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I Am Legend
  • A scene from the screenplay of I am Legend



INT.  NEVILLE'S HOUSE - LIVING ROOM - NIGHT

VIDEO IMAGE.  Neville's wife, ELLEN, playing in a park with daughter GRACE.  
Home video.  Happy times.

    NEVILLE'S VOICE
  Turn it off.

REVEAL ANNA.  Watching the tape.  She turns to him...

    ANNA
  She was beautiful.

    NEVILLE
  Turn it off, Anna.

    ANNA
  What happened to her...?

    NEVILLE
  TURN IT OFF.

He MOVES to the TV and presses the wrong button.  The image won't go away.  
Angry, disturbed, he frantically tries to shut it off, then YANKS the plug 
out of the wall.

    NEVILLE
  Don't do that again.  Ever.

He shuts off the other electronics.

    NEVILLE
  You should get some sleep.

    ANNA
  What about you?

    NEVILLE
  I'll be fine.  I get about two or three
  hours just before dawn.

    ANNA
  You sure?

    NEVILLE
  Go to bed, Anna.  Please.

She heads upstairs.  Steals a glance at him, but he isn't looking at her, 
he's looking at his reflection in the blank TV screen.

From the scene. . .
1. Who is involved in the scene?
  - Neville and Anna
2. Where does it take place?
  - Neville's house - living room
3. When does it take place?
  - Night
4. What is happening?
  - Anna see the video that Neville does not want anyone see, so they have an argument.
5. Why is this scene taking place?
  - Some secrets of Neville will appear. 
6. How do the protagonists feel?
  - Neville feels angry and disturbed while Anna feels curious

  • Film's information
Genre: Drama / Sci-Fi / Thriller
Logline: A terrible virus has spread across the planet and turned the human race into bloodthirsty monsters. Mankind's only hope for survival is scientist Robert Neville (Will Smith), the one person left unaffected by the epidemic. When he's not fighting for his life against the hordes of the infected, Neville searches for a cure to reverse the virus's effects -- all the while battling his own doubt and despair as he spends every day alone.
Cast: Will Smith - Robert Neville
           Alice Braga - Anna
           Charlie Tahan - Ethan
           Salli Richardson - Zoe
           Willow Smith - Marley
Release date: December 14, 2007
Running time: 100 minutes 
                                 104 minutes (Unrated version)
Studio: Village Roadshow Pictures
                 Weed Road Pictures
                 Overbrook Entertainment
                 Heyday Films
                 Original Film

Distributed by: Warner Bros. Pictures

Country: United States

Language: English
  • People contributed to the film
Francis Lawrence
Film director: Francis Lawrence is an Austrian-American music video, film, and television director and producer. In I am Legend, he is the director. He choose the actors and finds locations for shooting; from an exclusive interview on December 6,2007, he said that New York City is such a great city to shoot in, but to be in such iconic places like the front of Grand Central Station. He also supervise whole thing in production.
Akiva   Goldsman
Film producer: Akiva Goldsman is an American film and television writer, director, and producer. is one of the most profound screenwriters in Hollywood. In I am Legend, he is the producer and screenwriter of I am Legend. He got the Oscar-winning screenwriter of A Beautiful Mind, The Da Vinci Code, and I Am Legend.     

Andrew Lesnie

Cinematographer: Andrew Lesnie is an Australian cinematographer. He was director of cinematographer of King Kong, The Lovely Bones, and The Hobbit. In I am Legend, he is the cinematographer. He supervises lighting operations and technical maintenance.  


Skip Lievsay
Supervising Sound editor: Skip Lievsay is a New York-based sound editor and sound designer for film and television. In I am Legend, he is the supervising Sound editor. He spend much of his time recording actors and animals to mix together for the creature sounds. He create a specific soundscape for the film, remove the city from the city, cars and people, and changes the sound of the city completely.
 
  • The film review
This is a drama, sci-fi, thriller film based on a novel of Richard Matheson in 1954 directed by Francis Lawrence and starring Will Smith. It is about the last man who survive from virus in New York City and struggles valiantly to find a cure.

The challenge for Lawrence is to remake the film because this film was made many times. And it is hard to shoot some scene in New York. 

There are many best things about the film. First of all, The acting of Will Smith is very good. He is excellent to proceed every scenes only by himself, especially the scene his dog, Sam, died. Secondly, in the exciting scene, the audience feel excited and thrilled while in the sad scene they also feel sad. Moreover, the soundtrack is so sad. Finally, a lot of flashback scenes in the film is good because it is not make the audiences confuse.

What is missing, however, it is too easy in the scene that the protagonist kills zombies by using bomb in spite they fight together for a long time. And the zombies are unrealistic.

 The film ends with the protagonist can find a cure, but he died. In overview, the film is good in many ways.   

     



  • Photos of I Am Legend



  • A podcast about the film
Film review I Am Legend

  • The film's trailer


    • I am Legend links:
    I am Legend (screenplay):
    http://www.horrorlair.com/scripts/legend.txt
    I am Legend (information):
    http://movieloglinedatabase.blogspot.com/2008/06/i-am-legend-2007.html
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Am_Legend_(film)
    http://movie.showded.com/120079_i-am-legend
    http://www.siamzone.com/movie/m/4877
    http://www.shocktillyoudrop.com/news/topnews.php?id=3957
    I am Legend (production team):
    http://www.fandango.com/iamlegend_v335700/castandcrew
    I am Legend(photos):
    https://www.google.co.th/search?num=10&hl=th&site=imghp&tbm=isch&source=hp&biw=1366&bih=677&q=i+am+legend&oq=i+am+l&gs_l=img.1.0.0l6j0i24l4.2160.7055.0.7911.6.5.0.1.1.0.94.425.5.5.0...0.0...1ac.1.MGy3p2nGbjo
    I am Legend(podcast film review):
    http://www.npr.org/player/v2/mediaPlayer.html?action=1&t=1&islist=false&id=17260869&m=17271672
    I am Legend(film's trailer):
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ewpYq9rgg3w