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I got to see I Am Legend last night, and let me just say first off that this movie is awesome and you’ve got to see it in the theater.  I love Will Smith and he doesn’t disappoint at all, he’s as good as usual. He plays Robert Neville, the last survivor in NYC of a virus that has wiped out most of the earth’s population and he’s the one guy that won’t give up on humanity.  Even though its 3 years later and the odds are ridiculously stacked against him he fights on to find a cure for KV.  The abandoned streets of New York play one of the characters in the movie, in the opening sequence Neville and his dog Sam are driving through the deserted streets hunting deer, and through this sequence you get a view of NY that you’d never expect, it’s breathtaking and painful at the same time. Legend is truly a great thriller that’s not too jam packed with scare tactics and “dark seekers”, its controlled and has room to breath.

Ultimately Legend is about a guy who’s lost his faith, who believes that God has died along with the billions of people infected.  It’s about a guy finding the faith he’s lost and continuing on with hope that the world can be saved.   

Last note: The final voice over is beautiful, I wish I could remember it better, but if you go see it, really listen to the final moments and let them sink in.