I am legend is a 2007 american postapocalyptic thriller film based on the 1954 novel of the. In i am legend the mannequin that makes will smiths character. In i am legend, how did the dark seekers know to use the. Living alone in new york city, robert neville smith, a former lieutenant and us army virologist, tasks himself with finding a cure to the plague. I figured he was losing it and set up fred just like how he set up others in the video store.
Other than that i am legend is a solid postapocalypse film. Biography on the night that robert neville attempts to evacuate his wife and daughter from the city, his daughter hands him samantha then still a puppy and tells samantha to look after her dad. Turns out it was a trapand the alternative ending is better and makes more sense. Or perhaps the film simply doesnt have the same nuances as the richard matheson book on which its based. Theres a giant sign advertising a batman v superman movie, though it. Theres a giant sign advertising a batman v superman movie. I was also wondering, how did the woman get to new york and get out if they cut off all connections to the island in 2009. It was a trap they set because when he trapped the infected girl so he could do blood tests on her.
The manhattan movie of the year, francis lawrences i am legend, offers a stunning glimpse into how the city as we know it today might look in 2012 if it were abandoned in 2009. Director france lawrence creates a world of hopelessness in the human race after a man made virus breaks out, mutating new york residents in. So whether the mannequin moved its head or not, he thinks it did, which. That is why the infected folks were hiding out in the building behind where fred was moved. Robert neville, a skilled military colonel who is believed to be the last man in new york city. 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. I am legend 2007 robert neville will smith is a scientist who was unable to stop the spread of the terrible virus that was incurable and manmade. Its as if the screenwriters or director, or producer ran out of ways to wrap it up. The novel i am legend 1954, written by american author richard matheson, was adapted for the movie by screenwriters akiva goldsman and mark protosevich. Download full movie i am legend free movie download and. I am legend is a 2007 film adaption of the novel of the same name. We told you that the movie trailer would be online tonight, and now here it is. Most say the head movement was to illustrate robert.
I am legend cast and crew cast photos and info fandango. If anyone had any doubts left that will smith could carry a movie, i am legend will banish them forever. Immune, neville is now the last human survivor in what is left of new york city and perhaps the world. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Three years later, new york city is overgrown and abandoned and the only person that is seemingly alive is robert neville. Horror legend vincent price starred in the film, titled the last man on earth. Which movie based on the i am legend novel is the best, and why. In the movie i am legend there is a point where will smith sees that fred the mannequin has been moved. The film was released to theaters on friday, december 14, 2007. I am legend 2 with will smith is officially moving forward. Looking an animal in the eye is considered a challenge in the animal kingdom. Neville is walking up to fred the mannequin, its head moves from side to side between shots. Still, you cant fault i am legend for trying to be different from the typical action thriller.
At the beginning, will is able to outrun them, knock them out, kill them with a few rounds, capture them with a black bag, sedate, restrain and experiment on them without even breaking a sweat. Robert neville will smith is a brilliant scientist, but even he could not contain the terrible virus that was unstoppable, incurable, and manmade. Yes the book is quite good, but also quite different from the movie. 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. The 1954 scifivampire novel i am legend by richard matheson has now been filmed three times. I am legend is a 2007 american postapocalyptic thriller film based on the 1954 novel of the same name by richard matheson. Any idea how fred did get there in the first place. Fred the mannequin i am legend 2007 discussion moviechat. Who moved the mannequin if it wasnt will smith, and did he get caught in his own trap. The next day, neville notices fred, a mannequin, not outside the video store and shoots him in disgust. The 2007 film was partially based on the 1971 film as well as the original source. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. The two earlier films are the last man on earth 1964 and the omega man 1971.
Robert neville, as he searches for a cure to a vicious, manmade disease. Ask anything you want to know, or answer other peoples questions. Differences between i am legend book vs movie page 1. A following has been following fred as people have noticed a slight headmovement from the plastic manikin, along with his torso suddenly and subtley rising after he was shot by robert. Samantha also known as sam is a dog and robert nevilles only living companion. In i am legend, how did the dark seekers know to use the mannequin of. This film is actually the third adaptation of richard mathesons novel of the same name from 1954. 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. When i was watching this movie for the first time i thought he had set up the. Rewatching i am legend, did anyone else notice the head. Dr neville picks out his entertainment at the dvd store.
Hes virtually alone in this scifi thriller, with a dog albeit a talented one as his only foil. Alice krippin is interviewed about her great discovery, she has changed the measles so that it attacks cancerous cells. Director france lawrence creates a world of hopelessness in the human race after a man made virus breaks out, mutating new york residents in man eating animals. He works to create a remedy while defending himself against the virus victims, who turn into hostile mutants. I dont think it did, but this part of the movie was to show that neville was starting to go crazy since he was the last man alive. Spoilers its not a bad movie, and it does have a certain charm. The 2007 loose film adaptation and only one to bear the name of richard mathesons novel i am legend.
This version of i am legend is the third movie adaptation of mathesons novel. As with the shot of fred while neville is driving, this is done intentionally to show nevilles state of mind. What we saw in the movie was basic pack animal mentality, essentially the male was the alpha. This is the scene in the movie when will smith playing robert neville sees the mannequin he named fred, and then proceeds to destroy fred. Fred the mannequins head turns very subtly, which likely represents just.
Finally, the i am legend script is here for all you fans of the will smith postapocalyptic movie. Assuming the second installment of i am legend is not simply a prequelindisguise, there are two ways for a smithstarring sequel to make sense sort of robert neville is featured heavily in flashbacks, in a manner similar to how i am legend chronicles the chaotic quarantine of manhattan via its protagonists memories amels screenplay accepts i am legends alternate ending which. The way mutants are portrayed in this film is not consistent at all. Rewatching i am legend, did anyone else notice the head of. Judy, fred, kevin, freds dream dad, freds mom, derf, or bertha. When we first watched the movie, my wife thought the girl and the kid were just his hallucinations from his isolation, right up until the ending. Dude, i think theres a fred the manikin around, i think i just saw something move. The film, i am legend is a postapocalyptic science fiction film directed by francis lawrence and starring will smith. This puppy is a transcript that was painstakingly transcribed using the screenplay andor viewings of the movie to get the dialogue. Dec 23, 2007 in the movie i am legend, how did the mannequin fred move from the movie store to in front of that building.
Will smith plays virologist robert neville, who is immune to a manmade virus originally created to cure cancer. 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. Wasnt fred standing in front of the video store earlier in the movie. In 1971, charlton heston took the lead in the second adaptation. When he first sees him, the mannequin turns his head slightly. Rewatching i am legend, did anyone else notice the head of the dummy fred moves when robert spots him in the. The streets are overgrown with weeds, cars are abandoned, the infrastructure is beginning to collapse. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing i am legend near you. In i am legend the mannequin that makes will smiths character freak out. In 2009 a deadly virus burned though out civilisation, pushing human kind to the edge of extiniction, dr. Fred is a manikin set up by robert neville will smith to act as a human standin as he is the last man on earth. The people who were still in the city that were infected with the virus were the ones who moved fred. One of those living statues street artist who poses like a statue or mannequin that you can see on the streets of our larger cities such as new york city and san francisco. 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.
Directed by francis lawrence, the film stars will smith as us army virologist robert neville set in new york city after a virus, which was originally created to cure cancer, has wiped out most of mankind, leaving neville as the last human in new york, other than. I am legend script transcript from the screenplay andor. A earlier today we posted the theatrical teaser poster for i am legend. As for the meaningful eyecontact, aside from that being for movie drama its nothing but typical animal behavior. Francis lawrences i am legend is a 2007 sciencefiction thrillerdrama starring will smith as the lone survivor of a devastating virus that has wiped out 90% of the population of humanity. Some believe the viral creatures moved the mannequin and set up the trap. If you watch the extras on the blueray youll see that fred was actually played by a real living person. When i was watching this movie for the first time i thought he had set up the mannequin himself. They go from normal mindless killers to special forces super mutants. Was he too stupid to forget moving fred there himself. You can either love it or hate it, but will smiths powerful acting is something you can never deny. In i am legend the mannequin that makes will smiths. What kind of store is the video store neville frequents in the 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. 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. 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. Alice krippen develops a natural mutating virus that cures cancer. Dec 17, 2007 hi guys i was just wondering, i saw the movie i am legend last night and this is only a question for those who have seen the movie.
Judy, fred, kevin, fred s dream dad, fred s mom, derf, or bertha. I picked it up mostly because i read about the alternate ending of the will smith movie, which some criticized for not following the spirit of the book. I am legend film analysis essay 1227 words bartleby. Rewatching i am legend, did anyone else notice the head of the dummy fred moves when robert spots him in the wrong place. They are cannibalistic zombies who have an aversion to light. With will smith, alice braga, charlie tahan, salli richardsonwhitfield. There are stretches when he literally talks to himself, and hes. If will smith is the last man in the city, who moved the mannequin. 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 neville will smith is a scientist who was unable to stop the spread of the terrible virus that was incurable and manmade in this post. We see manhattan three years after a deadly virus has killed every healthy human on the island, except one.
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