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I am Legend question

jdoggg12

jdoggg12

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Was it a trap he set and forgot about or did they set the trap? Or was there some other explanation?

 
The common explanation is the zombies did it after seeing him do it first. This is further emphasized by the zombies moving the mannequin near the trap to bait him.
 
I figured thats the story... but they never saw him do it, only the end result. I know the movie portrayed that in a much dumber light than the book did ( i didn't read it) but it seems to contrast a bit much with any other signs of intelligence they display.
 
Originally posted by: Ns1
The common explanation is the zombies did it after seeing him do it first. This is further emphasized by the zombies moving the mannequin near the trap to bait him.
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Yep. First thing I thought of when I saw the movie. Damn those zombies learn quick.
 
I still don't get how the woman got to the island (and off again)..

Didn't they blow up the bridges???
 
Originally posted by: anxi80
the alpha male monster saw how he did it earlier when he captured the girl and set the trap for him.
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Plus is was tit for tat...this was to show the 'zombies' were not just mindless creatures. The alpha male was upset his woman was taken and wanted the main character to get that message.
 
Why did Will Smith kill himself at the end? Couldn't he have just thrown the grenade and jumped in the hatch?
 
Originally posted by: gamepad
Why did Will Smith kill himself at the end? Couldn't he have just thrown the grenade and jumped in the hatch?
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don't bring logic into this
 
Originally posted by: jdoggg12
I figured thats the story... but they never saw him do it, only the end result. I know the movie portrayed that in a much dumber light than the book did ( i didn't read it) but it seems to contrast a bit much with any other signs of intelligence they display.
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I read the book and this wasn't part of it. The book is VERY different from the movie. So different that the movie shouldn't even be connected to the book.
 
It's only a short story, so I'd be surprised if there was any need for cliff notes. It's only 170 pages which is easily finished in a couple days.
 
I think there needs to be an "I am legend of legend" or I am legend II or something. I just seem incomplete ...
Apologize for off subject.
 
Originally posted by: gorcorps
Originally posted by: jdoggg12
I figured thats the story... but they never saw him do it, only the end result. I know the movie portrayed that in a much dumber light than the book did ( i didn't read it) but it seems to contrast a bit much with any other signs of intelligence they display.
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I read the book and this wasn't part of it. The book is VERY different from the movie. So different that the movie shouldn't even be connected to the book.
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The most striking difference is the meaning of the title. All the other changes are unimportant IMO, but they should have left that alone.

 
Having not read the book, I took it as a marker of his mental deterioration; he's set up traps for years and when he finds someone off in the distance who resembles his imaginary friend, he loses his mind for a bit and falls into his own doing.
 
Originally posted by: SlitheryDee
Originally posted by: gorcorps
Originally posted by: jdoggg12
I figured thats the story... but they never saw him do it, only the end result. I know the movie portrayed that in a much dumber light than the book did ( i didn't read it) but it seems to contrast a bit much with any other signs of intelligence they display.
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I read the book and this wasn't part of it. The book is VERY different from the movie. So different that the movie shouldn't even be connected to the book.
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The most striking difference is the meaning of the title. All the other changes are unimportant IMO, but they should have left that alone.
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The DVD has the ending that should have been included in the theatrical release.
 
Originally posted by: gamepad
Why did Will Smith kill himself at the end? Couldn't he have just thrown the grenade and jumped in the hatch?
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Would have only stopped some of the zombies...he knew he was dead...they could have gotten in the hatch.

He sacrificed himself taking out as many as he could.
 
god damnit, there are so many threads on this(or at least I feel like there are). I saw the thread title and I knew what this thread would be, and I told myself I wouldn't click it. but of course I did. damn you
 
If you're at Blockbuster, rent "The Omega Man" with Burt Lancaster or was it that Planet of the Apes/ NRA Guy.... That movie was a bit more scary, but sometimes it got lost in the middle. Anyway, the zombies talked in that one..
 
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