Talk:I Am Legend (film)/Archive 3

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Zombies?

Why does the first paragraph state that this is "an example of a zombie apocalypse story"? The creatures breathe and have heartbeats. They're clearly not zombies, which I think is kinda like the main criteria for zombie apocalypse stories. --Tygrrr (talk) 01:36, 6 June 2010 (UTC)

I am Legend is vampires, or at least it should be like in the book. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Mnbvjifhgtge (talk • contribs) 07:41, 12 July 2010 (UTC)

I agree with Tygrrr, the mutants in the movie are not at all zombies. The virus has just changed their human bodies so that they are extremely susceptible to sunlight and are very primitive creatures that have only the most basic of instincts. They try to attack Robert Neville simply to kill him, not to drink his blood. 123dylan456 (talk) 23:42, 19 July 2010 (UTC)

Zombie doesn't necessarily mean that the people are undead, it means they act like automata and are possessed by some outside force. ie you can say if a wizard possesses a group of people, they become his 'zombies'. In this case, you could argue that the people who were once patient and thinking beings are now completely impulse-driven and controlled by their adrenaline. They've lost their personalities and souls. The movie is completely inconsistent about this though. These supposedly impulse-driven adrenaline controlled people are apparently patient enough to play mind games with Neville and try to catch him by baiting traps. Go figure. Brianshapiro —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.240.161.245 (talk) 01:12, 23 August 2010 (UTC)

"I Am Legend" has been made into at least three movies. "The Night of the Living Dead" was loosely based on it. But none of them are faithful to the original story. Why is that? Why bother turning a book into a film if you are going to totally change the story?74.100.60.53 (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 20:00, 8 April 2011 (UTC).

Genre

The genre in the intro line has been changed a couple times recently. If the genre description is not stable, then perhaps the lead should simply say "2007 film directed by..." without genre. Gimmetoo (talk) 23:28, 26 September 2010 (UTC)

Dr Alice Krippin

I read somewhere that this character's name, Dr Krippin, is a riff on the murderer Dr Crippen, but can't find a source. Can anyone help? I can't imagine many Americans know about him, but his name is still a byword for a murderer here in the UK, all these years on. Did Emma Thompson chose her character's name as an in-joke? 86.152.23.121 (talk) 23:03, 28 December 2010 (UTC)

It's also unclear why Emma Thompson doesn't receive a credit. The article doesn't explain why and it's very odd. Did she disapprove of her character's portrayal in the movie and ask for the credit to be removed? --Ef80 (talk) 15:04, 29 December 2010 (UTC)

It's quite common for big name actors to make uncredited cameos in films. It doesn't mean they hated the film or their performance though. I think it's fairly obvious that her character was named after Dr Crippen as she (unwittingly) killed billions of people. 88.104.26.204 (talk) 04:51, 25 May 2011 (UTC)

Tense change

In the first paragraph of the plot summary, everything is past tense - even what is going on during the story. What tense should be used for this kind of background information? ProtoFire (talk) 21:48, 30 May 2011 (UTC)

I Am Legend 2 canceled

"The film is set to release 2013." This isn't right, anyone agrees on changing it? The director said 'the project is dead'. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Bubbly (talk • contribs) 18:34, 1 June 2011 (UTC)

Alpha male, Alpha Male?

Unless there is some backstory outlining the social structure of the infected humans, what is there to define each of the first one of them who attacks Will Smith as an Alpha Male? Maybe he was just the hungriest one? Landroo (talk) 15:25, 23 June 2011 (UTC)

The actor, Dash Mihok, is credited as "Alpha Male". :) Erik (talk | contribs) 16:46, 23 June 2011 (UTC)

The Alpha Male character also leads the infected humans, much as other Alpha Males in nature do. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.102.214.139 (talk) 02:08, 5 May 2013 (UTC)

I am Legend?

I never understood the title of this film. Apparently in the book, he dies at the end and he realises that the infected will be all that's left, and he will just be a legend of a race that used to exist. The ending of this film makes a nonsense of the title. VenomousConcept (talk) 13:53, 24 July 2011 (UTC)

The original cut of the film made it clear that the "zombies" were not mindless and were attacking him because he was, to them, a mass murderer. I'll see if there's a reliable source for this. - SummerPhD (talk) 23:14, 24 August 2011 (UTC)

Well, I have one of those pseudo-bloggish sources that sometimes works as a source for some info.[1] If I have the time, I'll write an explanation for the title in. If anyone else feels like doing it before I get around to it, feel free. - SummerPhD (talk) 23:22, 24 August 2011 (UTC)

Is it worth adding in the unfilmed "Neville is bonkers" ending? I have a sourse but wont bother digging it up if its not worth the effort. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 125.236.57.130 (talk) 23:49, 10 February 2012 (UTC)

Excellent article

Congratulations to everyone who worked on it. Very impressive. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Schildewaert (talk • contribs) 00:47, June 1, 2012‎

Inner lab room wall construction

I made the edit in the Plot section, changing "Plexiglass" to "tempered glass", as tempered glass seems the best fit based on the film. Unfortunately, the way the material behaves isn't completely accurate with what I've seen of real life materials, either. Plexiglass (acrylic) doesn't shatter as shown, laminated glass doesn't separate as shown, and polycarbonate doesn't shatter or separate as shown. For example, a large piece falls out of the "glass" before the Alpha Male's final charge. That's more consistent with an acrylic material (Plexiglass), but the sounds and cracking leading to that moment aren't. It appears that this is a case where Hollywood has defined an imaginary material, but as I said, I believe tempered glass is the best available descriptor. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.102.214.139 (talk) 09:16, 7 May 2013 (UTC)

Your original research isn't needed. It's some kind of "glass". Saying anything more isn't helpful toward understanding the plot. - SummerPhD (talk) 13:52, 7 May 2013 (UTC)

Agreed, it is meant to be some kind of "glass". Please note that I did not call it "Plexiglass", another editor did. I added my "original research" here as I believed it was germane to a discussion about the material in question, as someone else may have a better understanding of the subject, or question what that material actually is. Your attitude isn't needed, and it isn't helpful toward editing this article. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.102.214.139 (talk) 01:29, 16 May 2013 (UTC)

"he does not have a speaking role in the movie, which maybe means he's mute"

he says the water is cold at 1 hour 13 minutes into the film, just saying — Preceding unsigned comment added by 178.216.112.128 (talk) 21:06, 31 August 2013 (UTC)