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The book I chose for my novel of choice is I am Legend. It was written by American writer, Richard Matheson, and was originally published in 1954. I chose this novel because I have seen the movie and would like to read the novel that the movie was originally based on. Although the movie is derived from the novel, I have heard that there are subtle differences and that the movie is only “loosely” based on the novel. For example, the book takes place in the late 1970's in Los Angeles and “I am Legend” the film takes place in 2012 in Manhattan. There also happens to be three movies total that have adapted Matheson's I am Legend. These include “The Last Man on Earth”, “The Omega Man”, and most recently the 2007 film “I am Legend”, starring Will Smith. The main character is Robert Neville. He is the last living man on Earth, but he isn't alone. Every other human being on Earth besides Robert have turned into Vampires; each one hungry for Robert Neville's blood. At day he is a hunter, but by night he barricades himself in his home and prays for dawn. The question is how long can he survive.
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ReplyDeleteYo Calvin, I think your post is astonishing to the fact that you are interested in this sort of topic. You gave great examples to why you want to explore this novel even more and how It will compare to the other versions of this story. I have also seen the movie I Am Legend and thought it was very interesting. I feel that you will have a great time learning the hidden secrets of the movie by reading this novel. I remember watching the movie wondering what other events could have occurred in result of the world ending. This was the first story of that made me ask myself, could the world really end someday? People have been researching, trying to find the answer even before our time. Great choice and I hope you enjoy reading it.
ReplyDeleteHey Calvin, man how excited are you to read this book? I thought the movie was awesome too. Are you a big fan of Will Smith? He's got some other great movies too, you should watch them if you have not seen them yet. Based on what I have said so far, I think movie is practically not based on the movie at all. There are so little similarities; the only true similarities are the fact that Robert Neville lives alone in a world of "infected" people and that his wife and daughter died. From there, at this point in the novel, those are the only two things alike. However, I am excited to see if the movie and the book become more alike or continue on these very different storylines. By the way, I like the way you finished your post. I t sounds dramatic, “how long can he survive”.
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