The Last Man on Earth is a 1964 science fiction, staring
famous horror film actor Vincent Price. This movie is based on the novel, I Am
Legend, sound familiar? That is because I Am Legend is one of the remakes of this
film. Now in remakes, there are differences from the original: some good, some bad. In both movies, the story is about a man that lives in an isolated environment and is starving for
companionship, while trying to survive the dangers of the outside world. In The
Last Man on Earth, Vincent Price is defending himself from what used to be
humans, but are now, as he describes them, to be killer vampires. In I Am Legend,
however, the protagonist is more of the character (Will Smith) fighting off zombies with cancer.
In the original, it seems like Vincent Price is more used to how things are and
maybe a little more tired and angry at the fact that he’s all alone, in I Am
Legend Will Smith is trying to make things normal, he tries to go on with his
life knowing he could be the last human out there, but you can see that he’s losing
it little by little. I’ll admit the special effects are better in the new
version but both story lines are very good. The background stories, the hatred
of being alone, and the big question of wondering if everything will ever go
back to the way it was before.
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