I Am Legend, Science Fiction Thriller, It Will Scare You

Rating: 8/10 (17 April 2008)

The movie begins when Dr. Kripper (Emma Thompson), briefly appears to announce her discovery, a scientific breakthrough and cure for cancer. She explains her discovery to the television audience and the television screen suddenly goes black. Three years later, Dr. Robert Neville (Will Smith), is the lone survivor of a plague that was released upon the world. Neville lives alone in New York City with his only companion, Sam, a German Sheperd Dog. Each day Neville and Sam go out on the streets of the city to hunt wild deer that have infested the streets and to scavenge for necessities. Each day Neville announces to the world, "I am a survivor, if there is anyone out there, I can provide food, I can provide shelter, I can provide security." At night, Neville boards up his windows from the outside world. You do not want to be on the streets of New York City alone at night. There are what appears to be mutant survivors. Their appearance is less than human. The only way that I know to describe their actions is that they behave as if they are infected with rabies. They are as wild and dangerous as a rabid animal.
Neville is attacked by the mutant human species after discovering their hideaway. At this point, the movie becomes very scary. Somehow, he is rescued by what appears to be another survivor, Anna (Alice Braga) and her young son. The next night, the mutants come out again. They only come out at night. They have followed Anna to Neville's home. They attack with a fierceness that I cannot describe. The mutants are literally climbing the walls of Neville's home. Hanging from the ceiling and ripping the boards from the foundation in a wild frenzy. Neville, Anna and the boy escape to the basement of the doctor's laboratory. "They are not going to stop," Neville tells Anna as the mutants beat the laboratory door in. Neville puts Anna in what appears to be some sort of oven safe door and hands a vile of his blood which he has drawn. "Take this with you to New Hampshire. It is the cure." Anna believes there to be a community of survivors in New Hampshire. Neville closes Anna and the boy up in the protective enclosure, the mutant leader, continues to bombard the laboratory door. Neville pulls the plug on a grenade that causes an inferno killing them all.
Anna and the boy go on to New Hampshire where they are lead in to the compound through protective doors surrounding the community. She hands the vile to her new protectors. Anna's last words were. "In 2009, a deadly virus burned through our civilization, pushing humankind to the edge of extinction. Dr. Robert Neville dedicated his life to the discovery of a cure and the restoration of humanity. On September 9th, 2012, he gave his life to defend it. We are his legacy. This is his legend."