I Am Legend

Rating: Null/10 (26 December 2007)

This is the first horror film, I've seen in 12 years. I had sworn off them because I can't take the tension that builds in me. A friend encouraged me to watch it with her.
Can you imagine two forty-plus and vibrant women frequently calming themselves down. We had to talk our way through this thriller so as not to get heart arrythmia. It was an excellent film. The filming, scenery, make-up and plot held me. There are many panoramic views of NYC and Brooklyn.
The contrast between light and dark was great. Will Smith's character let the sun shine in everyday and meticulously shut himself in before dusk--until his last day. When he stopped to engage in conversation with the Brazilian optimist, I know he would slip up. I said to the screen, "Will you please finish closing up the house...What about the sleeping boy upstairs...Cut the talking out."
The infected people became the best predators on the planet. After years of being trapped by the doctor, they set the same trap on him. The dog barked to wake Doc up but it was the watch alarm that roused him.
His insanity wasn't apparent to me until the woman and boy arrived. I took the set up of dummies in the video store, talks with the dog and daily radio broadcasts as needed mental health strategies. Braga asked the obvious, "You're not very good with people are you?" The dummies reminded me of Harry Bellafonte speaking to Mr. Snotgrass in "The World, The Flesh and the Devil." My first call in the morning is my worst call and I'm around people every day.
The film is highlighted with pithy insights. Braga says it's easier to hear God because there are fewer people. It's true meditation is all about going inward to reconnect with The Most High. Smith's character's explanation Bob Marley's One Love mission was beautiful. In truth, Bob Marley is still big in Brazil. Pelheurinho Sq. in Salvador gets crowded Tuesday nights due to the Wailer music.
I caught two glitches in the film: All the bridges were blown up around Manhattan Island yet, the woman & boy travel from Maryland to reach Smith's character. The other one is the lion scene. First, there are all these stampeding gazelle and then lion couple. Is there a zoo in Manhattan holding these animal types now?