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I am legend monster things10/19/2023 ![]() ![]() She slid off the stool as he bent over the microscope. "Yes, but-" He broke off as he slid the glass slide onto the microscope. Neville made a slide of Ruth's blood and discovered that she was infected: You need to consider this in the context of what has just gone before. (Note also that Neville is changing too, with the knowledge he has just received.) ![]() The point is both that the original disease that killed so many and made the rest "vampires" is changing, and so are the infected people changing, as the bacteria and its hosts (humans) adapt to one another. ![]() Let's dig into it.The operative part of the quote is "Bacteria can mutate," which is shorthand for the idea that living things can change. ![]() Then we get to the ending, which is where the wheels come off. Smith's performance in the film remains one of his best, following in the footsteps of Vincent Price ("The Last Man on Earth") and Charlton Heston ("The Omega Man") in the third big screen adaptation of Richard Matheson's 1954 novel "I am Legend." For the initial hour, it is also the best adaptation to date despite its CGI, which looked terrible even when the movie first came out. It's a big tentpole sci-fi movie with the spectacle of "Independence Day" but also a hefty leading role that Smith grabbed with both hands. His journey to being taken seriously as an actor was an arduous and not always successful one, but the film marked the sweet spot in his transition. When it came out in 2007, "I Am Legend" was Smith at his most relatable, charismatic, and assured, carrying a blockbuster with a $150 million price tag almost single-handed with his sheer presence and star power. It's also strange watching a Will Smith movie after you-know-what at the 2022 Oscars ceremony. ![]()
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