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Posted: 8/20/2017 7:53:07 PM EDT

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Losing Sam (his dag) was crucial; she was the last connection to other humans. Hundreds of days with her alone and he kept trucking. Once she died, he gave up. He went out to the pier to commit suicide.

Only through his giving up and letting go did he find the woman and girl. Although he (unknowingly to him) did find a cure, it wouldn't be shown to him until he gave up his god-like approach to finding it. He needed the help of something more than himself, and it could only be accessed and revealed through being with others.

It's more of less the idea that a) our gifts come through us, not from us, and b) we are like mirrors to each other, and can only see and find truth together. We are blind by ourselves. Only through seeing the butterfly could he see the answer, and he only saw the butterfly through someone who had zero understanding of medicine, cures, or science.

His death was not only painless, but fulfilling and sacrificial. Not only did he get to die to save two souls five feet away, but enable more to be created in the safe zone.

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The dog shoulda survived, Will Smith dies a horrible agonizing death.

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Losing Sam (his dag) was crucial; she was the last connection to other humans. Hundreds of days with her alone and he kept trucking. Once she died, he gave up. He went out to the pier to commit suicide.

Only through his giving up and letting go did he find the woman and girl. Although he (unknowingly to him) did find a cure, it wouldn't be shown to him until he gave up his god-like approach to finding it. He needed the help of something more than himself, and it could only be accessed and revealed through being with others.

It's more of less the idea that a) our gifts come through us, not from us, and b) we are like mirrors to each other, and can only see and find truth together. We are blind by ourselves. Only through seeing the butterfly could he see the answer, and he only saw the butterfly through someone who had zero understanding of medicine, cures, or science.

His death was not only painless, but fulfilling and sacrificial. Not only did he get to die to save two souls five feet away, but enable more to be created in the safe zone.

How did he know a safe zone was real?

Posted: 8/20/2017 7:53:10 PM EDT

[#2]

Someone dust off a link to Arfcom's bathtub thread, circa back in the day.

Posted: 8/20/2017 7:56:54 PM EDT

[#3]

I like it, and honestly wished it was longer.

I could have used more scenes of him messing around in the ruined city.

Posted: 8/20/2017 7:59:22 PM EDT

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I like Will Smith & liked it better than the original, which was more B movie-ish, but I can't stand the part where the GSD dies. We put down our GSD the same week I saw the movie at home, and I cried like a baby when the GSD died.

I haven't watched it since.

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That was a great scene. Conveyed a sense of loss like nothing else I've seen on film in a while. Smith's acting definitely matured with this movie. I wish it wasn't ruined by CGI. Good otherwise, though.

Posted: 8/20/2017 8:19:07 PM EDT

[#5]

He is an awesome poster in survival forum (IamLegend), and some other arfcom areas.

Posted: 8/20/2017 8:20:09 PM EDT

[#6]

I liked it.

Posted: 8/20/2017 9:14:11 PM EDT

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The alternate ending made alot more sense. They should have used it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kPSk30qzgFs

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I've never seen that, thanks for posting.

The movie was entertaining, the book was great. The copy I read came with some short stories. Richard Matheson writes some freaky, awesome stuff.

Posted: 8/20/2017 9:17:52 PM EDT

[#8]

It was ok. Will Smith played Will Smith. I have seen worse acting.

Posted: 8/20/2017 9:18:50 PM EDT

[#9]

Nobody has made a movie of it that wasn't boring as shit.

Posted: 8/20/2017 9:20:21 PM EDT

[#10]

The movie and the book sucked.

Posted: 8/20/2017 9:22:02 PM EDT

[#11]

I liked the movie.

Posted: 8/20/2017 9:25:46 PM EDT

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Book was better and was much, much different than the movie but I enjoyed both. I think they did a good job with the movie.

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This. But the CGI vamps? Ugh

Posted: 8/20/2017 9:31:28 PM EDT

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I loved that movie in college when i would have a chick over, they always jumped within a few mins of the movie starting so you could catch them and well, get handsy from there

Posted: 8/20/2017 9:34:34 PM EDT

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Book was better and was much, much different than the movie but I enjoyed both. I think they did a good job with the movie.

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The book is almost always better!

I didn't know there was a book !

Posted: 8/20/2017 9:39:33 PM EDT

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It was ok. Will Smith played Will Smith. I have seen worse acting.

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Will Smith has made a lucrative career playing Will Smith. Dude has zero range, but at least he's entertaining as Will Smith.

He's no Gary Oldman.

Posted: 8/20/2017 9:42:11 PM EDT

[#16]

the setup was interesting, but the story was pointless even if they hadn't used the IAL title.

Posted: 8/20/2017 9:43:31 PM EDT

[#17]

It was a good movie. I might watch it again tonight.

Posted: 8/20/2017 9:44:46 PM EDT

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How did he know a safe zone was real?

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The dog shoulda survived, Will Smith dies a horrible agonizing death.

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Losing Sam (his dag) was crucial; she was the last connection to other humans. Hundreds of days with her alone and he kept trucking. Once she died, he gave up. He went out to the pier to commit suicide.

Only through his giving up and letting go did he find the woman and ~~girl~~ boy. Although he (unknowingly to him) did find a cure, it wouldn't be shown to him until he gave up his god-like approach to finding it. He needed the help of something more than himself, and it could only be accessed and revealed through being with others.

It's more of less the idea that a) our gifts come through us, not from us, and b) we are like mirrors to each other, and can only see and find truth together. We are blind by ourselves. Only through seeing the butterfly could he see the answer, and he only saw the butterfly through someone who had zero understanding of medicine, cures, or science.

His death was not only painless, but fulfilling and sacrificial. Not only did he get to die to save two souls five feet away, but enable more to be created in the safe zone.

How did he know a safe zone was real?

He gained faith. The woman had the butterfly tattoo on her neck. He had no faith in what she said (that a safe zone existed and that god sent her to find it) prior to seeing the butterfly outlined by the cracks in the glass, then her neck.

At that point, the universe, or god, or whatever is screaming at him that he is not running the show. He realizes that those two things (butterfly glass and tattoo) cannot be coincidence, and they must be of intelligent design of a higher power than himself or her. He realizes he is a tool to be used, he is not in control of destiny, but does serve a very specific purpose.

He could keep running, save himself, and crawl in the hole with the woman and boy, but the zombie leader has continually chased him down and closed distance. They might not be safe in the hole, and he risks humanity's destruction.

The cure in the blood is an allegory basically saying that the cure to the decay of our humanity is listening to the truth that comes through (not from) us and others.

I'm tired and don't have all my thoughts collected perfectly on this. Might have to think it through more. Hopefully that helps. Very spiritual/theological film.

Posted: 8/20/2017 9:45:36 PM EDT

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I loved that movie in college when i would have a chick over, they always jumped within a few mins of the movie starting so you could catch them and well, get handsy from there

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Nothing beats Children of Men for that...

Posted: 8/20/2017 9:46:38 PM EDT

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Just basing the movie on its own, not on its source material, I don't get how someone as seemingly prepared as Neville did miss some obvious stupid shit.

He prepped the fuck out of his house. Covers his scent when entering, covered the windows with gates, gas barrels rigged with explosives outside, lights etc but doesn't have any MG's covering the outside. (and he has at least one, there was a shot of a SAW in his entryway closet).

Posted: 8/20/2017 9:47:27 PM EDT

[#21]

We got this pic out of it

Posted: 8/20/2017 9:50:42 PM EDT

[#22]

hahaha that's great!!

Posted: 8/20/2017 9:53:22 PM EDT

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We got this pic out of it

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The look on the dogs face!

Posted: 8/20/2017 9:56:17 PM EDT

[#24]

The dog in real life is probably dead now. Old age. :(

Posted: 8/20/2017 9:56:27 PM EDT

[#25]

Good movie.

Posted: 8/20/2017 9:59:23 PM EDT

[#26]

Omega Man for the foxy black chick.

The empty M16 rattling like a toy gun was funny though.

Posted: 8/20/2017 10:05:06 PM EDT

[#27]

Will Smith's acting is so terrible it almost turns the film into an unintentional comedy.

A few scenes from the movie are entertaining but overall Smith's attempts at acting in the film are such a trainwreck it just ruins the entire flick.

Posted: 8/20/2017 10:08:25 PM EDT

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We got this pic out of it

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-aNA5q3HlNpg/TZm2u9e9TLI/AAAAAAAANDo/Q2j8ImK_5aI/s1600/PicOfTheDay.jpg

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What breed of dog is that?

Posted: 8/20/2017 10:23:25 PM EDT

[#29]

The book was more better

Posted: 8/21/2017 10:15:55 PM EDT

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Eh, they could have done more with the orginal story. The vamps in the movie were one dimensional, only smart enough for traps and messing with Neville. Book vamps had a developed society and were capable of complex thought. Book Neville became the (reverse) boogyman, that made him a legend. Thus his final words were...I Am Legend. To them Neville was the vampire that killed them one by one while they slept. That was lost in the movie. They had the opportunity to explore, perspective, and what is the boogyman in a thriving society. But no. they went for a dumb popcorn movie. Which is what it is, a dumb popcorn movie.

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This.

The movie was "meh"

Actually, reading the original screenplay was very enjoyable... totally different than the movie, IIRC. Damn, it's been years. http://www.horrorlair.com/scripts/legend.txt script: i am legend

Posted: 8/21/2017 10:17:36 PM EDT

[#31]

I thought it was good. Not perfect, but a good solid movie.

Posted: 8/21/2017 10:25:49 PM EDT

[#32]

The book was great.

Posted: 8/21/2017 10:26:44 PM EDT

[#33]

ending ruined it

Posted: 8/21/2017 10:34:40 PM EDT

[#34]

Chuck was more better.

The Omega Man It's almost dark!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZWy7q3AXy0

Posted: 8/21/2017 10:42:04 PM EDT

[#35]

I remember the Omega man as a kid.

Posted: 8/21/2017 10:55:59 PM EDT

[#36]

I enjoyed it, would watch again..

Posted: 8/21/2017 10:56:12 PM EDT

[#37]

The CGI vampires really killed it for me.

Posted: 8/21/2017 10:56:39 PM EDT

[#38]

I thought it sucked when I saw it in the theater. I thought it sucked when I saw it on Blu-Ray. (Although, the alternate ending sucked *slightly* less.)

"The Last Man on Earth" was better, IMO. "The Omega Man", with Charlton Heston fighting zombie ANTIFA was better. (Shit, it had Anthony Zerbe in it, so it wins right there.)

I had high hopes until I heard that Will Smith was attached, at which point I figured it was going to be a lightweight movie - which it was.

Posted: 8/21/2017 10:57:34 PM EDT

[#39]

What kind of pants are those?

Posted: 8/21/2017 10:57:52 PM EDT

[#40]

Click click click click click click click click click click click click click click click.

Posted: 8/21/2017 11:04:38 PM EDT

[#41]

Link, Photobucket screwed it up

Posted: 8/21/2017 11:12:35 PM EDT

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Just basing the movie on its own, not on its source material, I don't get how someone as seemingly prepared as Neville did miss some obvious stupid shit.

He prepped the fuck out of his house. Covers his scent when entering, covered the windows with gates, gas barrels rigged with explosives outside, lights etc but doesn't have any MG's covering the outside. (and he has at least one, there was a shot of a SAW in his entryway closet).

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His character wasn't an infantryman. He was the sort of soldier that would be at Fort Detrick wearing a lab coat or a spaceman suit spending his days studying germ warfare. He would probably have very minimal training in weapons and tactics. His character is supposed to be intelligent so he would figure some things out for himself but I wouldn't expect him to be able to plan a defense much better then a grunt could work in a lab using what they remembered from high school science classes.

Posted: 8/21/2017 11:15:34 PM EDT

[#43]

I hated it.

The first two were much better movies with better story lines and no fake looking, crappy CGI. Both Vincent Price and Charlton Heston were better actors than Will Smith will ever be.

Posted: 8/21/2017 11:18:57 PM EDT

[#44]

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Movie started ok - got stupid real fast - then ended badly.

Almost as if they never read Matheson's original novella at all.

Posted: 8/21/2017 11:19:54 PM EDT

[#45]

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Just finished watching it for the first time in ages.

The CGI sucked but as a story I've felt it's grown on me.

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I liked the Tom Cruise/Ridley Scott movie, "Legend."

The Will Smith shitshow was fucking horrible.

Posted: 8/21/2017 11:21:02 PM EDT

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Eh, they could have done more with the orginal story. The vamps in the movie were one dimensional, only smart enough for traps and messing with Neville. Book vamps had a developed society and were capable of complex thought. Book Neville became the (reverse) boogyman, that made him a legend. Thus his final words were...I Am Legend. To them Neville was the vampire that killed them one by one while they slept. That was lost in the movie. They had the opportunity to explore, perspective, and what is the boogyman in a thriving society. But no. they went for a dumb popcorn movie. Which is what it is, a dumb popcorn movie.

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This. I didn't think the book was very engaging, but at least it had a unique/surprising idea that made it worthwhile. They fucked up the movie completely by throwing the one good thing about the book out.