papertrix
Philadelphia
A story about this — 31 weeks ago
I’m not a stickler for film adaptations keeping completely true to the book, but in this case I think it was very odd that they chose to keep the title I Am Legend, after the short story, when the moral of the movie version is pretty much the exact opposite of the one in the book. The whole point of him saying “I am Legend” in the book is because he finally realizes as a human he is now obsolete, that he has become some legendary thing of fanciful past. In the film the humans prevail instead, surviving largely due to their moral superiority, the military, god, and some lady and child who show up out of nowhere. I’m surprised Will Smith wasn’t resurrected after his crucifixion. The title I Am Legend is retained for no apparent reason other than to provide a bizarre and weak connection to Bob Marley. Yes, Bob Marley. All that said, the first three quarters of the film were very entertaining.

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Perlle
East Hampton
Interesting, I might have to check the book out now too…