Movies can't help but reflect the time period in which they were made and I Am Legend is a good example of this. This film, adapted apparently from a book and graphic novel by Richard Matheson, is really just a remake of Charleton Heston's 1970's thriller The Omega Man which any viewer can agree is very outdated. Every aspect of it reeks of the '70s from the music, to the cinematography, to the aesthetic style of the girl he meets who looks like she just walked out of a Black Panthers rally. But the film is a solid action-adventure foray and deserves a suitable remake for today's generation of finicky, fast-paced viewers.
The result is a much cooler, more prevalent version (which turns out to be different from Matheson's book in many key points) of this twenty-five year old idea. Will Smith, who has much more charisma then his gun-toting counterpart, plays the only survivor of a cancer-cure gone wrong; an inoculation that ends up turning the population of Manhattan into light-skinned, sunlight-fearing, rage-aholics who enjoy feasting on human flesh. The creatures were originally human, and how a disease transforms them into ultra-fast, ultra-strong zombie vampires is a little beyond me, but like every movie, the audience must be willing to suspend some disbelief.
What we get in this updated version is not much more than an entertaining two hours, but a worthwhile theatre experience. Will Smith is left alone and the writers had obviously racked their brains to come up with someone he could actually share some dialogue with. In the end, he ends up conversing with his faithful dog, several department store mannequins he assigns names and personalities, and a girl and her child that he ends up meeting later on. While it may seem like a reprisal of Tom Hanks talking to a volleyball, Smith's conversation with lifeless human figures actually helps to show his slow mental deterioration in a solitary world where every day (or night rather) is a fight for survival.
Overall, the movie is worth a view, at least in my opinion. But others may not agree.
L: Dude i saw i am legend and hated it! the butterfly thing was so laughable to me
O: there are some rough edges but i thought it was pretty entertaining
L: Man i was so bored and the writing is awful akiva goldsmith is one of the worst screenwriters
O: What else did he or she do
L: Batman and robin and a beautiful mind
O: Ouch
L: That i know of off the top of my head
L: Hes written some other winners too but i cant think of them
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