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When one hears the title I Am Legend being mentioned, they usually associate it with Will Smith and the terrific job he did in portraying the protagonist of the story Robert Neville. However, what they typically leave out is the equally terrific job done by author Richard Matheson coming up with the storyline and writing the original book version. While Richard Matheson’s post-apocalyptic science fiction book, I Am Legend, and Francis Lawrence’s post-apocalyptic science fiction movie, I Am Legend, both have similarities and differences, in the end, the original book version prevails mainly because the movie version alters the original storyline too much.

The disappointment is not only irrational, but also shows his further jaded ideal of perfection in the fact that he considers ugliness a weakness. If that were true, ugliness would be the creature's only weakness, as the story goes on to tell of the selfless acts of kindness the creature administers. Victor describes his supposed miserable failure as a deformed monster when he says "His yellow skin scarcely covered the work of muscles and arteries beneath; his hair was of lustrous black, and flowing his teeth of pearly whiteness; but these luxuriances only form a more horrid contrast with his watery eyes, that seemed almost of the same color as the dun-white sockets in which they were set, his shriveled complexion and straight black lips" (56; ch.5; vol.1). Later, Victor sees the creature after a long period of his aimless roaming, and he "trembled with rage and horror" (95; ch. 3; vol .2). Victor wished to engage in mortal combat because he had a faint premonition the creature might have possibly killed his son. The senseless idea was formed simply because of the creature's physical features, and that he may have been in the vicinity. Even though the monster was shunned, hated, labeled prematurely as a killer, and cursed by his very own maker, he sees the goodness of the human heart and desires to learn more about the human race. As the supposed monster journeys onward, he is delighted and allured by the moon and sun, and other peaceful,

Chris ventured off into the wild and away from his course of life for one reason, to escape his problems and society. Chris was brought up in a privileged household,, but not everything in his childhood was perfect. Jon Krakauer, the author of Into the Wild, interviewed Chris’s sister who said, “‘We learned to count on each other when Mom and Dad weren’t getting along’”(75). He had problems that he could no longer endure and his only solution was to permanently run away. But in Robert Neville’s case in the movie I Am Legend, he had problems with zombies, or Darkseekers, and there was no society to run away from. He believed he was the only person and

In Frankenstein, by Mary Shelly, the creature is a seemingly cold-hearted serial killer bent on destroying Victor Frankenstein’s family. In the book there is a motif of light and darkness that is recurring throughout the story. The etymology of the word dark means “sad, cheerless; sinister, wicked...the absence of light" implying that being light means you are benevolent, kind, honorable. To put it simply, if you are dark you are bad, and if you are light you are good. The creature is inherently good, however he turns bad because mankind sinned against him. It is not the creature’s fault that he turned out the way he did; it is the fault of those who influenced him to go bad.

2. I picked this film because of the strong message it is meant to put across, considering that Lee wanted the world to acknowledge that while society had experienced significant progress up to the turn of the century, people still had a long way to go in order for the world to be a morally acceptable place. Reading more information about the girls killed during the 1963 Baptist Church bombing really shocked me and made me want to discuss this film.

I Am Legend depicts morality as derived from the beliefs of one man. The novel takes place following the end of society caused by war, drought, and widespread disease. In the pre-apocalyptic society morals are formed through a general consensus reinforced through traditions that are centuries old. However, the society that once was no longer remains in I Am Legend. Following the collapse of human civilization and the death of almost every human, morality becomes a completely egocentric principle. Robert Neville is the only human to be immune to the vampiric disease. As such, he believes that he is the only sentient being. He is the last surviving person, the last relic of an era. With a loss of society, there is no one

darkness are used to make the atmosphere scary and teeming with danger, much as the 1931 film.

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These factors are important to the purpose to set the tone of the atmosphere and to re-create his experiences for the best understanding of the piece.

Richard Matheson, the most prominent American author in the horror genre, who published the preeminent horror novel, I Am Legend in 1954, renders Robert Neville as the hero of the novel as he struggles to overcome a constant battle against the vampires and his subconscious mind. At the end of the novel, Robert Neville can be interpreted to finally have the ability to see the world through the perspective of the vampires which, ultimately, leads him to be able to understand them. Matheson reveals the true monster to be not the vampires nor Robert Neville, but prejudice. However, Matheson first establishes a connection between Robert Neville and the audience. This connection allows the message, that prejudice is capable of being the darkest

When a book is made into a movie, everyone has contrasting opinions as to which was superior. Although, more times than not, you will hear that the book was better. I’ve heard it a million times; you’ve heard it a million times. In the case of I am Legend, however, the two are so drastically different that it is difficult to even compare them. In the book, there are vampires attempting to lead Robert Neville to his inevitable doom, while in the movie there are zombies.

"I am Legend" is an interesting movie that shows the hardships that Virologist Robert Neville goes through to cure a man-made virus that has wiped out 94% of humans with it and turned 5% of humans into Darkseekers leaving him as the 1% immune. The movie captures the emotional pain the Robert feels throughout the film and this helps the viewer relate which in turn increases the enjoyment for the viewer. Roberts main goal being the 1% immune is staying in New York and researching a cure by capturing Darkseekers. Throughout the film there are flashbacks that help pull together the events happening and why everything is the way they are. To help explain the background of the Robert Neville and everything he goes through there has to be an analysis on the characters and why they are important.

The reader discovers the dangers inherent in defying the natural order, while the movie audience watches an ugly thing lumbering about the countryside. The film creates an image of the creature as a silent; malevolent being because a thoughtless young scientist creates a powerful object, yet provides no measures for guidance and control. Victor seems unfairly persecuted by the dreadful fiend he created. His initial dreams of benefiting mankind and creating a race, which would be grateful to him, are emphasized, rather than focus on his own disdain for that which he brought to life. In the novel the reader’s sympathy shifts for the monster when he confronts Victor with a demand for reasons for his abandonment and hatred. Even more startling is the being's extraordinary range of ideas, precise vocabulary, and concept of justice and obligations. The articulate figure challenges his maker: both

The film, I Am Legend is a post-apocalyptic science fiction film directed by Francis Lawrence and starring Will Smith. It was released on December 14th, 2007. This film is actually the third adaptation of Richard Matheson’s novel of the same name from 1954. Smith plays virologist Robert Neville, who lives in New York City in 2012, which is inhabited by animalistic victims of the virus. He is immune to a vicious man-made virus originally created to cure cancer and works to

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