I Am Legend
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I Am Legendstar Will Smith praises Abbey the dog , his dear co - star in the 2007 bang flick . Loosely based on the 1954 novel of the same name by Richard Matheson , the pic followed virologist Robert Neville ( Will Smith ) as he rest in the detritus of New York after it was broken down by a zombi spirit - like plague . The film opened to substantial reviews and gross $ 585 million at the global box office . For the majority of the film , Smith ’s Robert was accompanied by a German Shepherd distinguish Samantha .
In an installment ofFirst We Feast’sHot Ones , Smith recalled his former co - star , Abbey the German Shepherd , while toiling over gamy chicken wings . He share thathe about adopted the dogafter being impressed with her ability to answer to commands for their scenes . Read the quote and check out the full video below :
“ Yes . Yes . It was like Abbey spoke English … You could say , " hey Abby do you see where I left my phone . " Like , she literally could understand you , it was the weird thing . Abby was the breadwinner of her kinsperson . She had to stay . It was really amazing to catch how the scene where she bites bites bite where we have to do the scene where I conk her out and she lays out . Abby ’s doing that . He trained Abby to go limp and I laid her . Like how do you aim a detent to go limp . She would burn bite bite bite and he would say Abby die . And she would go … and I laid her down . It was like work with a brilliant actress . "
Samantha’s I Am Legend Death Still Hits Hard 17-Years Later
Samantha Was A Loyal Companion To Robert.
The dog is also all that Robert had left , considering he lost his wife and child when the virus broke out , which further makes Samantha such a crucial role .
InI Am Legend , Samantha have prominently in the first one-half of the movie , showcasing her close moral force with her owner as they handle with the post - revelatory world of the spreading computer virus . Thedog is important because she is all that Robert has leave behind , consider he lost his wife and child when the virus interrupt out . Therefore , it ’s no surprisal that she is a memorable character due to her loyalty to Robert , especially in the major consequence when Samantha hold open Robert from the infected canine .
However , Samantha ’s devastating fate in the film ’s 2d bit remainsone of the saddest animal deaths , even after almost twenty years . After the detent itself becomes infected with the virus , the protagonist tries to redeem the hotdog with a potential cure , which prove unsuccessful . The picture culminate withRobert get to snap Samantha ’s neck opening out of mercy , a visual and sound that remains to have affect many viewers today . Despite how much the decease has affected viewing audience , Samantha ’s death does n’t go in vain , as it stay a crucial sacrifice in the movie to help rejuvenate humans .
The alternate ending to I Am Legend is considered better than the dissentious original - so much so that it ’s the version I Am Legend 2 will follow .
The picture ’s sad ending , where Robert sacrifice his life to save the future of humanity and Anna ( Alice Braga ) , almost denounces any clear opportunity of a sequel . I Am Legend 2 , however , will have Smith regress and even have Michael B. Jordan joining the dramatis personae . The recent updates say that the sequel ’s script is currently being run on and that it will follow the alternateI Am Legendending , where Robert survives . Hopefully , this also means that the subsequence will dedicate time to reflecting on Samantha ’s legacy and forfeit .
Source : First We Feast
Loosely based on Richard Matheson’s 1954 novel of the same name, I Am Legend stars Will Smith as Robert Neville, a virologist who believes himself to be the last human on Earth. After a virus turns most of the world’s population into vampiric creatures known as Darkseekers, Neville finds himself immune. Believing himself to be the last man of Earth, Neville stalks through the ruins of New York, hoping to create an antidote that will save humanity.
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Loosely based on Richard Matheson ’s 1954 novel of the same name , I Am Legend stars Will Smith as Robert Neville , a virologist who consider himself to be the last human on Earth . After a computer virus turns most of the humanity ’s population into vampiric wight known as Darkseekers , Neville bump himself resistant . conceive himself to be the last man of Earth , Neville stalks through the ruins of New York , hoping to make an antidote that will salve humanity .
