“My
name is Robert Neville. I am a survivor living in New York City. I can provide
food, I can provide shelter, I can provide security. If there is anybody
outhere….anybody. Please you’re not alone”, this is one of monolog was said by
first actor on the movie whose play by Will Smith.
I am
Legend
was made based on sciention fiction novel by Richard Matheson(1954). No action
scene and almost from the beginning until end of the movie only one person such
as Robert Neville in the New York city living alone, talking only with his pet
with no single human seen.
The
movie itself was remade twice such as The
Last Man on Earth(1964) and The Omega
Man(1971). The movie director, Francis Lawrence and the scenario was built
by Mark Protosevich and Akiva Goldsman success made Neville’s life bored to be
watch. They created Neviile’s everydays life colourfull in the story. In about
2 weekends the movie earned about $ 150 million from tickets sold in USA and
Canada and become the first box office at 2007 year end. The second place
belong to Alvin and the chipmunks, animation
movie and third place position is National
Treasure: book of secret. Revenue from this 3 movie is about USD 9,7
trillion. Who’s and what’s movie next?
What
is the message behind this story? it’s about human act that caused human’s
extinction near future. The virus is about virus of life such as:hatered virus,
rasialism, until poverty. But, human is less likely to be cure and human create
it’s own distinction in future.