First, let me confess i havent watched this in a while so i am working from memory i think the the point is that robert neville makes the assumption that the victims have no cognitive brain functions at all, which allows him to detach himself. In an alternate ending of i am legend, some themes and the storys. The ending to the alternate theatrical version varies from the original ending. I am legend is a dystopian story very loosely based upon a book of the same name. Blogger adam katz sent me the link because of the book vs. Another big part of the i am legend book thats never been adapted faithfully is its ending, which sees neville commit suicide rather than be. There have been rumors that the ending to i am legend wasnt the only way theyd planned for the movie to turn out. Ive never read a book that was saved so hard by its ending the gunsligner spoiler. Thus, in the final line of the book which also serves as the book s title, neville accepts that he is a monster. I am legend alternate ending behind the scenes warner bros. Is there any movie based on the i am legend novel by richard matheson that shares the same ending to the book. The infected people attack nevilles lab and he hands over the infected female hes been working on to the leader a. Is there an i am legend movie that actually preserves. Plus, watch over 4,500 free movies on vudu movies on us.
In particular, the ending was changed for this version. Film column i did on the source material and the four films loosely inspired by it. I never liked the other one and i never read the book. It completes the storys arc from robert neville being portrayed as the sole surviving hero in a world of evil, to the revelation that hes actually the. It is our intent and purpose to foster and encourage indepth discussion about all. Theres a strong argument to be made that i am legend s alternate ending, in skewing closer to the ending of the book, is better than the version that ended up in theaters.
Watch online or on your favorite connected device with the vudu app. I am legend is a 2007 american postapocalyptic action thriller film based on the 1954 novel of the same name by richard matheson. 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 legend is a 1954 postapocalyptic horror novel by american writer richard matheson. I am legend 1010 movie clip alternate ending 2007 hd. I am legend is a 2007 american postapocalyptic action thriller film based on the 1954 novel of. I am legend s alternate ending wrapped things up way better than what we got. I assume you are referring to the 2007 film starring will smith and the controversial original ending special feature on the dvd release. Although many people werent huge fans of it, i really enjoyed will smiths i am legend when it was released two years ago.
For june and day everything is pretty much a lifeordeath matter, so theyre always on the lookout or running from something. Still, you cant fault i am legend for trying to be different from the typical action thriller. I am legend is a 1954 postapocalyptic horror novel by american writer richard matheson that. On the other hand, the book ones werent extra fast, and spoke coherent english.
It may be more accurate to say that reavers seemed a lot like the vampirezombie things from the novel i am legend. 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. In my opinion, i love the concept of the alternate ending, the dark seekers. According to the theatrical cut, the darkseekers are displayed as monsters who deserve their annihilation. Apparently there was an alternate ending to the 2007 film that is more true to the book, but i havent seen it and from what ive read, it doesnt sound much closer other than showing us the infected arent mindless bloodthirsty zombies with rabies. 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. Right, i just saw i am legend, and dont get the end. Rent, buy, and watch movies and tv shows with vudu. The 1990 tv miniseries scared the jorts off every early millennial with a. The newest adaptation of stephen kings it has introduced yet another generation of kids to their worst nightmares. 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. This was actually the third time it had been made into a movie. I am legend alternate ending behind the scenes warner. The 2007 film was partially based on the 1971 film as well as the original source.
For more thoughts on i am legend, the book and the films based on it, head over. In fact, the movie went through massive reshoots before finally being. The book ends with june and day together, running from the law and. I am legend is about a zombielike horde wiping out much of humanity, but its confusing ending becomes clear if. I am legend ist ein usamerikanischer sciencefictionfilm aus dem jahr 2007 mit will smith. Somehow immune to an unstoppable, incurable virus, military virologist robert. Both versions of i am legend are identical until it. I like how seeing both endings exposes how stupid the whole vague prophecy butterfly tattoo here shit is. Yesterday, some intrepid soul posted an alternate i am legend ending to youtube. 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. The book s characters realization of their perspective is the whole point of the book. Mathesons source material had done with its own overall plot.
The alternative cut however gives them a more human touch and shows humanity as a disturbing factor for them. I am legend arrives on dvd march 18th and one of the bonus features is the films darker original ending, which we think is much better than the reshot one they ultimately went with. If they had followed the books ending, this movie would have been one of my favorites, but the minute. Anyway, its enough to distract you from the december all around. Its a full, polished ending, with complete special effects intact, so im assuming it was ripped from the special features on the imminent dvd. I am legends alternate ending wrapped things up way. Neville sacrificed himself for humanity and that because of his cure humanity was able to rebuild, establishing his legend. It was based on a book on the same name which was released in the 50s. Also, in the short story that this movie is based one, humanity basically evolved to become vampires, but were still sentient and human and the narrator went around killing them during the day, searching for other humans, so it was kind of a predator prey back and forth situation. Both present the spectator with a differentalternative ending, far from what happen in the actual book. 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. The tape includes a fateful destiny for the protagonist, but this might not be as well as reveals the alternate ending. The novel i am legend 1954, written by american author richard matheson, was adapted for the movie by screenwriters akiva goldsman and mark protosevich.
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. Directed by francis lawrence, the film stars will smith as us army virologist robert neville. See the alternate ending for i am legend that was too. Instead of blowing himself and the hemocytes up with a grenade, neville. The two earlier films are the last man on earth 1964 and the omega man 1971. How i am legends ending is different in the book screen. Like the book of job, i am legend studies the questions, can he find a reason to continue. 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 opening act is too magnificent for the terrible ending to wreck it. The alternative ending shows, supported by 2 preparative scenes, the survival of all mankind, but with a bitter aftertaste. Both versions of i am legend are identical until it reaches a crucial moment in the third act. Or perhaps the film simply doesnt have the same nuances as the richard matheson book on which its based. Furthermore, the final line suggests that human societyof which neville was the last representativeis now fading into the past. Whats the difference between i am legend the book and i am legend the movie. As discussed by first showing and film, the alternate ending for i am legend is a better representation of the source material. This version of i am legend is the third movie adaptation of mathesons novel. 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 i am legend dvd with this alternate ending included is now available to buy on. Richard mathesons i am legend is a masterpiece of horror that has spawned three film adaptations, none of which have quite captured the essence of what makes this book.
Its as if the screenwriters or director, or producer ran out of ways to wrap it up. It was influential in the development of the zombievampire genre and in popularizing the concept of a worldwide apocalypse due to disease. The story is set in new york city after a virus, which was originally created to cure cancer, has wiped out most of. Like many book to film conversions, the screenplay differed from the book. Its been three years since civilization came to an end, and the loneliness has taken a devastating toll on neville. The controversial original ending where neville finds out that the infected are, in fact, organised, b.
I am legends alternate ending wrapped things up way better than what. The book is full of good ideas, every other one of which is immediately dropped and kicked out of sight. Why is the alternate ending in i am legend when they. The ending of the film was also altered to portray neville as sacrificing his life to save humanity, rather than being. I loved it even more when i saw the version with the alternate ending, and thats pretty much the way i prefer watching it because i hated what happened to will smith in the end of the original version. Ending spoiler for i am legend 2007, plus mistakes, quotes, trivia and more. Hes a legend, but for the wrong reasonsin line with richard mathesons book, he is an entity the darkseekers fear. Differences between i am legend book vs movie page 1. 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. We spoke to director francis lawrence about just what went wrong.
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