Movie review of I Am Legend on Blu-ray

I must admit that I was looking forward to watching this movie, since I had read the book about a year ago, that led me to have high expectation.

I was especially interested in seeing it since it had different take on apocolypse. The humanity is completely wiped out, and a new race of mutant vampires takes humanity's place in the world.

Not much of that is present in the movie. The movie turns into your basic zombie end of the World plot. Yes, the zombiescome out at night. However, it is only alluded to that they could be becoming more resistant to light - that aspect of the movie is not explored, as it is in the book.

The movie starts out as a typical viral apocolypse, and progressing with relapses from Will's dreams before the end of the world of what happened and what is happening three years later as the only survivor in New York City. He and his dog Sam hunt by day for food and research for cure. Obviously later on, this if for fun and to kill time, because of the solitude and boredom from being the only survivor in the city filled with enough canned food to supply a small army for life.

Will Smith's interaction with his dog companion Sam is probably the best thing about the movie, and it all happens within the first half hour or so. Will Smith does a very good job of conveying Neville's dependence on Sam for interaction and companionship, especially in an amusing scene involving Neville giving Sam a dog bath while listening to Bob Marley's 'Three Little Birds' (every little thing's gonna be alright). I was truely sad when Sam died. Otherwise, there was not much emotional component to this movie.

If you're looking for a big budget escapist FX romp, go for it. It'll satisfy. But if you're seeking a good sci-fi film with subtext, intelligence and respect for the source material, as well as its audience, I'd keep looking.

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