Imagine you are the last man alive in a city trying to find a cure to a virus to which you are immune, but which has wiped out humanity as we know it. You have your dog for company and everything that’s left in the city is yours to take, but keep away from the dark corners and stay indoors, hidden, after dark.
You end up talking to mannequins to keep your sanity, you end up watching movie after movie. You end up watching taped news telecast. You end up broadcasting a message and waiting at a place at the same time every day, all in the hope that there is someone else out there, for you are the only man alive but you are not alone. The darkness brings out the creatures, who were once human.
Does this give you a foreboding preview of the tone of this movie ? I hope it does for words cannot describe the efforts of the director (Francis Lawrence) and the intense performance of Will Smith, as Robert Neville. A strain of measles modified to cure cancer soon mutates to become a deadly virus that turns the infected into vampire like creatures. Like I mentioned about the movie ‘30 Days of Night’, this movie too treats the concept of ‘vampires’ with a lot of maturity and difference. I say ‘vampire like creatures’ because there is no delving into the history of their mythic origins, for they are a result of a virus. They cannot fly, change form etc. Yep, sunlight does burn their skin and that’s the only thing that keeps them away.
Will Robert Neville find a cure ? Will Robert Neville find other uninfected humans, will he survive the creatures long enough and the discover the power of his own immunity ? If he does, then he will be legend.
For over 45 minutes of the movie the only human like being you see on screen is Robert Neville and the director needs to get credit for the manner in which the story is presented for it holds your attention ! The movie takes you along and you are waiting to see what will happen, before you are led to the tragic end. There are some dramatic moments like the one where Robert Neville is saved from a suicidal mission and the moment with his dog in his lab after a vicious attack by the creatures which tend to take away the greatness of the storytelling but still the movie is worth watching, once !
Have to say…. seeing is believing…. exceptional cinematography and effect work is done in the movie…. the silent background of the movie depicts just the right tone of BEING ALONE to all….
Will Smith has again proven his acting talents as Dr. Robert Neville…. My fav part of the movie was the climax where he had the chance to skip out after finding out the cure for the disease… but chooses to give up his life… a crazy suggestion regarding how the climax cud have been put otherway wud be that smith cud have thrown the grenade through the hole which was created by those zombies and cud have escaped…but smith would not have become LEGEND after it….
ALL N ALL…. Great Movie to watch…
Great movie .. But showing the Virus infected people so similar to Vampires .. was way too commercial
The movie apart from being a spectacular delight, also forces us to think about possible consequences of humans trying to play god without proper understanding of the technology they possess and its possible drawbacks. Considering the prologue of the story, how a noble thought of genetically modified virus curing cancer, led to the annihilation of more than 90 percent of humanity. We as being humans must think before we act.
Well i would like to say this is the best movie with good coreography and sound and excellent stunts………….:)
Dont think about the Movie…
Think why this movie is named
“I am Legend”
Think how a possible cure…
Can end up wooing the life of Million’s of people..
How the sacrifice of one person can change the course of life..
thats what the movie is all about..
Dont you think…
Creativity… can be dangerous also…
So I think creativity should be done for
good of mankind…
I just watched this movie…
and I thought… what if??? this happens…
then…
then what I thought… Its just a movie..
But It just explained …the whole concept of life…
Dont mess with the nature……..
Atlast
everybody has to watch this movie……
I read the blog and saw this movie..
Not once but twice…
Its coooool and
One of the Best movie’s I have watched..
I hope you will watch it,,,,,…..???? !!!!!
Really a great movie. Fills the audience with confident that we have to survive under worst conditions too.
Also tells us abt the time sense, covered all the aspects like loving pets, avoiding fear, etc.
I hope u ll enjoy the movie~~~~~~~