And that the human race is basically a goner and this new race of mutants is the dominant race on earth. Somehow immune to an unstoppable, incurable virus, military virologist robert neville smith is now the last human survivor in new york city and maybe the world. Our goal is to save you time and money by sharing our thoughts and recommendations on which movies to race to theaters for, which to watch at home and those to actively avoid. If you like the original film then you have to watch this alternative version. Everyones abuzz over the alternate ending to i am legend that showed up online last week.
For more thoughts on i am legend, the book and the films based on it, head over. Jul 04, 20 i assume you are referring to the 2007 film starring will smith and the controversial original ending special feature on the dvd release. Mar 25, 2008 the alternative ending shows, supported by 2 preparative scenes, the survival of all mankind, but with a bitter aftertaste. He then takes a grenade and kills the darkseekers and himself, saving the cure. 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 assume you are referring to the 2007 film starring will smith and the controversial original ending special feature on the dvd release. Blogger adam katz sent me the link because of the book vs. 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. Your music, tv shows, movies, podcasts, and audiobooks will transfer automatically to the apple music, apple tv, apple podcasts, and apple books apps where youll still have access to your favorite itunes features, including purchases, rentals, and imports. I am legend alternate ending behind the scenes warner. 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. Nov 19, 2012 somehow immune to an unstoppable, incurable virus, military virologist robert neville smith is now the last human survivor in new york city and maybe the world. The second movie is expected to be a prequel, in which the cause of the horrible catastrophe will be revealed.
He relieves her of the cure and returns her to the hemocytes. He is surrounded by the infected victims of the plague who have mutated into carnivorous beings who can. The plot of the first i am legend 2 chapter centers around the epidemics which has spread around the globe turning people into monstrous creatures and leaving a man searching for his own kind. Anyway, its enough to distract you from the december all around. It was big news that i am legend went through a series of reshoots. I am legend ending scene will smith vs collectivist. So another hallmark of an effective compliance program is to include a mechanism for an organization. I read his book i am legend when i was a very young teenager. There is an alternate, original ending in which smith does surviveforming an uneasy truce with the cgi freaks, he lives to go on a road tripbut that was only released as a deleted scene on home video, so it would require some explaining before it could be. Somehow immune, neville is now the last human survivor in what is left of new york cityand maybe the world. Yesterday, some intrepid soul posted an alternate i am legend ending to youtube. Neville sacrificed himself for humanity and that because of his cure humanity was able to rebuild, establishing his legend.
Use a vpn to make yourself hidden while downloading torrents. Ending of i am legend 2007 ask question asked 4 years, 9 months ago. Alternate i am legend ending is far superior screen rant. It would not have been just another exterminate the evil monsters movie but something with substance.
On the wiki page, you can check out the alternate ending and home media sections to see where its. I am legend is suspenseful, has nice cinematography and visuals as well as having a good performance by will smith. 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. 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. What the author originally meant with the title i am legend was that he had become the monster,he thought he was the good guy exterminating all the horrible monsters when all along it was actually them that were terrified of him,like the legends of vampires and werewolves and zombies that is what he had become,so that ending may be considered canon, i really didnt like the other ending at all. Right, i just saw i am legend, and dont get the end. Robert neville will smith is a brilliant scientist, but even he could not contain the terrible virus that was unstoppable, incurableand manmade.
I didnt know the film with an alternative ending even existed so when i saw it i had to watch. How much does that alternate ending change i am legend. I am legend is about a zombielike horde wiping out much of humanity, but its confusing ending becomes clear if you understand the personal journey of its hero. I have seen the original film a couple of times and enjoyed it. Hollywood really wanted to make i am legend 2, starring will smith.
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 them. This is an alternate theatrical version of the film with a controversial ending. Issuu is a digital publishing platform that makes it simple to publish magazines, catalogs, newspapers, books, and more online. Ending spoiler for i am legend 2007, plus mistakes, quotes, trivia and more. I am legend 2 with will smith is officially moving forward. In the upcoming film, the last days of men will be shown, along with the details.
This is an alternate theatrical version of the film with a. In fact, the movie went through massive reshoots before finally being. Strong small cast, decent storyline, good effects and good pace i hate slow films. All the completely insane ideas hollywood dreamed up for i. Apr 09, 2014 issuu is a digital publishing platform that makes it simple to publish magazines, catalogs, newspapers, books, and more online. The alternative ending shows, supported by 2 preparative scenes, the survival of all mankind, but with a bitter aftertaste. The film had an alternate ending that many people preferred to the theatrical ending of the film. The first time was in 1964 with the last man on earth featuring vincent price, and then in 1971 with the omega man with charlton heston. It was my first real introduction into science fiction and i instantly became a fan of matheson.
Will smith making i am legend sequel despite grenade mishap. The elder scrolls online all cinematic trailers 2020 includes the dark heart of skyrim duration. This was actually the third time it had been made into a movie. The 28 days later ending was so much better than the actual one. Dec 14, 2017 i am legend is about a zombielike horde wiping out much of humanity, but its confusing ending becomes clear if you understand the personal journey of its hero.
Well that i dont know, but what i do know is that we so nearly had a genre classic to look fondly on for years to come, shame that. I am legend is a dystopian story very loosely based upon a book of the same name. The alternate ending of francis lawrences take on the 1964 novel the last man on earth. By using a vpn, your isp and government agencies will not be able to spy on you, neither would they be able to track your online activity. 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. 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.
Reason why that that wasnt the original ending was because those zombies are not suppose to have any emotion or compassion. The alternative cut however gives them a more human touch and shows humanity as a disturbing factor for them. I now have about 40 feature films and documentaries in 4k and have the bluray versions of all as well. There have been rumors that the ending to i am legend wasnt the only way theyd planned for the movie to turn out. What the author originally meant with the title i am legend was that he had become the monster,he thought he was the good guy exterminating all the horrible monsters when all along it was actually them that were terrified of him,like the legends of vampires and werewolves and zombies that is what he had become,so that ending may be considered canon,i really didnt like the other ending at all. Easily share your publications and get them in front of issuus. I much preferred this alternate ending and i m surprised that it wasnt used. Its a full, polished ending, with complete special effects intact, so im assuming it was ripped from the special features on the imminent dvd.
Alternate version of i am legend in itunes is this the. Film column i did on the source material and the four films loosely inspired by it. Immune, neville is now the last human survivor in what is left of new york city and perhaps the world. 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. The alternate version does not rectify the basic structural flaws of i am legend, but it is an improvement.
Thankfully, this ending was included in the i am legend dvd. Jul 08, 2008 a great example of this is with i am legend. The dvd made a very big deal about this ending being on the film, but if you rented or purchased the movie in itunes you wouldnt have the option of watching that alternate ending at all. Feb 17, 2012 i am legend 2 with will smith is officially moving forward. It demonstrated what is still a glaring gap in the itunes netflixstreaming amazon unbox model of contentdelivery. 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. Titta pa trailrar, las recensioner fran kunder och kritiker och kop i am legend alternate ending som regisserats av francis lawrence for 99,00 kr. 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. Tweet share post a tumblr post by truong nguyen regarding an alternate ending for i am legend struck a serious chord in me today, and not just because the the ending is a much better one than they showed in the theater. 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 version of i am legend which i watched ended with will smith alive, but my friend claims that he had watched the same movie, in which he was killed by the zombies. What did the healing zombie in the basement have to do with it.
Robert neville is a scientist who was unable to stop the spread of the terrible virus that was incurable and manmade. Robert neville will smith is a brilliant scientist, but even he could not contain the terrible virus that was unstoppable, incurable, and manmade. Its a full, polished ending, with complete special effects intact, so i m assuming it was ripped from the special features on the imminent dvd. In general those movies or documentaries with a lot of outdoor scenes or welllit indoor scenes e. The infected people attack nevilles lab and he hands over the infected female hes been working on to the leader a. He then realizes that the same way hes feared them, theyve feared him, and in their eyes, he is the monster. A deadly virus has taken hold of the world rejected by a few the immune, killing many the dead, and leaving the rest the infected who live on to hunt the living, after dark.
On the wiki page, you can check out the alternate ending and home media sections to see where its available. If you like the original film then you have to watch this alternative. According to the theatrical cut, the darkseekers are displayed as monsters who deserve their annihilation. Why did they make i am legend movies alternate ending. The negatives i have are the cgi as well as the ending. 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. Fortunately, this never happened but producer and writer akiva goldsman was happy to. I much preferred this alternate ending and im surprised that it wasnt used. Richard matheson and ethics in your compliance program. Browse a wide selection of horror films and your downloads will be instantly accessible. One of the big changes was the films ending, which was reshot to give the film a more commercial conclusion. The ending to the alternate theatrical version varies from the original ending. Putting all of that in a movie might not be possible or might not make a good movie, but the alternate ending for this one goes just about as far as it could in one scene.
No, the point originally was going to be that the dark seekers were the next stage in humanity, with the butterfly representing change, metamorphosis. First i saw will smith blow up the joint with the zombies. 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. Kill the batman the joker meets the mob the dark knight 4k, hdr, imax duration. 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. Mar 26, 2008 a tumblr post by truong nguyen regarding an alternate ending for i am legend struck a serious chord in me today, and not just because the the ending is a much better one than they showed in the theater. The controversial original ending where neville finds out that the infected are, in fact, organised, b.