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. Bluray version, free digital download, and a number of extras. In general those movies or documentaries with a lot of outdoor scenes or welllit indoor scenes e. Thankfully, this ending was included in the i am legend dvd. The opening act is too magnificent for the terrible ending to wreck it. Anyway, its enough to distract you from the december all around. If you like the original film then you have to watch this alternative version. I am legend is about a zombielike horde wiping out much of humanity, but its confusing ending and butterfly symbolism become a lot more clear if you understand the personal journey of its hero. If you want, just look up i am legend film at wikipedia and therell be a link titled alternate ending. I am legend subtitles 722 subtitles download movie and. I am legend widescreen twodisc special edition with. I am legend ending scene will smith vs collectivist zombies.
I am legend director reveals the movie he wishes hed made. Did they lose the cure to the virus by giving her back to the infected people. 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. I am legend 2007 the alternate ending of francis lawrences take on the 1964 novel the last man on earth we wont spoil it here is preferred by most movie fans, despite the hollywood hunch that were all gluttons for cloying closure over original storylines. 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.
The controversial original ending where neville finds out that the infected are, in fact, organised, b. 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. I didnt know the film with an alternative ending even existed so when i saw it i had to watch. As popcorn movies go, this one has enough of the good in it to make it watchable, and enough of the bad to make it disposable. It was big news that i am legend went through a series of reshoots. The alternate ending on the dvd is the ending they originally shot and intended to use, a far better ending and more true to the book. Alternate i am legend ending is far superior screen rant. The alternate version does not rectify the basic structural flaws of i am legend, but it is an improvement. I am legend is a 2007 american postapocalyptic thriller film based on the 1954 novel of the same name by richard matheson. I am legend alternate ending behind the scenes youtube. The movie also has an alternate ending where it reveals the infected creatures are actually sentient, and smiths character has been hunting and killing them without realizing. Entertainment youtube i am legend 1010 movie clip alternate ending 2007 hd duration.
I now have about 40 feature films and documentaries in 4k and have the bluray versions of all as well. All the completely insane ideas hollywood dreamed up for i. The plot and ending of the original movie i am legend that was released in theaters is as follows. 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. So in a nutshell the title is used because its the title of the book and in the book it means he was the legend of the vampire people because he is killing them they are intelligent in the book, he turns out. This doubledisc edition of the recent will smith blockbuster i am legend contains two versions of the movie, each with a different ending. I am legend 1010 movie clip alternate ending 2007 youtube. This was actually the third time it had been made into a movie. Regardless of which version you ultimately decide to watch, i am legend is a film with many strong parts, but one that ultimately fails to come off as the scifi epic it hoped to be. I am legend 2 is confirmed with will smith starring. I assume you are referring to the 2007 film starring will smith and the controversial original ending special feature on the dvd release. 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. Its interesting to hear lawrence echo critiques of i am legend others have made, especially in regards to the creatures not being vampires and jettisoning the books memorably bleak ending. The first time was in 1964 with the last man on earth featuring vincent price, and then in 1971.
Wow, loved the alternate ending where will smith dr. 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. Instead of blowing himself and the hemocytes up with a grenade, neville discovers that the hemocytes actually came for the female he captured earlier in the movie. It would not have been just another exterminate the evil monsters movie but something with substance. I am legend 2007 alternate ending i am legend is a 2007 american postapocalyptic action thriller film based on the 1954 novel of the same name by richard matheson. He then takes a grenade and kills the darkseekers and himself, saving the cure. The infected people attack nevilles lab and he hands over the infected female hes been working on to the leader a. But it worked on the lab rat and that female darkseeker.
One of the big changes was the films ending, which was reshot to give the film a more commercial conclusion. Robert neville will smith is a brilliant scientist, but even he could not contain the terrible virus that was unstoppable, incurable, and manmade. 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. 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. Blogger adam katz sent me the link because of the book vs.
Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comic con sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Fortunately, this never happened but producer and writer akiva goldsman was happy to. I am legend is brilliant commentary and society and human relationships and, really, the very definition of humanity. I am legend is about a zombielike horde wiping out much of humanity, but its confusing ending and butterfly.
Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on youtube. Yesterday, some intrepid soul posted an alternate i am legend ending to youtube. In both versions robert, anna and the boy are running into the laboratory, chased by the darkseekers who run against the glass. For more thoughts on i am legend, the book and the films based on it, head over. I am legend is a dystopian story very loosely based upon a book of the same name. With will smith, alice braga, charlie tahan, salli richardsonwhitfield. I much preferred this alternate ending and im surprised that it wasnt used. Neville draws a vial of her blood and gives it to anna, before shutting ethan and her inside a coal chute in the back of the lab.
Its a full, polished ending, with complete special effects intact, so im assuming it was ripped from the special features on the imminent dvd. He relieves her of the cure and returns her to the hemocytes. Robert neville is a scientist who was unable to stop the spread of the terrible virus that was incurable and manmade. 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. Download full movie i am legend free movie download and. Before the american release, the film was reedited once more because universal president sid sheinberg felt the european version was unappealing to young american audiences, and the score was replaced with new compositions by the band tangerine dream, plus a song by jon anderson and a brian ferry song was added. Somehow immune to an unstoppable, incurable virus, military virologist robert. Adapted from acclaimed author richard mathesons influential novelette of the same name, constantine director francis lawrences i am legend follows the last man on earth as he struggles to. 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. I am legend alternate ending behind the scenes warner bros. Immune, neville is now the last human survivor in what is left of new york city and perhaps the world.
Film column i did on the source material and the four films loosely inspired by it. She then states in a voice over that neville sacrificed himself for humanity and that because of his cure humanity was able to rebuild, establishing his legend. I am legend 1010 movie clip alternate ending 2007 hd. Hollywood really wanted to make i am legend 2, starring will smith.
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