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== Zombies? ==

Why does the first paragraph state that this is "an example of a zombie apocalypse story"? The creatures breathe and have heartbeats. They're clearly not zombies, which I think is kinda like the main criteria for zombie apocalypse stories. --[[User:Tygrrr|Tygrrr]] ([[User talk:Tygrrr|talk]]) 01:36, 6 June 2010 (UTC)

I am Legend is vampires, or at least it should be like in the book. <small><span class="autosigned">—Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[User:Mnbvjifhgtge|Mnbvjifhgtge]] ([[User talk:Mnbvjifhgtge|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Mnbvjifhgtge|contribs]]) 07:41, 12 July 2010 (UTC)</span></small><!-- Template:Unsigned --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->

I agree with Tygrrr, the mutants in the movie are not at all zombies. The virus has just changed their human bodies so that they are extremely susceptible to sunlight and are very primitive creatures that have only the most basic of instincts. They try to attack Robert Neville simply to kill him, not to drink his blood. [[User:123dylan456|123dylan456]] ([[User talk:123dylan456|talk]]) 23:42, 19 July 2010 (UTC)

Zombie doesn't necessarily mean that the people are undead, it means they act like automata and are possessed by some outside force. ie you can say if a wizard possesses a group of people, they become his 'zombies'. In this case, you could argue that the people who were once patient and thinking beings are now completely impulse-driven and controlled by their adrenaline. They've lost their personalities and souls. The movie is completely inconsistent about this though. These supposedly impulse-driven adrenaline controlled people are apparently patient enough to play mind games with Neville and try to catch him by baiting traps. Go figure. [[User:Brianshapiro|Brianshapiro]] <span style="font-size: smaller;" class="autosigned">—Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/76.240.161.245|76.240.161.245]] ([[User talk:76.240.161.245|talk]]) 01:12, 23 August 2010 (UTC)</span><!-- Template:UnsignedIP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->

::"I Am Legend" has been made into at least three movies. "The Night of the Living Dead" was loosely based on it. But none of them are faithful to the original story. Why is that? Why bother turning a book into a film if you are going to totally change the story?[[Special:Contributions/74.100.60.53|74.100.60.53]] ([[User talk:74.100.60.53|talk]]) <span style="font-size: smaller;" class="autosigned">—Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|undated]] comment added 20:00, 8 April 2011 (UTC).</span><!--Template:Undated--> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->

== Genre ==

The genre in the intro line has been changed a [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=I_Am_Legend_%28film%29&action=historysubmit&diff=386942254&oldid=386871901 couple] [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=I_Am_Legend_(film)&diff=next&oldid=386942611 times] recently. If the genre description is not stable, then perhaps the lead should simply say "2007 film directed by..." without genre. [[User:Gimmetoo|Gimmetoo]] ([[User talk:Gimmetoo|talk]]) 23:28, 26 September 2010 (UTC)

== Dr Alice Krippin ==

I read somewhere that this character's name, Dr Krippin, is a riff on the murderer [[Hawley Harvey Crippen|Dr Crippen]], but can't find a source. Can anyone help? I can't imagine many Americans know about him, but his name is still a byword for a murderer here in the UK, all these years on. Did Emma Thompson chose her character's name as an in-joke? [[Special:Contributions/86.152.23.121|86.152.23.121]] ([[User talk:86.152.23.121|talk]]) 23:03, 28 December 2010 (UTC)

It's also unclear why Emma Thompson doesn't receive a credit. The article doesn't explain why and it's very odd. Did she disapprove of her character's portrayal in the movie and ask for the credit to be removed? --[[User:Ef80|Ef80]] ([[User talk:Ef80|talk]]) 15:04, 29 December 2010 (UTC)

::It's quite common for big name actors to make uncredited cameos in films. It doesn't mean they hated the film or their performance though. I think it's fairly obvious that her character was named after Dr Crippen as she (unwittingly) killed billions of people. [[Special:Contributions/88.104.26.204|88.104.26.204]] ([[User talk:88.104.26.204|talk]]) 04:51, 25 May 2011 (UTC)

== Tense change ==

In the first paragraph of the plot summary, everything is past tense - even what is going on during the story. What tense should be used for this kind of background information? [[User:ProtoFire|ProtoFire]] ([[User talk:ProtoFire|talk]]) 21:48, 30 May 2011 (UTC)

== I Am Legend 2 canceled ==

"The film is set to release 2013." This isn't right, anyone agrees on changing it? The director said 'the project is dead'. <small><span class="autosigned">— Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[User:Bubbly|Bubbly]] ([[User talk:Bubbly|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Bubbly|contribs]]) 18:34, 1 June 2011 (UTC)</span></small><!-- Template:Unsigned --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->

== Alpha male, Alpha Male? ==

Unless there is some backstory outlining the social structure of the infected humans, what is there to define each of the first one of them who attacks Will Smith as an Alpha Male? Maybe he was just the hungriest one? [[User:Landroo|Landroo]] ([[User talk:Landroo|talk]]) 15:25, 23 June 2011 (UTC)

:The actor, [[Dash Mihok]], is credited as "Alpha Male". :) [[User:Erik|Erik]] ([[User talk:Erik|talk]] &#124; [[Special:Contributions/Erik|contribs]]) 16:46, 23 June 2011 (UTC)

The Alpha Male character also leads the infected humans, much as other Alpha Males in nature do. <span style="font-size: smaller;" class="autosigned">— Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/68.102.214.139|68.102.214.139]] ([[User talk:68.102.214.139|talk]]) 02:08, 5 May 2013 (UTC)</span><!-- Template:Unsigned IP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->

== I am Legend? ==

I never understood the title of this film. Apparently in the book, he dies at the end and he realises that the infected will be all that's left, and he will just be a legend of a race that used to exist. The ending of this film makes a nonsense of the title.

[[User:VenomousConcept|VenomousConcept]] ([[User talk:VenomousConcept|talk]]) 13:53, 24 July 2011 (UTC)

:The original cut of the film made it clear that the "zombies" were not mindless and were attacking him because he was, to them, a mass murderer. I'll see if there's a [[wp:rs|reliable source]] for this. - [[User:SummerPhD|<span style="color:#D70270;background-color:white;">Sum</span><span style="color:#734F96;background-color:white;">mer</span><span style="color:#0038A8;background-color:white;">PhD</span>]] ([[User talk:SummerPhD|talk]]) 23:14, 24 August 2011 (UTC)

::Well, I have one of those pseudo-bloggish sources that sometimes works as a source for some info.[http://www.screenjunkies.com/movies/genres-movies/horror-films/i-am-legend-alternate-ending/] If I have the time, I'll write an explanation for the title in. If anyone else feels like doing it before I get around to it, feel free. - [[User:SummerPhD|<span style="color:#D70270;background-color:white;">Sum</span><span style="color:#734F96;background-color:white;">mer</span><span style="color:#0038A8;background-color:white;">PhD</span>]] ([[User talk:SummerPhD|talk]]) 23:22, 24 August 2011 (UTC)

Is it worth adding in the unfilmed "Neville is bonkers" ending? I have a sourse but wont bother digging it up if its not worth the effort. <span style="font-size: smaller;" class="autosigned">— Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/125.236.57.130|125.236.57.130]] ([[User talk:125.236.57.130|talk]]) 23:49, 10 February 2012 (UTC)</span><!-- Template:Unsigned IP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot--->

== Excellent article ==

Congratulations to everyone who worked on it. Very impressive. {{unsigned|Schildewaert|00:47, June 1, 2012‎ }}

== Inner lab room wall construction ==

I made the edit in the Plot section, changing "Plexiglass" to "tempered glass", as tempered glass seems the best fit based on the film. Unfortunately, the way the material behaves isn't completely accurate with what I've seen of real life materials, either. Plexiglass (acrylic) doesn't shatter as shown, laminated glass doesn't separate as shown, and polycarbonate doesn't shatter or separate as shown. For example, a large piece falls out of the "glass" before the Alpha Male's final charge. That's more consistent with an acrylic material (Plexiglass), but the sounds and cracking leading to that moment aren't. It appears that this is a case where Hollywood has defined an imaginary material, but as I said, I believe tempered glass is the best available descriptor. <span style="font-size: smaller;" class="autosigned">— Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/68.102.214.139|68.102.214.139]] ([[User talk:68.102.214.139|talk]]) 09:16, 7 May 2013 (UTC)</span><!-- Template:Unsigned IP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->

:Your [[wp:or|original research]] isn't needed. It's some kind of "glass". Saying anything more isn't helpful toward understanding the plot. - [[User:SummerPhD|<span style="color:#D70270;background-color:white;">Sum</span><span style="color:#734F96;background-color:white;">mer</span><span style="color:#0038A8;background-color:white;">PhD</span>]] ([[User talk:SummerPhD|talk]]) 13:52, 7 May 2013 (UTC)

Agreed, it is meant to be some kind of "glass". Please note that I did not call it "Plexiglass", another editor did. I added my "original research" here as I believed it was germane to a discussion about the material in question, as someone else may have a better understanding of the subject, or question what that material actually is. Your attitude isn't needed, and it isn't helpful toward editing this article. <span style="font-size: smaller;" class="autosigned">— Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/68.102.214.139|68.102.214.139]] ([[User talk:68.102.214.139|talk]]) 01:29, 16 May 2013 (UTC)</span><!-- Template:Unsigned IP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->

== "he does not have a speaking role in the movie, which maybe means he's mute" ==

he says the water is cold at 1 hour 13 minutes into the film, just saying <span style="font-size: smaller;" class="autosigned">— Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/178.216.112.128|178.216.112.128]] ([[User talk:178.216.112.128|talk]]) 21:06, 31 August 2013 (UTC)</span><!-- Template:Unsigned IP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->