![]() ![]() Thus, as the novel comes to a close, Neville seems to see the world through the eyes of a vampire: he is the monster, the antagonist, and the “legend. I Am Legend (United States, 2007) Director: Francis Lawrence Cast: Will Smith Screenplay: Mark Protosevich and Akiva Goldsman, based on the 1971 screenplay by John William Corrington & Joyce Corrington, based on the novel by Richard Matheson Cinematography: Andrew Lesnie Music: James Newton-Howard U.S. However, after he meets Ruth, a “living vampire,” Neville begins to see the truth: from the perspective of the vampires, Neville is a hideous monster, who spends his waking life killing vampires in their sleep (just as vampires are said to spend their waking lives killing slumbering humans). Throughout the book, Neville expresses his fear and hatred for the vampires, and it’s his goal to rid the city of vampires altogether. He also battles depression and alcoholism-without anyone left to talk to, whiskey is one of the few pleasures left to him. It follows the story of Robert Neville, an ingenious scientist and the survivor of a man-made plague that turns everyone into. ![]() It dives deep into a plot with disease-infested zombie-vampires taking over the world through an apocalypse. Over the course of the book, Neville tries to understand the causes of the vampire plague. I Am Legend is a science-fiction horror novel written by Richard Matheson, published in 1954. While his friends and family become vampires, Neville converts his house into a fortress, and spends his days traveling around the city, killing any sleeping vampires he can find. The main character of I Am Legend, Robert Neville is the last human being to survive after a vampire plague hits Los Angeles in the year 1975. ![]()
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