I am Legend

[Unknown Entity]

I was dragged to cinema to see this film, and I really didn't want to see it. The whole idea of being in a City on their own seemed... Boring.

BUT, I enjoyed it. I was glad I saw it in the end. I was, like many, a little disappointed with the endding, but the film made me think too much to worry about that. The movie at points made me laugh, it made me cry, it made me jump out of my skin... everything a good movie should do.

Spoiler: I especially liked the idea about the cancer drug being a total let down, and making all the Dark-Seekers. It made me wonder what I would give to be cured for something. Not that these people new what the side effect were, but I guess they would have known how long this particular drug was in development for, and whether they should chance it or not. I'm saying if I knew what the side effects were, would I want to go down that road, if I knew I'd still be cured.

Spoiler: I also liked the way the City had been changed because Humans weren't around anymore. The way shrubs, and weeds were everywhere on the street, overgrown parks, wildlife making its home in places it would have if people still lived there. It made me wonder what my street would look like if people didn't use it for a few years. How fast would the plant change, heal, and return to nature if humans just ceased to exist?

Spoiler: The fact that Will's charcter had lost everything - His wife, his child, his friends, family, even his life - yet still worked on to find the cure for Dark-Seeking, pushed me to think of how strong he must be. I would have given up on a cure after a few months and/or possibly endded killed by the Dark-Seekers. Secondly, I thought his dog was one of these things that kept him going. His child passed him the dog seconds before they were killed, and I saw the dog as maybe his second child. He treated the dog like a child - talking to him about playing with veggies, scolding him about not doing as he says... There was something else, but I can't think of it now. It was because of this which I think allowed Will to keep some of his sanity - not in the child/dog thing, but in a way the dog was there for him, just like a best friend.