In this scene the most important and focused on element is the zombies trying to get in the house. Is there any movie based on the i am legend novel by richard matheson that shares the same ending to the book. 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. 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. All the completely insane ideas hollywood dreamed up for i. I am legend key scenes analysis by stuart grenville. Bram stoker was a major influence on matheson, and not just in i am legend. I am legend is an underrated movie, with a powerful first half let. As neville nears the end of the street, he slightly sideswipes a car parked out from the curb.
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. I am legend is a 2007 american postapocalyptic action thriller film based on the 1954 novel of. During the lab attack, the alpha male makes a butterflyshaped crack while attempting to break through the glass to the laboratory. Right, i just saw i am legend, and dont get the end. Most causes of a cracked tongue have distinctive and telltale symptoms, so a visual inspection followed by a medical history can accurately determine most culprits. I have heard that the book and the first movies were different.
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. I am legend truly is a great story, deserving of all the accolades and an inspired source of all the horror genre influence over the past 60 years, including stephen king. How much does that alternate ending change i am legend. Yesterday, some intrepid soul posted an alternate i am legend ending to youtube. A cracked tongue can be observed as an incidental finding during a routine dental examination. Already, hospital facilities have begun to crack under the strain and civil defense authorities state that the. We see manhattan three years after a deadly virus has killed every healthy human on the island, except one. Thats where the title i am legend came from, nevilles realization at the end that the vampires were the good guys and that he was the monster of their legends, since he had been mindlessly driving stakes through their heart at every. The diagnosis can also be made using the clinical symptoms of the tongue. Robert neville will smith is a brilliant scientist, but even he could not contain the terrible virus that was unstoppable, incurable, and manmade. When the leader smashes himself into the glass, the cracks resemble a. The controversial original ending where neville finds out that the infected are, in fact, organised, b. In fact, the movie went through massive reshoots before finally being.
I prefer this ending way more over the alternate one. This morning i woke up and my tongue was cracked and bleeding. Actually the alternate ending when he lives is very similar to the ending of the i am legend 1954 novel by richard matheson. In the films original ending, neville is trapped as vampires break. 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.
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. Alternate endings often shed a different light on a film we thought we. I am legend and dragonball evolution are most fucked up adaptations. Alternate i am legend ending is far superior screen rant. The streets are overgrown with weeds, cars are abandoned, the infrastructure is beginning to collapse. Somehow immune, neville is now the last human survivor in what is left of new york cityand maybe the world.
I am legend ending, explained alternate ending butterfly meaning. 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. This is essential to the story because he is the last human alive in a population. I am legend depicts a postapocalyptic version of the big applesauce which has been overrun by zombielike creatures. It is rare to need a biopsy to diagnose a fissured tongue. I am legend is a 1954 postapocalyptic horror novel by american writer richard matheson. Its as if the screenwriters or director, or producer ran out of ways to wrap it up. He then realizes that the same way hes feared them, theyve feared him, and in their eyes, he. 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. I am legend alternate ending behind the scenes warner. I am legend zombies vs walking dead zombies offtopic. I assume you are referring to the 2007 film starring will smith and the controversial original ending special feature on the dvd release. 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.
Somehow immune to an unstoppable, incurable virus, military virologist robert neville smith. Thankfully, this ending was included in the i am legend dvd. Forlornly, he stares at the ground, the cracks in the pavement. Not only does the book end in a similar way, but it in fact was the entire freaking point of the book.
Neville continues to feel guilty for killing vampireseven though he knows its the best way to ensure his own survival, hes not comfortable ending the lives of others. Its a full, polished ending, with complete special effects intact, so im assuming it was ripped from the special features on the imminent dvd. Is there an i am legend movie that actually preserves. Im actually suprised they didnt use it because of that reason. Dont read on if you dont want the endings either the original or the alternate of i am legend spoiled. Release date film i am legend 2 promo there have been rumours that the sequel to a movie that has become iconic, i am legend, will be out some time soon. I am legend 2 official secound ending will smith movie. From the butterfly symbol cracked onto the window to annas butterfly tattoo on her neck, neville finally. Fissured tongue occurs in as many as 80% of children with the chromosomal disorder down syndrome. I am legend zombies vs walking dead zombies when the zombie apocalypse comes, which type of zombie would you prefer to fightsurvive against. The camera focuses most on this by cutting to shots of the zombies getting closer.
Or perhaps the film simply doesnt have the same nuances as the richard matheson book on which its based. If youre looking solely at a cracked tongue for health answers, youll have a hard time finding them. According to the theatrical cut, the darkseekers are displayed as monsters who deserve their annihilation. The alternative ending shows, supported by 2 preparative scenes, the survival of all mankind, but with a bitter aftertaste. Ending of i am legend 2007 ask question asked 4 years, 9 months ago.
There have been rumors that the ending to i am legend wasnt the only way theyd planned for the movie to turn out. Cracked tongue pictures, causes, diagnosis, treatment. It is not common to need a biopsy of a fissured tongue. It was influential in the development of the zombievampire genre and in popularizing the concept of a worldwide apocalypse due to disease. That is the main focus of the scene and with out that element then there would be nothing going on. This is a link to the other 8 minute alternate ending of the movie i am legend, some say its better than the original what do you think. Reason why that that wasnt the original ending was because those zombies are not suppose to have any emotion or compassion. It would not have been just another exterminate the evil monsters movie but something with substance. I am legend opens on a very positive notethe cure for cancer is.
Hollywood really wanted to make i am legend 2, starring will smith. The way they glowed, the way her tongue licked across. Alternate ending to i am legend, way better than the original. 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. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comic con sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Webmd explains a fissured tongue, its causes, and conditions where its more common. In the past id had a taste bud explode and taste sourish but never had my tongue bleed. I am legend ending scene will smith vs collectivist zombies. The plot and ending of the original movie i am legend that was released in theaters is as follows. Ending spoiler for i am legend 2007, plus mistakes, quotes, trivia and more. The zombies for lack of a better turn, only attacked will smiths lab to.
Still, you cant fault i am legend for trying to be different from the typical action thriller. I remember reading along time ago that the original ending for this movie was going to be something like will smith gets captured by the monsters. Blogger adam katz sent me the link because of the book vs. December 2009, military virologist lieutenant colonel robert neville will smith, lost his wife zoe salli richardson and daughter marley willow smith in a helicopter accident during the chaotic quarantine of manhattan. In fact, certain types of grooves or cracks are considered simply a variation of a normal tongue. Both present the spectator with a differentalternative ending, far from what happen in the actual book. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Robert neville is the main character in i am legend and in some ways almost the only character of the novel. I am legend screenplay by mark protosevich based on the novel by richard matheson in 1995. Justified, as in the original ending, the alpha considers neville to be holding his mate hostage and desperately wants her back. However im glad the director chose a much more original ending unlike the novel. 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. Why has no movie version of i am legend dared to keep the original. Quotehiphopcola2 whats that hole she crawls into on the original ending because im dam sure he could have squeezed in there 2, nah lets just sacrifice my self because grenades look nice.
Right about now i bet will smith and the group of studio suits responsible for the ending of i am legend are wishing theyd gone with the alternative version squirreled away in the films dvd. He then takes a grenade and kills the darkseekers and himself, saving the cure. What did the healing zombie in the basement have to do with it. A cracked tongue is a benign condition with multiple small but furrows, fissures or grooves visible on the dorsal of the tongue. In it, edward is a complete and utter horrible bastard, while vivian is a crackaddicted prostitute. Everything wrong with i am legend in 12 minutes or less duration.
Robert neville will smith is a brilliant scientist, but even he could not contain the terrible virus that was unstoppable, incurableand manmade. The infected people attack nevilles lab and he hands over the infected female hes been working on to the leader a. He is surrounded by the infected victims of the plague who have mutated into carnivorous beings who can. First i saw will smith blow up the joint with the zombies. Neville sacrificed himself for humanity and that because of his cure humanity was able to rebuild, establishing his legend. I am legend is about a zombielike horde wiping out much of humanity. Its about vampires the same way castaway, the tom hanks film, is about the south pacific. In this ending, the cracks of the glass door dont form a butterfly but.