When the tragic Krippen virus (KV) brakes out in New York, Manhattan has to be evacuated. People that have been affected by the virus have to stay behind, leaving young kids unprotected. Luckily; one man named Dr. Robert Neville (Will Smith) and his companion (Samantha the dog) are left to fight the battle. Determined to find a cure for the deadly virus, Neville being the last human survivor in Manhattan, knows he has very little time to save the human race, which has been turned into a race of ‘dark seekers’. Will Dr. Robert Neville find the cure? Will he save the human race?
Although I am not into sci-fi, horror films such as 28 weeks or Men in Black. ‘I am Legend’ had really impressed me. I enjoyed the action packed sc-fi, horror film. It was an amazing example of a perfectly executed film. Lawrence has turned the storyline into something that may happen in the future.
Smith does an outstanding job in making the only main characters believable and likeable. As we travel through his life as he deals with pain, anger and joy, we see his emotions he makes us feel that he is the character. The other character include: the ‘dark seekers’ who are made to look extremely believable (there is a ring leader). Also Samantha the dog, who plays a big part in the film as she brings us closer to Dr Robert Neville. In addition the mannequins; who play the part of actual people. Dr Robert Neville talks to them, which could make you, think he’s mad, but we understand why he does it. (We don’t get as close to any other character.)
The effects in the film are endless, the dramatic fight scenes, the deadly ‘dark seekers’ and even the silent death of Sam. The fantastic camera angels make the film more focused, the camera is on Neville’s face most of the time, and this is done so that we can see all of his emotions. Like when he is putting the dog down, we only see his face whilst he is putting the dog down, we see his pain, and there isn’t any music in that scene, it makes it more striking.
Smith played the role of the character in such a way that the audience feels drawn to him, we get to witness the way in which he lives his life, we see everything he has faced. We see what he went through when he lost his family. We can connect to him, as we are made to understand how he feels.
This was an excellent example of a fantastic sci-fi adventure; no one can top the great storyline and perfect example of a true heart-breaking story, which will leave you crying. I give this film a ten out of ten for the hard work that has been put into it.