So Neville discovers a germ that causes people to become averse to sunlight, thirsty for blood and resistant to bullets but vulnerable to wooden stakes. The literary Neville tries to offer a scientific explanation for vampirism as opposed to the usual supernatural one. In the book, the infected hordes are not animalistic beings with no trace of humanity but rather vampiric humans. But this latest version, with a screenplay by Mark Protosevich and producer-turned-writer Akiva Goldman, leaves most of the novel behind as it pursues its own version of the last man on earth scenario.Ĭompletely perverts the meaning of the title, losing the clever, dark irony and turning it instead into something heroic rather than something tragic. Probably came closest because Matheson had been involved in the script at one point but asked to have his name removed. Will Smith and his trusty pal Samantha in I am Legend (Warner Brothers)Īnyone who's been a fan of Matheson's book has probably by now given up on having any kind of faithful film adaptation. How exactly Neville was able to build all this requires a leap of faith, I mean it can't be easy carrying those massive steel doors and stadium lights all by yourself. But because this is a big Hollywood Will Smith picture, the apartment Neville has is sleek, impeccably well kept and fortified with steel shutters and surrounded by elaborate stadium lights. There's a certain irony to seeing nature and wildlife take over this once bustling urban jungle. The images of New York City devoid of people and activity are striking. Conveys some of the loneliness of being the last human around.
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