I Am Legend
26 12 2007I just watched it and it wasn’t really very good. Sure they acted fine and there were CG zombies and a hint of survivalism and everyone laughed at “AUUGH! I WAS SAVING THAT BACON!” but the heart of the book was notably absent.
The book was a masterwork. The crippling paranoia and dark humour were gone from the movie. The phrase “I am legend” becomes devoid of meaning without the context of the book.
If you see the film and come out thinking “Meh.”, you must read the book. It’s not long. It is, however, awesome. I haven’t given details here but if you feel like the movie has no plot at all, you are correct - the plot was apparently left inside Mr Matheson’s book.
Pax
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I liked IAH, however I agree about it lacking the plot of the book. This is because it is Americanized… It needed a ending that appealed to the general audience, and unfortunately that meant that the humans had to survive; America’s don’t seem to go for subtlety…
Hollywood ruins things. Rugh!