I am legend came out when i was still in high school, and i never watched it. See below for the exact times and descriptions of the 9 jump scares in i am legend, which has a jump scare rating of 2. Darkseekers are the antagonists of the 2007 film adaptation of i am legend. Left behind are just a few stray survivors lucky sufficient to be resistant to the airborne virus, and the individuals who have been mutated by the virus into savage monsters known as darkseekers. Ask anything you want to know, or answer other peoples questions. Other than that i am legend is a solid postapocalypse film. While hiding in the laboratory, he notices that his latest test cure has had a remarkable effect on the captured creature. The thing is, i am legend isnt supposed to refer to him being a legend for the remaining humans, as the final cut shows, but rather to him being a legend to the darkseeker, being the monster that haunts their nightmares. In richard mathesons novel i am legend, the monsters are vampires which started off as a deadly virus released into the world by scientists. I am legend 2007 carrying a movie mostly by yourself is never easy, ask tom hanks see cast away. He quickly prepares a vial of the antidote and hands it. It is the third film adaptation of richard mathesons novel i am legend 1954, following the last man on earth 1964 and the omega man 1971. I am legend what are the infected people eating to stay.
The alpha male dark seeker 2007 i am legend movie the darkseekers are what robert neville calls the monsters vampires that mutated from a cancer cure to a plague of living hell in the novelisation, the darkseekers are not zombie like creatures as in the movie. In an act of revenge for trapping a darkseeker for his tests, neville is ambushed by other darkseekers, including canines also infected with the. Darkseekers kyle george jake krieder jesse pryor andrew goulet joe higgins. Whether or not or not the phrase strictly applies is a debate that has additionally been had about 28 days later, which is extensively considered a zombie film though the zombies in it, just like the darkseekers, are stillliving. Years after a plague kills most of humanity and transforms the rest into monsters, the sole survivor in new york city struggles valiantly to find a cure. May 04, 2011 a fascinating yet flawed movie, i am legend was ultimately let down by some uneven visual effects. Will smith pokes fun at quarantine goals with i am legend. The soundtrack for i am legend was released on january 15, 2008, under the record label varese sarabande. During the night, the darkseekers mount a full scale attack on the humans. Darkseekers are vampires in the 2007 film adaption, i am legend. Robert neville realized that he had no escape out of the situation he got himself in, he had only one choice, to offer his life to save anna and ethans life. They are the human susceptible to a genetically engineered measles virus oringinally designed to cure cancer. I am legend 210 movie clip infected encounter 2007 hd. I am legend the movie is based on richard mathesons novel of the same name.
Roberts defenses cannot hold back the huge numbers. I am legend is a 2007 american postapocalyptic action thriller film based on the 1954 novel of the same name by richard matheson. I am legend originally had an ending closer to the books, but that was changed after negative reactions from test. Unlike previous versions the are very animistic and unable to speak. The two earlier films are the last man on earth 1964 and the omega man 1971. You can either love it or hate it, but will smiths powerful acting is something you can never deny. As i am legend reaches its climax, the situation becomes desperate when a large group of darkseekers invade nevilles home. Apr 11, 2020 the only safe haven from the darkseekers is daylight, since they experience severe reactions to uv light. Darkseekers in the 2007 film, the infected are called darkseekers, they are nocturnal and burned by sunlight, but are more akin to the modern depiction of zombies than vampires. The film also features bob marley songs redemption song three little birds and i shot the sheriff. The darkseekers are the main antagonists of the 2007 american science fictionhorror film i am legend. It is the third featurefilm adaptation of richard mathesons 1954 novel of the same name, following 1964s the last man on earth and 1971s the omega man. Themes of transformation, spirituality, and mans struggle with isolation come up throughout i am legend.
Neville had set up a mannequin on the end of the pier where he. I am legend stars will smith as the sole survivor in a world of mutated humans called darkseekers, who have been infected by a manmade virus. It is the third feature film adaptation of richard mathesons 1954 novel of the same name, following 1964s the last man on earth and 1971s the omega man. Francis lawrences 2007 postapocalyptic scifi movie i am legend takes place in a nearfuture where a virus designed to cure cancer has wiped out most of humanity instead. Maybe it was unneccesary, but we see the infected in i am legend eat, and so i wasnt really sure where else the question was going. In the theatrical cut ending which was created after test audiences reacted poorly to the original ending, robert neville. I am legend 210 movie clip infected encounter 2007. I am legend does a great job of portraying both an empty world, as well as nevilles desperation and loneliness.
This darkseeker was the father of the alpha female darkseeker, and was captured by robert. I am legend 2007 is an american postapocalyptic science fiction horror film directed by francis lawrence and starring will smith. Darkseekers also called hemocytes are infected humans. Mar 18, 2020 will smith wants you to know hes sorry sorry for any misinformation you might have picked up from his postapocalyptic film i am legend, which he jokingly referred to as cause for appearing on his wife jada pinkett smiths family talk show, red table talk, today.
This allows us to presume that the darkseekers are more human than we expected. The darkseekers are the main antagonists of the 2007 american science fictionhorror film i am legend a genetically engineered measles virus designed to cure cancer inadvertently wipes out most humans on earth and turns most of the survivors into inhuman creatures that are hurt by sunlight. The creatures in logans version were similar to the darkseekers of the finished film in their animalistic, barbaric nature. I am legend is a 2007 american postapocalyptic science fiction horror film directed by francis lawrence and starring will smith. The thing is, i am legend isnt supposed to refer to him being a legend for the remaining humans, as the final cut shows, but rather to him being a legend to the darkseeker, being the. Will smith took on that challenge with 2007s postapocalyptic science fiction horror film, i am legend. The longterm effects of the krippin virus vary depending on which version of i am legend youre watching. I am legend stars will smith as the sole survivor in a world of mutated humans called darkseekers, who have been infected by a manmade.
Hes virtually alone in this scifi thriller, with a dog albeit a talented one as his only foil. I cant recall now if it was because i had no interest in doing so, or because i wasnt allowed which is not at all a complaint against my parents. The similarities between the monsters in the novel and in the film is that they both only come out at night to hunt and they both feed on blood. He works to create a remedy while defending himself against the virus victims, who turn into hostile mutants. I am legend based on richard mathesons 1954 novel of the same name stars will smith as robert neville, one of humanitys last survivors after a viral outbreak wiped out all but 12. While those infected with kv who survive it develop primal behaviour upon succumbing to the virus and becoming a darkseeker, they do retain enough of their higher intelligence to build and copy complex traps they have previously seen. If anyone had any doubts left that will smith could carry a movie, i am legend will banish them forever. A genetically engineered measles virus designed to cure cancer inadvertently wipes out most humans on earth and turns most of the survivors into inhuman creatures that are hurt by sunlight. Since they arent dead, and everything still works, they should be able to digest what they eat.
This version of i am legend is the third movie adaptation of mathesons novel. The bottle of liquid neville occasionally squirts is vinegar, used to cover his scent so the darkseekers cant track him. The 2007 film was partially based on the 1971 film as well as the original source. Jan 01, 2008 in i am legend did will smith get caught in his own trap or was it set up by the darkseekers. In the 2007 film adaptation, he was portrayed by dash mihok. Dec 30, 2014 adapted from acclaimed author richard mathesons influential novelette of the same name, constantine director francis lawrences i am legend follows the last man on earth as he struggles to. Though they might not match the technical trendy definition of a zombie, i am legends darkseekers do usually get put into the identical broad class of zombies. Darkseekers i am legend replace the standard zombies. Us army virologist robert neville struggles to survive in the ruins of new york city after a manmade virus has turned much of the population into bloodthirsty nocturnal creatures known as darkseekers. And all kidding aside, he used the show to help clear the air and spread some truth about how viruses work. All standard zombies from the original resident evil film are now replaced by the darkseekers, can the elite team still make it out. Adapted from acclaimed author richard mathesons influential novelette of the same name, constantine director francis lawrences i. A fascinating yet flawed movie, i am legend was ultimately let down by some uneven visual effects. Survival online massive multiplayer game designed to simulate the terror, isolation and scavenger emotion of the film, survival was the most expansive and successful activity and film pr read more.
The alternative cut however gives them a more human touch and shows humanity as a disturbing factor for them. In the book they are basically vampires, he uses mirrors, crosses, garlic, stakes and the like to ward them off. Neville, a virologist employed to the united states military, is the last noninfected human. The alpha male is the main antagonist of the 2007 live action film, i am legend, which is based on the 1954 postapocalyptic novel of the same name by the late richard matheson in the 2007 film adaptation, he was portrayed by dash mihok biography. The alpha female darkseeker was the main antagonist of i am legend. In the 1971 film he was portrayed by charlton heston and in the 2007 film he was portrayed by will smith. Therefor the alternative version stays closer to the book than. These creatures are not quite the same as the vampires they are inspired from and seem to have more in common with zombies than classic vampires. Every single person that you or i has ever known is dead. He researches their symptoms as if they are vampires. With will smith, alice braga, charlie tahan, salli richardsonwhitfield. How many darkseekers can lord vader take on by himself in each scenario.
The 2007 loose film adaptation and only one to bear the name of richard mathesons novel i am legend will smith plays virologist robert neville, who is immune to a manmade virus originally created to cure cancer. Mar 31, 2020 i am legend does a great job of portraying both an empty world, as well as nevilles desperation and loneliness. I am legend 310 movie clip catching an infected 2007 hd. Following the failed containment of develop a cure for cancer, the cure mutated into a rabieslike virus, killing much of the planets population. This allows us to presume that the darkseekers are more. But it also sets up a subplot about the darkseekers creating a trap and being more intelligent than neville thought, but ultimately it goes nowhere. The novel i am legend 1954, written by american author richard matheson, was adapted for the movie by screenwriters akiva goldsman and mark protosevich. Directed by francis lawrence, the film stars will smith as. Darkseekers i am legend replace the standard zombies from resident evil 2002 film can the main cast still get out alive. Both the reavers from firefly and the darkseekers in this movie are at the end of a long path of evolution that probably starts with i am legend and wends through the various zombie films kicked off by night of the living dead.
However, rather than express gratitude for saving him, neville is dismissive and struggles to communicate. Why did all those dark seekers run to the edge of the pier when neville was sitting in his truck. After a virus kills most of the earths population and turn the rest into animalistic bloodthirsty creatures called darkseekers, robert himself is the only one he knows to be immune and have survived. Smith plays robert neville who is the last as far as he knows living human due to an incurable, manmade virus. Darkseekers are the result of a failed experiment to develop a cure for cancer. The alpha male dark seeker 2007 i am legend movie the darkseekers are what robert neville calls the monsters vampires that mutated from a cancer cure to a plague of living hell. In i am legend did will smith get caught in his own trap or was it set up by the darkseekers. The darkseekers come very close to him, but another roar from the. Dec 14, 2017 as i am legend reaches its climax, the situation becomes desperate when a large group of darkseekers invade nevilles home.
The darkseekers also called hemocytes are savage infected that serve as the main antagonists of the 2007 film adaptation of i am legend. I am legend fanfiction archive with over 95 stories. The alpha male is the leader of the darkseekers who have overrun new york after the accidental mutation of the k9 virus wiped out more than half. I am legend the beginning chapter 1, an i am legend fanfic. Neville, anna, and ethan flee to the basement laboratory for safety. Neville adjusts the potential cure and injects the female darkseeker. Este a treia ecranizare a romanului omonim al lui richard matheson din 1954, dupa the last man on earth 1964. She was the daughter of the leader of the darkseekers and the archenemy of dr. I am legends biggest change from the book broke the movie.
This motivates the vengeful and ruthless alpha, and the darkseekers to attack neville. Darkseekers darkseekers are vampires in the 2007 film adaption, i am legend. The next night, a group of darkseekers, who followed anna and neville back the night before. 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 opportunity. The alpha male is the main antagonist of the 2007 live action film, i am legend, which is based on the 1954 postapocalyptic novel of the same name by the late richard matheson. We spoke to director francis lawrence about just what went wrong. Its a 1950s era book when the zombies as we know them today didnt even exist. 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.
I am legend is based on the book i am legend by richard matheson. This miracle cure was distributed freely among the. Will smith corrects i am legend misinformation with jada. Left behind are a few stray survivors fortunate enough to be immune to the airborne virus, and the people who have been mutated by the virus into savage monsters called darkseekers. Neville, who kidnapped her father in order to test strains of his serum in order to find the cure to the kv. Darkseekers are vampireszombielike creatures in the 2007 film adaption, i am legend. It is the third movie to be made from the novel and mathesons writings have modernized the vampire, in todays culture. In the novelisation, the darkseekers are not zombie like creatures as in the movie. Following the failed containment of the initial outbreak on manhattan island, the infection spread around america.
The origin of this infection was a supposed cure for cancer. Please do not continue if you do not want to take part of it. In i am legend did will smith get caught in his own trap or. Robert neville is the main protagonist of richard mathesons 1954 novel i am legend, he 1971 film adaptation the omega man, and the 2007 film adaptation of the same name. Changing i am legend s creatures which were created by the virus outbreak in the movie made adapting the books ending impossible, as the darkseekers showed almost no signs of heightened intelligence earlier in the movie. There are stretches when he literally talks to himself, and hes. The scottlogan version of i am legend was a mix of scifi and psychological thriller, without dialogue in the first hour and with a sombre ending. Darkseekers are savage mutant creatures that serve as the main threat in the 2007 film version of i am legend. I am legend is about a zombielike horde wiping out much of humanity, but its confusing ending and butterfly symbolism become a lot more clear if you understand the personal journey of its hero. In i am legend did will smith get caught in his own trap. Fans notice creepy connections between i am legend and.