![]() ![]() ![]() The rest of humanity has been afflicted by a virus that has changed them all into vampire/zombie creatures. The general plot of the book centers on a character named Robert Neville who is the last human on the planet. Warning: Spoilers for both the book and the movie follow. In any case, I’m going to detail my problem with the ending of the book and contrast it with the ending of the movie and explain why I listed it as the worst read last year. Well, I don't think it’s bad speculative fiction though I don’t know if it’s the finest example that speculative fiction has to offer. This is speculative fiction at its finest.” I think you really need to revisit the story. You said yourself that you enjoyed the read, but hated the ending. “I would speculate that this novelette written over 50 years ago, holds up better than 95% of the genre written in its time…. In the comments of a recent post where I named I Am Legend, the worst read of 2007 he wrote: Instead of maintaining this visceral gut-punch of an ending, it was swapped out for a generic and forgettable climax.My good friend Ryan has been razzing me for sometime over my absolute hatred of the ending I Am Legend (the book, not the movie). In that moment, Robert realises all the Darkseekers he murdered were sentient creatures, making him the monster in their eyes. In the original ending, Robert discovers the Darkseekers' leader is only invading the lab to retrieve his mate. However, the film would've left a bigger impact if Robert survived. Because of this, it feels like Robert died just to make the ending more tragic. ![]() Firstly, why didn't he hide in the chute with Anna before activating the grenade? I mean, there was enough room. Anna and her son make their way to a commune, where they prepare to mass-produce the vaccine.Īs heroic as Robert's sacrifice seems, it doesn't make sense. ![]() Robert then blows up the lab with a grenade, killing all the Darkseekers and himself in the process. But when the infected creatures burst into his lab, Robert hands the vaccine to another survivor, Anna, before placing her and her son in a coal chute. ![]()
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