I believe they shouldve stuck with the alternate ending. In particular, the ending was changed for this version. I am legend film analysis essay 1227 words bartleby. Jan 22, 2019 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. Anyway, its enough to distract you from the december all around. In fact, the movie went through massive reshoots before finally being. I am legend is suspenseful, has nice cinematography and visuals as well as having a good performance by will smith.
How i am legends ending is different in the book screen rant. As i understand it, the alternate ending was the way the movie originally ended, but it didnt test well with audiences so they dropped it and gave neville the more heroic end we see in the version which made it into theaters. The alternative cut however gives them a more human touch and shows humanity as a disturbing factor for them. 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. I am legends alternate ending wrapped things up way better than what we got. The newest adaptation of richard mathesons epochdefining vampire novel i am legend has, perhaps surprisingly, quite a few things to. Off the back of the huge success of i am legend back in 2007, warner bros was keen to develop either a prequel or a sequel to the film. Robert neville, as he searches for a cure to a vicious, manmade disease. He realizes that the creatures he has been hunting and torturing and kidnapping have emotions and feelings, and he was the monster all along because of the horrible shiat he was doing to them. As popcorn movies go, this one has enough of the good in it to make it watchable, and enough of the bad to make it disposable. 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.
I am legends alternate ending wrapped things up way better. The end of the film was shot in lambertville, new jersey. 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. Differences between i am legend book vs movie page 1. I am legend is a dystopian story very loosely based upon a book of the same name. Awakening published in a san diego comiccon special by vertigo. 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. I am legend is a 2007 american postapocalyptic action thriller film based on the 1954 novel of the same name by richard matheson. I am legend 1010 movie clip alternate ending 2007 hd the original ending isnt happy. Richard mathesons 1954 novel i am legend has been adapted into films before, most notably 1971s the omega man, with charlton heston.
Published in 1954, acclaimed author richard mathesons novel i am legend is one of the most highly regarded works of apocalyptic fiction to date. The movie stars will smith as virologist robert neville, the apparent sole uninfected survivor in a postapocalyptic version of new york city where most people are dead, and. Although the creatures depicted in the outbreak are technically vampires, mathesons original work is considered by many science fiction and horror fans to be the impetus for the. Theres lessons to be learned about mob behavior and respect for minorities. I am legend 2007 i am legend was a big tentpole movie, but with those come a big spotlight, and audiences were ticked they invested their time into this movie only to have will smiths. In the book, the protagonist gets executed by a society composed of what is the next level in evolution of the human race, and he realizes the role reversal that he was the monster of legend to these people, as the vampires were to the previous human race. The 2007 loose film adaptation and only one to bear the name of richard mathesons novel i am legend will smith plays virologist robert neville, who is immune to a manmade virus originally created to cure cancer. Twodisc dvd or bluray for those unaware, let me explain the concept of richard mathesons book to. As such, its no surprise that the book has been adapted for the big screen, in this case three different times. Putting all of that in a movie might not be possible or might not make a good movie, but the alternate ending for this one goes just about as far as it could in one scene. Like many book to film conversions, the screenplay differed from the book. Thats where the title i am legend came from, nevilles realization at the end that the vampires were the good guys and that he was the monster of their legends, since he had been mindlessly driving stakes through their heart at every.
The negatives i have are the cgi as well as the ending. Although many people werent huge fans of it, i really enjoyed will smiths i am legend when it was released two years ago. Francis lawrences 2007 film i am legend had not one but two endings, and while both. Final warning, both endings to i am legend are going to be spoiled.
Mar 25, 2008 the alternative ending shows, supported by 2 preparative scenes, the survival of all mankind, but with a bitter aftertaste. With will smith, alice braga, charlie tahan, salli richardsonwhitfield. This article is about the 2007 movie i am legend based on the book by the same name, written by richard matheson. Watch movie i am legend 2007 hdrip without registering. The infected people attack nevilles lab and he hands over the infected female hes been working on to the leader a. 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. 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. Somehow immune to an unstoppable, incurable virus, military virologist robert neville smith is now the last human survivor in new york city and maybe the world. I am legend is a 2007 american postapocalyptic action thriller film based on the 1954 novel of. Is there an i am legend movie that actually preserves the. Im just keeping my fingers crossed for an extended version on dvd with an alternate ending. Directed by francis lawrence, the film stars will smith as us army virologist robert neville. I am legend 2007 alternate ending i am legend is a 2007 american postapocalyptic action thriller film based on the 1954 novel of the same name by richard matheson. I am legend is a 2007 film adaption of the novel of the same name.
Or perhaps the film simply doesnt have the same nuances as the richard matheson book on which its based. Its a full, polished ending, with complete special effects intact, so im assuming it was ripped from the special features on the imminent dvd. Through his perspective, i am legend is a story of hope wrapped in a layer of postapocalyptic turmoil with religious overtones. Alice krippin is interviewed about her great discovery, she has changed the measles so that it attacks cancerous cells. Will smith apologizes for the script writer of i am legend. I am legend was released on bluray with an alternate theatrical cut with a different ending. Ending spoiler for i am legend 2007, plus mistakes, quotes, trivia and more.
I think i found it ok at the time, its been a while. Why was there an alternate ending to the movie i am legend. I am legend 2007 the basics hopefully all of you know the basic story behind i am legend. For more thoughts on i am legend, the book and the films based on it, head over. The alpha male is the leader of the darkseekers who have overrun new york after the accidental mutation of the k9 virus wiped out more than half. Mar 05, 2008 there have been rumors that the ending to i am legend wasnt the only way theyd planned for the movie to turn out. An unrelated film tiein was released in 2007 as a oneshot i am legend. Neville realized that the captured female was the daughter of the alpha male darkseeker, and he wanted his daughter back.
I hated the book though, i thought it was the biggest waste of time ive ever spent reading a book. The real ending the one in the book written by richard matheson is very different. Earlier versions were the last man on earth with vincent price and the omega man with charlton heston. Will smiths 2007 box office hit i am legend had an ending that divided.
I am legend 1010 movie clip alternate ending 2007 hd. I am legend internet movie firearms database guns in. He became a legend, because he sacrificed himself for the cure. The alpha male is the main antagonist of the 2007 live action film, i am legend, which is based on the 1954 postapocalyptic novel of the same name by the late richard matheson in the 2007 film adaptation, he was portrayed by dash mihok biography. Description movie i am legend 2007 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. This is an alternate theatrical version of the film with a controversial ending. I didnt like the fact that it didnt respect the book. Sep 21, 2015 the real ending the one in the book written by richard matheson is very different. This film is actually the third adaptation of richard mathesons novel of the same name from 1954.
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. I have gone through a similar question to mine, but in that question they are talking about the ending of the book while my friend is sure that he had watched the movie where. The i am legend dvd with this alternate ending included is now available to buy on. 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. The alternate ending of the 2007 i am legend probably comes closest, but still isnt quite right. The ending to the alternate theatrical version varies from the original ending.
But when it comes down to it, is the book really better than the movie. The story is set in new york city after a virus, which was originally created to cure cancer, has wiped out most of. According to the theatrical cut, the darkseekers are displayed as monsters who deserve their annihilation. Still, you cant fault i am legend for trying to be different from the typical action thriller.
The alpha male is the main antagonist of the 2007 live action film, i am legend, which is based on the 1954 postapocalyptic novel of the same name by the late richard matheson. Blogger adam katz sent me the link because of the book vs. Instead of blowing himself and the hemocytes up with a grenade, neville. Yesterday, some intrepid soul posted an alternate i am legend ending to youtube. The film was released to theaters on friday, december 14, 2007. Right, i just saw i am legend, and dont get the end. As discussed by first showing and film, the alternate ending for i am legend is a better representation of the source material. I am legend 910 movie clip let me save you 2007 hd. The book s characters realization of their perspective is the whole point of the book. Whats the difference between i am legend the book and i am legend the movie. I assume you are referring to the 2007 film starring will smith and the controversial original ending special feature on the dvd release. I am legend is the 2007 science fiction action film directed by francis lawrence and stars will smith as robert neville, a us army doctor who struggles to find a cure to the virus that has affected nearly the entire population of the world. There is an alternate ending which is totally different from the original one we have seen in the movie, which. I am legend is brilliant commentary and society and human relationships and, really, the very definition of humanity.
Although the alternate ending sounds like it provides a bit more pathos, i think vincent price in the last man on earth had an ending much closer to the novel. I am lege nd i s a 2 007 american postapocalyptic act ion thriller film based on the 1954 novel of the same name by richard matheson. Watch movie i am legend 2007 hdrip without registering in hindi yts 720p viooz iptvrip bdremux. 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. Neville sacrificed himself for humanity and that because of his cure humanity was able to rebuild, establishing his legend. Richard mathesons novel i am legend was filmed for the third time with will smith in 2007.
I am legend by matheson, richard 2007 mass market paperback. Its as if the screenwriters or director, or producer ran out of ways to wrap it up. 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. Jun 04, 2011 but when it comes down to it, is the book really better than the movie.
Hes a legend, but for the wrong reasonsin line with richard mathesons book, he is an entity the darkseekers fear. I am legend is a 1954 postapocalyptic horror novel by american writer richard matheson that. It was based on a book on the same name which was released in the 50s. What did the healing zombie in the basement have to do with it. How i am legends ending is different in the book screen. Spoiler in the book the virus mutates so even though he is the last human alive, theres a new species on the planet now. In the 2007 film adaptation, he was portrayed by dash mihok. 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. The version of i am legend which i watched ended with will smith alive, but my friend claims that he had watched the same movie, in which he was killed by the zombies.
Robert neville is the main protagonist of richard mathesons 1954 novel i am legend, he 1971 film adaptation the omega man, and the 2007 film adaptation of the same name. I am legends book ending is different to both versions of the movie, but skews closer to the controversial alternate ending of the film. With that in mind, what some feel is a confusing ending becomes far more clear when you understand nevilles personal journey. Neville then removed the serum from the females blood and wheeled her into the room with the. He works to create a remedy while defending himself against the virus victims, who turn into hostile mutants. The movie took all the intelligence out and just made it about the action. The opening act is too magnificent for the terrible ending to wreck it. 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. 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.
In the 1971 film he was portrayed by charlton heston and in the 2007 film he was portrayed by will smith. This man, our protagonist in both the book and film, is robert neville. The controversial original ending where neville finds out that the infected are, in fact, organised, b. She then states in a voice over that neville sacrificed himself for humanity and that because of his cure humanity was able to rebuild, establishing his legend. Watch the clip titled alternate ending for the film i am legend 2007. Not only does the book end in a similar way, but it in fact was the entire freaking point of the book. I am legend, in the 2007 will smith vehicle, but it earned thumbs downs from test audiences and the theatrical release was. He relieves her of the cure and returns her to the hemocytes. Alpha vampire makes cracks in the glass chamber in shape of a butterfly indicating he wants the female back. This was actually the third time it had been made into a movie.