Comments on: Alternate ‘I Am Legend’ Ending Is Far Superior

By: bsodmike

bsodmike — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 07:12:13 +0000

It’s been pulled…uh oh…another useless post

Drat, I would have liked to have seen that!

By: Mike V

Mike V — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 03:32:23 +0000

I prefer the this ending to the theatrical, it still isn’t the ending I wanted but, it had some of the spirit of the novel. Neville realizing these things aren’t as mindless as he thought by looking at the wall of all the ones he’s killed.

I don’t really think the theatrical ending was nihilistic at all, yeah Neville sacrifices himself but it’s still a hopeful ending. With this one it leaves it ambiguous as to whether there is a colony of surviors. Still hate the woman doing the voice over at the end.

By: kimbo

kimbo — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 20:01:31 +0000

i liked the theatrical one a lot more
and anyway, if he doesn’t die, then how can he a legend? (the title is I AM LEGEND for a reason)

By: Jay

Jay — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 14:57:29 +0000

In the original movie that this one is based on, the lead character Dr. Neville dies at the end. I think that the studio did not want to go against the original. And yes, the book takes from the original movie with the talking and the trial.

By: Brad

Brad — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 04:26:24 +0000

I completely agree with you here Vic, this ending was so much better than the one that ran with the movie in theaters. Plus this didn’t have the corny “this is his legend” line at the end. This ending actually gave a feeling of humanism to the vampires.

By: Heath McKnight

Heath McKnight — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 02:20:43 +0000

SPOILER ABOUT THE BOOK! I Am Legend the book features Neville killing himself, only because a race of Vampires were more human-like and one of them warned him to escape to the mountains. He didn’t and he’s captured by this new vampire, and he’s set for execution for killing so many of the others.

Btw, the “other” vampires can still talk, but they’re desperate to kill him. The new ones are more civilized.

heath

By: Rob

Rob — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 01:50:07 +0000

I agree,

I think this ending is vastly better than that of the theatrical version. Those guys really freak the hell out of me though