I Am Legend

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Francis Lawrence’s science-fiction/drama movie I am Legend came out in 2007. Star actor Will Smith plays the role of Robert Neville in New York City; he is a lone survivor of a fatal, man made virus that has wiped out about 90% of humanity. This virus, that was originally a cure for cancer, has now created monsters out of the people of the earth who thirst for blood but seem to get burnt from the sun rather easily, much like vampires. After Neville watched his family and friends flee to try and hide from this mysterious plague, he later seems to be the only blood they thirst for. Neville was a former lieutenant and US Army virologist, now he takes on the mission to find a cure for the plague and save whoever he can find left within a lonesome …show more content…

Neville finds a well trained K-9, named Sam, who isn’t infected. Sam becomes a companion of Naville and he spends every minute with Sam and treats her as he his own child. He even talks to her and asks her questions such as “eat your vegetables” and “how did you sleep”. Although Sam does help keep him sane from being the only human around, Neville still acts as if he’s still living a normal life. He continues to watch old news footages which he has recorded before the plague hit, for it helps remind him of what the old world used to be like. Neville also records himself while doing experimenting for possible cures. He doesn’t seem to only use the cameras to help him record his findings, but he also speaks with them as if they’re alive and watching. Another thing Nevile does to reenact human life is post up mannequins in a movie rental store that he goes to shop in. He has names for each one of them and also has conversations with them asking if they have interests in other …show more content…

Anna, along with her son Ethan, have been hiding away and staying out of sight. They later discuss to Neville that there is a survivor’s colony in Vermont, and of course he does not believe it at first due to him being alone for so long. Neville even shouts “Everybody is Dead” towards Anna but she has strong believe in God and that he has a plan for humanity. Neville has a hard time wrapping his head around the fact that God let this virus happen and it took everything away from him and everyone else. Despite having the difficulty fully understanding why God would let such bad things happen, Neville does not blame God for these doings for he believes this is all man’s fault and humans are the ones to blame for it. Without fully giving the ending away, I saw the ending as a fairy tale like ending. The ending is most definitely the climax of this film as Neville goes head to head with the leader of them

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