I am legend: alt ending [Spoilers Galore]

[Sonbuster]

http://www.firstshowing.net/2008/03/05/must-watch-i-am-legends-original-ending-this-is-amazing/

now this is what the official ending should have been.

spoiler
re: the original ending, how can you have the protagonist die at the end and of all ppl Will Smith?

finally some closure.

[JuNGleR72]

NICE!!

I prefer this ending over the other one..

[ipxxx]

Nice!
I didn't like the ending of this ending though... "You are not alone"... something about it felt too corny for me :P

[Mattones]

this one was alright. I like them both the same.

[Tijuana]

I like that he survived, but didn't like how it ended

[Emancipated]

when is it coming out to DVD?

HUH! It came out yesterday.

[dre145]

much better, althought i still like the books ending the best.
I knew there was an alt ending and was waiting for this for a while but i must admit it would have been so much better if i didnt have to see that hollywood ending at all

[gerbil]

i agreed .. i do like this ending!!

[vrus]

What happened in the book?

It's great that he survived, I liked this ending better than the theatre version, but personally, it doesn't make sense to me why the zombies stopped attacking will just because he had one of their own.

[Waiwai]

What happened in the book?

It's great that he survived, I liked this ending better than the theatre version, but personally, it doesn't make sense to me why the zombies stopped attacking will just because he had one of their own.

Well, the movie and the novel weren't very alike in my opinion, so it's hard to compare. They are vampires instead of zombies, he IS the last human alive instead of "possibly" being the last alive amongst other things. Although, if they adapted the novel into the movie, it would be pretty boring.

[wisdom_kid]

I prefer the theatre ending, this one would really defeat the purpose of the whole "Legend" thing.

[RayK]

actually i think it plays up more to the legend theme. I really liked this ending cause it really showed that the "zombies" werent just crazy dumb creatures. The theatrical version kind of played this point up (when the main zombie tries to get his girlfriend or wife back when she is caught but he cant because of the sun...and when they use roberts own trap against him). The reason i think it works better for the "legend" theme is because in the book hes the legend cause hes the like the vampire. He is the only one who is different from everyone else and is capturing the other creatures. I also thought it was kind of cheesey for him to sacrifice himself and then they find some city of living people. I thought if this original ending was the theatrical version i would have liked it a lot more.

[ipxxx]

OP should change the title to reflect that this thread contains spoilers ;) Particularly the previous post :)


actually i think it plays up more to the legend theme. I really liked this ending cause it really showed that the "zombies" werent just crazy dumb creatures. The theatrical version kind of played this point up (when the main zombie tries to get his girlfriend or wife back when she is caught but he cant because of the sun...and when they use roberts own trap against him). The reason i think it works better for the "legend" theme is because in the book hes the legend cause hes the like the vampire. He is the only one who is different from everyone else and is capturing the other creatures. I also thought it was kind of cheesey for him to sacrifice himself and then they find some city of living people. I thought if this original ending was the theatrical version i would have liked it a lot more.

I guess that's to be expected though since this is an alternate ending thread...

[gsrce]

I think I like this ending better personally. I saw it a few weeks back when it got leaked.

I would have liked them to drive off to that camp though like the first ending.

Either way, they're making a sequel, so they're going to find an excuse to bring Will Smith back, so using the alternate ending would make more sense.

[Nacster]

Thanks OP for the thread :cheesygri

[CSAgent]

i am at work, cannot see alt. ending.

Can someone PM it to me or post it in white text that requires highlighting to view?

[DVST8]

I enjoyed "The Omega Man" better. lol

[dre145]

I prefer the theatre ending, this one would really defeat the purpose of the whole "Legend" thing.

lol... wow

[Oni-kun]

I prefer the theatre ending, this one would really defeat the purpose of the whole "Legend" thing.

Don't have much wisdom there do you wisdom_kid? If you read the blog entry or if you read the book you will know that both of those endings defeat the purpose of "Legend"

[wisdom_kid]

No, I did not read the blog or the book. Didn't the book have the ending where he turns into a vampire or something?

[jcoltage]

ah I don't like either ending ...

First off let me say this .... QUARINTINE ISLAND IN THE MOVIE = No bridges ... this movie shows them drive on the GW bridge out of Manhattan ?? Army destroyed them... no sense at all

Second - Original ending ... ah I live in New York - Vermont is not that far ... how does someone from BRAZIL hear about the safety town vs s1 from New York less than 200 miles away??? STUPID !!


Writers must think of these things.

[NDman]

Writers must think of these things.
That's probably why the supposedly "original" (as in the one shown on the link) ending didn't make it to the big screen. That was an epic plot hole with the whole bridge thing.

Another thing the "original" ending that I don't like is that Neville concluded the progrerssion of the virus is complete - something like social de-evolution is complete, and the absence of typical human behavior. Yet the head zombie showed emotion, and love for the female zombie...

Without reading the book, I like the theatrical ending better

[kleptodathief]

i am boring SUX, i hope his bum hero HANDCOCK is a better movie, altho the title is kinda funky :cheesygri

[ephemera]

This is just hype for the dvd release. I prefer the theatrical release version. It was less 'hollywood ending'. This alternate ending is so lame and makes will smith out to be a wuss.

[sfu_lifer]

By far I like the theatre ending more.
Mainly because Will Smith died. I was happy to see him blow himself up :D
And also because it's not a typical hollywood ending where the Hero saves the day, gets to screw the damsel and ride off into the sunset.

[dre145]

i seriously have no comments for this thread... it just makes me sad how some of you dont understand a movie and like it or dislike it for all the wrong reasons

[Sonbuster]

i seriously have no comments for this thread... it just makes me sad how some of you dont understand a movie and like it or dislike it for all the wrong reasons

can you explain what is to be understood? how was it supposed to end?

[sfu_lifer]

i seriously have no comments for this thread... it just makes me sad how some of you dont understand a movie and like it or dislike it for all the wrong reasons

Our opinions are as valid as yours. Not everyone goes to see a movie to deconstruct it. They marketed action thriller, thus I expected lots of action with zombies, and got it. As with art, a lot of things are subjective even if we weren't aware of the "history" of the movie and where it stole its ideas from.

[advantage21]

I enjoyed "The Omega Man" better. lol

+1

It had a much harder edge.

[Mr.Universe]

i seriously have no comments for this thread... it just makes me sad how some of you dont understand a movie and like it or dislike it for all the wrong reasons

i seriously have no response to this comment... it just makes me sad how some of you dont understand another persons likes or dislikes because it differs from yours. ;)

[jason9945]

That's probably why the supposedly "original" (as in the one shown on the link) ending didn't make it to the big screen. That was an epic plot hole with the whole bridge thing.

Another thing the "original" ending that I don't like is that Neville concluded the progrerssion of the virus is complete - something like social de-evolution is complete, and the absence of typical human behavior. Yet the head zombie showed emotion, and love for the female zombie...

Without reading the book, I like the theatrical ending better

I know, like it was really obvious that the one male was trying to get the female back. Why else would one zombie rush through the crowd to get to the window... Duh...

[VIKKO]

i thought Will was going to bang the girl. maybe dying while banging the chick? thats legendary

[CSAgent]

i thought Will was going to bang the girl. maybe dying while banging the chick? thats legendary

... wow, just wow. The level of intelligence to have thought of that post is similar to the level of intelligence of a grain of sand!

[chrome_dout]

LOL, I think we would all like to bang that girl. Alt ending was definitely cooler. I really liked how the head mindless zombie had a purpose all along, leaving me to wonder if he really was just mindless. Plus I was glad to see the lion cubs were still around. :)

[VIKKO]

... wow, just wow. The level of intelligence to have thought of that post is similar to the level of intelligence of a grain of sand!

so full of hate; like the zombie! maybe you are a zombie!

[jwei]

the ending makes no sense if they showed the whole movie with that...

a) werent the bridges destroyed during the evacuation?

b) the zombies were showing no signs of human behavior just kill kill...

[spike-spiegel]

Theatrical ending was more suited for the movie. I don't know if the alternate ending was more similar to the book ending or whatever, but the first ending work better.

[fitbrit]

In the theatrical ending, you could see that Smith lost his will to live after the dog died. He treated the dog like it was his child. Then he had to terminate her with his own hands. That;'s why he went on a suicidal mission, from which he was rescued. The Brazilian pair gave him temporary hope, but he soon lost even that. It was plain to see that he was losing it all throughout the movie, and he was realising this too.
I'll have to check out the alternative ending.

[sungfra]

Thanks OP. I am not sure which ending I like better. That said, this new ending sure is as breath taking as the original.

[DBM]

In the theatrical ending... The Brazilian pair gave him temporary hope, but he soon lost even that.
I like the rest of your post, but I'm having a problem with the quoted part- please tell me where he gained that temporary hope, and when he lost it.

I'm just a bit curious- to those that didn't like the theatrical ending:
Why didn't you like it (was it because you read the book)?

[fitbrit]

I like the rest of your post, but I'm having a problem with the quoted part- please tell me where he gained that temporary hope, and when he lost it.

I'm just a bit curious- to those that didn't like the theatrical ending:
Why didn't you like it (was it because you read the book)?

I think when he woke up, he was happy to have her there. Perhaps there was some hope there, almot a ready-made family again. When she started talking about the camp in Vermont, which was convinced didn't exist, he knew he was going to lose them too. He got mad over the bacon etc. as if he were detaching himself and not wanting to get hurt. I'm not sure at which point the Shrek quoting came in, and whether he was trying to calm things down, or whether it just had that effect. Eventually, when under attack his instinct was to protect them, but he still wanted to die himself. He could easily have gone into the chute and tossed the grenade in when the glass was on the point of breaking. He chose not to.

That's my interpretation, but quite astutely, you quoted the part that I'm least sure about.

[jerryhung]

I prefer the theatre ending as well (the NON-alternate one)
It wraps up the movie better

but the Alt. ending will make more sense for the sequel

boy, another one-man movie (read: Cast Away), gave it 8/10 on IMDB though

[esq05]

Thank Op for the link. I actually hated the theatre ending; it totally ruined the movie for me. But seeing this ending, and as people have said theres a sequel, gives hope to this story line... (although resident evil is much much better:twisted: )

But yea, loved this alt-ending more than the theatrical one.

[canadiantofu]

Thanks OP. The Alt ending makes more sense to me. Through out the movie you kind a expected the Alpha Male to have some sort of intelligences as well as bond to the captured female.

[DBM]

I think when he woke up, he was happy to have her there. Perhaps there was some hope there, almot a ready-made family again. When she started talking about the camp in Vermont, which was convinced didn't exist, he knew he was going to lose them too. He got mad over the bacon etc. as if he were detaching himself and not wanting to get hurt. I'm not sure at which point the Shrek quoting came in, and whether he was trying to calm things down, or whether it just had that effect. Eventually, when under attack his instinct was to protect them, but he still wanted to die himself. He could easily have gone into the chute and tossed the grenade in when the glass was on the point of breaking. He chose not to.

That's my interpretation, but quite astutely, you quoted the part that I'm least sure about.

lol, yeah, I suppose that's the one flaky bit.
I just think that he regained all hope at the end when he realized that he had found the cure. But the first thing I thought when he killed himself was why did he kill himself, he could have thrown the grenade and hid with the woman and child till dawn.

[Keiki]

So there is a sequel to this movie? If there's a sequel, the alt. ending would make more sense as Will Smith would survive and the sequel will star Will Smith as the main character, but seeing as they chose to go with the ending where he dies, who will be the new "legend"?

I just hope they don't ruin movies by making crappy sequels (*cough* matrix *cough).

There is also a plot hole with the theatrical ending, and that is the brazillian girl didn't have a tatoo of the butterfly in scenes prior to the one where they were trapped inside the lab. It's on IMDB under goofs.

[Sonbuster]

I like the rest of your post, but I'm having a problem with the quoted part- please tell me where he gained that temporary hope, and when he lost it.

I'm just a bit curious- to those that didn't like the theatrical ending:
Why didn't you like it (was it because you read the book)?

Will Smith never dies. He's not supposed to die.

[ullyeus]

the ending makes no sense if they showed the whole movie with that...


b) the zombies were showing no signs of human behavior just kill kill...

The head zombie put himself in danger (sunlight) to try to save his girl...

He set a complicated trap for smith.

He kept animals (dogs) for himself.

[airodus]

Wow, I hated the ending when I saw it in theater. The movie strayed so far from the book, I felt cheated. This ending still deviates, but is much more true to the heart of the story. That Will Smith is the legendary monster that is preying on the innocent zombies as they sleep at day.

[Super strokey]

I liked the original

[Digo]

I prefer the theaterical ending. It suited the movie. This one is too hollywood-ish. The movie itself was great, and as for actions movies, it was one of the better ones. I don't understand the criticism about the ending.