I am legend 2007 alternate ending as discussed by first showing and film, the alternate ending for i am legend is a better representation of the source material. Differences between i am legend book vs movie page 1. All the completely insane ideas hollywood dreamed up for i am legend 2. I am certainly honoured and delighted that you have chosen i am legend as the vampire novel of the century, which is a rather dubious but. I am legend questions and answers discover the community of teachers, mentors and students just like you that can answer any question you might have on i am legend. Yes there are 2 endings, test audiences didnt like the original ending. Directed by francis lawrence, the film stars will smith as us army virologist robert neville. Easily share your publications and get them in front of issuus. Neville realizes that to the vampires he is josef mengele.
This was actually the third time it had been made into a movie. I am legend 1010 movie clip alternate ending 2007 hd. The story is set in new york city after a virus, which was originally created to cure cancer, has wiped out most of. I am legend alternate ending behind the scenes warner. Jun 25, 20 i am meant to be writing a blog about how i am legend, by the late, immensely great, richard matheson, is the king of vampire novels. Find books like i am legend and other stories from the worlds largest community of readers. He obtains books and other research materials from a library and through gradual research discovers the root of the disease is probably a bacillus strain. Dec 23, 2008 actually the alternate ending when he lives is very similar to the ending of the i am legend 1954 novel by richard matheson. And that the human race is basically a goner and this new race of mutants is the dominant race on earth. Film column i did on the source material and the four films loosely inspired by it. Thankfully, this ending was included in the i am legend dvd. The i am legend quotes below are all either spoken by ben cortman or refer to ben cortman. 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.
Id been meaning to read it for a while, it was one of those books that i knew was probably good and id heard about it my whole life but never got around to it. Instead of blowing himself and the hemocytes up with a. Dec 14, 2017 i am legend is about a zombielike horde wiping out much of humanity, but its confusing ending becomes clear if you understand the personal journey of its hero. I think its just a collection of short stories with the headliner being the most famous. 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. Blogger adam katz sent me the link because of the book vs. The theme of science in i am legend from litcharts the. 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 think both endings work, they both fit with the progression of the story. 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 shrinking man, hell house, what dreams may come, and a stir of echoes were all books written by richard that later became movies. I read the book 2 weeks before the movie came out because a friend of. I am legend is a 2007 american postapocalyptic action thriller film based on the 1954 novel of the same name by richard matheson. However im glad the director chose a much more original ending unlike the novel.
Issuu is a digital publishing platform that makes it simple to publish magazines, catalogs, newspapers, books, and more online. Ending spoiler for i am legend 2007, plus mistakes, quotes, trivia and more. I am legends biggest change from the book broke the movie. Mathesons i am legend book ends with robert neville being executed.
The rest of the book is a collection of short horror stories and not very good ones either. The unused ending to i am legend gives us a completely different ending for will smiths character. As the title says, ive just finished where the red fern grows by wilson rawls. In spite of mathesons obvious love for biology and medicine, i am legend doesnt offer an entirely uncritical view of science. I am legend is a 1954 postapocalyptic horror novel by american writer richard matheson. Spoilers its not a bad movie, and it does have a certain charm.
It would not have been just another exterminate the evil monsters movie but something with substance. What did the healing zombie in the basement have to do with it. Robert slowly walks to a closet to get an injection. Which might give you at list a glimmer of hope that it would correspondingly be the first satisfying adaptation, which isnt ultimately. 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. The newest adaptation of richard mathesons epochdefining vampire novel i am legend has, perhaps surprisingly, quite a few things to recommend it, not least that its the first to actually take mathesons title. Final warning, both endings to i am legend are going to be spoiled. Robert neville finds himself alone after a hideous mutation turns humans into vampires. I am legend is an interesting film reminds me a lot of the game the last of us, and follows the main character robert neville will smith a survivor in new york city after a virus outbreak with symptoms similar to vampirism. The 28 days later ending was so much better than the actual one.
Alternate i am legend ending is far superior screen rant. Why was there an alternate ending to the movie i am legend. 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. What a brilliant storyline with both films having much different endings. 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. Posted on september 6, 2012 september 6, 2012 by tippi. The story stops annoyingly suddenly, as if the rest of it has been missed off.
I am legend author richard matheson was himself a real. Everything wrong with i am legend in 12 minutes or less duration. Jun 14, 2011 the plot and ending of the original movie i am legend that was released in theaters is as follows. Im actually suprised they didnt use it because of that reason. I am legend is about a zombielike horde wiping out much of humanity, but its confusing ending becomes clear if you understand the personal journey of its hero. This is starkly different to the i am legend movie ending, in which neville. December 2009, military virologist lieutenant colonel robert neville will smith, lost his wife zoe salli richardson and daughter marley willow smith in a helicopter accident during the chaotic quarantine of manhattan. This man, our protagonist in both the book and film, is robert neville. Is there an i am legend movie that actually preserves the original.
Learn am legend book with free interactive flashcards. 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. I assume you are referring to the 2007 film starring will smith and the controversial original ending special feature on the dvd release. But after finding my old copy on the shelf downstairs, i ve. I am legend isnt particularly long either, hardly even novel length. Jul 29, 2015 i am legend rewatch multiple endings july 29, 2015 nerdyloft leave a comment i am legend is an interesting film reminds me a lot of the game the last of us, and follows the main character robert neville will smith a survivor in new york city after a virus outbreak with symptoms similar to vampirism. Richard matheson 192620 was the new york times bestselling author of i am legend, hell house, somewhere in time, the incredible shrinking man, now you see it, and what dreams may come, among others. In the book, robert neville is legendary because he is that myth and. I am legend i am legend 2 movies books exclusive akiva goldsman. Both present the spectator with a differentalternative ending, far from what happen in the actual book.
I am legend 2007 the basics hopefully all of you know the basic story behind i am legend. Jan 02, 2012 this feature is not available right now. After richard became a novelist, many of his books were turned into movies, including i am legend, which was made into a movie three times. The character of ben cortman in i am legend from litcharts. 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. Robert injects something into her leg and she awakens. Even if neville is drunk in this scene, the political themes that he brings up e. Actually the alternate ending when he lives is very similar to the ending of the i am legend 1954 novel by richard matheson.
Whats the difference between i am legend the book and i am legend the movie. Robert, who bargained for an attack, drops to the ground. She happily recognizes the leader and the viewer realizes, that they are a couple. In my opinion, i love the concept of the alternate ending, the dark seekers.
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. Then he leaves with his woman and the other darkseekers the laboratory even thoug the walls are wallpapered with photos of dead darkseekers. I am legend by richard matheson and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. As discussed by first showing and film, the alternate ending for i am legend is a better representation of the source material.
Which might give you at list a glimmer of hope that it would correspondingly be the first satisfying adaptation, which isnt ultimately the case. The i am legend dvd with this alternate ending included is now. The ending to the alternate theatrical version varies from the original ending. For all the people saying books and movies are different, thats not really the point. They actually shot an ending similar to this for will smiths version but the hollywood big wigs decided after a test screening that audiences wouldnt like this. I am meant to be writing a blog about how i am legend, by the late, immensely great, richard matheson, is the king of vampire novels. 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. Smith does a great job as robert neville, the protagonist, and despite some completely unnecessary cgi characters that looked old after a couple of years, its quite a pretty and w. I am legend is a dystopian story very loosely based upon a book of the same name. Richard matheson 192620 was the new york times bestselling author of i am legend, hell house, somewhere in time, the incredible shrinking man, now you see it. I am legend is named vampire novel of the century books. The plot and ending of the original movie i am legend that was released in theaters is as follows.
Its the type of film you could watch over and over again. An audio commentary of some sort would have been welcome, especially to discuss the two alternate endings and why the one was chosen over the other. While i am legend is an entertaining horrorscience fiction novel, its also a serious meditation on otherness. He was named a grand master of horror by the world horror convention, and received the bram stoker award for lifetime achievement. I havent seen i am legend, but generaly alternat endings are better.
Oct 27, 2010 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. Yesterday, some intrepid soul posted an alternate i am legend ending to youtube. The character of ruth in i am legend from litcharts the creators of sparknotes. Choose from 500 different sets of am legend book flashcards on quizlet. The character of ruth in i am legend from litcharts the. All the completely insane ideas hollywood dreamed up for i. Theyre extra takes that, when you finally see them, you understand why they werent used in the. Chapter 16 quotes all these years, he thought, dreaming about a companion. Still, you cant fault i am legend for trying to be different from the typical action thriller. Horror books this article is more than 8 years old. Apr 03, 2012 horror books this article is more than 8 years old. Every night, he barricades himself inside his house and keeps the vampire horde at bay. Watch me react to episode 2 of netflixs tiger king television.
So i just finished i am legend by richard matheson. The i am legend dvd with this alternate ending included is now available to. I am legend widescreen twodisc special edition with. I am legends alternate ending wrapped things up way better than what we got. The darkseekers come very close to him, but another roar from the leader holds them back. How much does that alternate ending change i am legend. The real ending the one in the book written by richard matheson is very different. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one. All the completely insane ideas hollywood dreamed up for i am. 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. It was influential in the development of the zombievampire genre and in popularizing the concept of a worldwide apocalypse due to disease.
Right, i just saw i am legend, and dont get the end. I am legends alternate ending wrapped things up way better. The controversial original ending where neville finds out that the infected are, in fact, organised, b. First i saw will smith blow up the joint with the zombies then i saw one where the male zombie picked his gf, kissed will smith and went away. In legend, the first of a trilogy, both of the main characters are definitely famousthough for very different reasons. Like so many science fiction books of the era, the novel portrays science as a potentially dangerous force thats capable of leading to great destruction. I am legend widescreen twodisc special edition with digital copy 2007. Another big part of the i am legend book thats never been adapted.
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