highly unlikely and sad at times, but its an original. The negatives i have are the cgi as well as the ending. Definitely one of my favorite books just for the message it had. Its a full, polished ending, with complete special effects intact, so i m assuming it was ripped from the special features on the imminent dvd. Ending spoiler for i am legend 2007, plus mistakes, quotes, trivia and more.
Its as if the screenwriters or director, or producer ran out of ways to wrap it up. I couldnt believe they could fuck up such an easy story and to this day hope that someone in the future remakes it. Adapted from acclaimed author richard mathesons influential novelette of the same name, constantine director francis lawrences i am legend follows the last man on earth as he struggles to. Later he forced himself into the kitchen to grind up the fiveday accumulation of garbage in the sink. Just as smiths robert neville does in the films original ending, the book version of the character realizes that he. The controversial original ending where neville finds out that the infected are, in fact, organised, b. Its a short story collection with i am legend being the first and longest story. Alternate i am legend ending is far superior screen rant.
This alternate ending to i am legend is imho far superior to the abrupt version in the theatrical release, and fits in better with something that happens in the film about midway through at one point in the movie when will smiths character took the lead zombies mate away from them, the zombie reacted with extreme rage, indicating that there was some vestige of humanity left in them. Right, i just saw i am legend, and dont get the end. Through his perspective, i am legend is a story of hope wrapped in a layer of postapocalyptic turmoil with religious overtones. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing i am legend near you. A virus that was created for the purpose of battling cancer and its administered to those with cancer, and it looked promising. So i just finished i am legend by richard matheson. How i am legends ending is different in the book screen rant. The film version faithfully adapts parts of the book, but i am legend s ending is quite different to the novel, as are its darkseekers, the creatures who are at the center of the story alongside smiths robert neville. Neville sacrificed himself for humanity and that because of his cure humanity was able to rebuild, establishing his legend. Robert neville, as he searches for a cure to a vicious, manmade disease.
I watched i am legend and was somewhat disappointed with the whole thing, however having watched this ending gives the movie a much greater impact and i know i would have enjoyed it a whole lot more if i had watched it this way. Yesterday, some intrepid soul posted an alternate i am legend ending to youtube. We see manhattan three years after a deadly virus has killed every healthy human on the island, except one. Jul 04, 20 i assume you are referring to the 2007 film starring will smith and the controversial original ending special feature on the dvd release. The i am legend dvd with this alternate ending included is now available to buy on. Its a full, polished ending, with complete special effects intact, so im assuming it was ripped from the special features on the imminent dvd. Every other man, woman, and child has become a vampire. Contagion has seen a spike in streaming interest recently due to coronavirus, but i am legend is the better viral outbreak film. The novel was a success and was adapted into the films the last man on earth 1964, the omega man 1971, and i am legend 2007. Forget contagion, i am legend is king of the outbreak movie cbr.
Changing i am legend s creatures which were created by the virus outbreak in the movie made adapting the books ending impossible, as the darkseekers showed almost no signs of heightened intelligence earlier in the movie. Here we have a group of misunderstood, underappreciated, and in some cases even abused. What did the healing zombie in the basement have to do with it. Will smiths 2007 box office hit i am legend had an ending that divided audiences, but an alternate ending exists that does more justice to the. Theres an undercurrent of teenage rebellion that informs the story of it. A schlocky 1964 version titled the last man on earth with vincent price put a zombie spin on mathesons story. The streets are overgrown with weeds, cars are abandoned, the infrastructure is beginning to collapse. Kill the batman the joker meets the mob the dark knight 4k, hdr, imax duration. This is the second of the four animated comics on the i am legend dvd, taking place in the same universe as the movie. Or perhaps the film simply doesnt have the same nuances as the richard matheson book on which its based. I am legends biggest change from the book broke the movie. I am legend is about a zombielike horde wiping out much of humanity, but its confusing ending and butterfly symbolism become a lot more clear if you understand the personal journey of its hero. Yes, folks, its time for another tale of a movie that kind of lost its way in the reshoots, as i am legends controversial ending was changed into.
Still, you cant fault i am legend for trying to be different from the typical action thriller. Apr 18, 2020 francis lawrences 2007 film i am legend had not one but two endings, and while both are different from what happens in the original novel by richard matheson, the alternate ending not shown in theaters is a lot closer. Most mindblowing surprise endings from science fiction. The ending of the book is closer to the alternate cut of i am legend, with robert discovering that some of the infected have been able to resist becoming undead due to mutations in the bacteria, and have formed a new society. It was written by john william corrington and joyce corrington, based on the 1954 novel i am legend by the american writer richard matheson. Alpha vampire makes cracks in the glass chamber in shape of a. On a morning in january 1976, a man named robert neville walks around his house, carefully checking to see if its wellfortified. As discussed by first showing and film, the alternate ending for i am legend is a better representation of the source material. Blogger adam katz sent me the link because of the book vs. He knew he should burn up the paper plates and utensils too, and dust the furniture and. This was actually the third time it had been made into a movie. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. I am legend is a 2007 american postapocalyptic thriller film based on the 1954 novel of the. Differences between i am legend book vs movie page 1.
After their deaths, the worlds human beings rise from the grave and become vampires. The elder scrolls online all cinematic trailers 2020 includes the dark heart of skyrim duration. The film is based on the book i am legend, a sciencefictiony, thrillerhorrorish novel. Apr 01, 2020 whats in i am legends theatrical ending. Mar 25, 2020 forget contagion, i am legend is king of the outbreak movie. The infected people attack nevilles lab and he hands over the infected female hes been working on to the leader a. I assume you are referring to the 2007 film starring will smith and the controversial original ending special feature on the dvd release. My adjectives arent great, but basically the story follows robert neville, a lieutenant colonel and virologist through postapocalyptic struggles. Instead of blowing himself and the hemocytes up with a grenade, neville discovers that the hemocytes actually came for the female he captured earlier in the movie.
The alternate ending to i am legend where they respect him and growl at him in an acknowledging way is odd and feels out of place. Litcharts assigns a color and icon to each theme in i am legend, which you can use to track the themes throughout the work. I am legend is about a zombielike horde wiping out much of humanity, but its confusing ending and butterfly symbolism become a lot more. I am legends alternate ending wrapped things up way better. That crap they made of him living is not true to the story.
Will smith starring i am legend 2007 is often discussed as a zombie movie. It should be noted that both versions of i am legend are pretty much the same, up to one crucial sequence. The year is 1976one year after a deadly plague sweeps the world, killing virtually all human beings. What the author originally meant with the title i am legend was that he had become the monster,he thought he was the good guy exterminating all the horrible monsters when all along it was actually them that were terrified of him,like the legends of vampires and werewolves and zombies that is what he had become,so that ending may be considered canon, i really didnt like the other ending at all. During the fight between robert and the infected, robert realizes that the infected female he had captured earlier and tested the virus vaccine on, has come back to her human form. Unlike the first, this has spoken language, and a more conventional story telling form. Whats the difference between i am legend the book and i am legend the movie. Alice krippin is interviewed about her great discovery, she has changed the measles so that it attacks cancerous cells. Here are some of the most mindbending, story redefining twist endings from science fiction and fantasy books. Need help with chapter 17 in richard mathesons i am legend. In i am legend, a plague has decimated the world, and those unfortunate enough to survive are transformed into bloodthirsty creatures of the night. Dec 30, 2014 adapted from acclaimed author richard mathesons influential novelette of the same name, constantine director francis lawrences i am legend follows the last man on earth as he struggles to.
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