Castaway. Tom Hank's character goes through all of those challenges and emerges as a man who has conquered nature and survived. Then what happens? He comes home and his wife kicks him to the curb because it would be unfair to her new husband to try to recapture their past. Then he goes on a ridiculous package delivery trip and the movie ends like a deflated balloon.
The Matrix trilogy.
I am Legend. Things start getting really cool... and then it ends.
not fair, only talking about individual movies, and everyone knows matrix 2 and 3 sucked regarless of the ending,
This times 20,000,000,000!!!
I read the original Richard Matheson story shortly before seeing the film, and boy was it butchered, and I don't mean in the typical hollywood way where things are left out because they wouldn't flow well in the limits of a ~2 hour visualization of the novel, but rather a complete bastardization of the entire concept.
I'll go ahead and assume that everyone has already seen this that wants to, but if not, then minor spoilers ahead, these are the fundamental divergences from the superior source material :
(1)- It's QUITE clear in the novel that what he's dealing with is vampirism.
(2)- The 'vampires' are approximately human in strength, and with varying degrees of coherence. Creepily, some of them talk and taunt the protagonist. The creatures are NOT superhuman CGI zombie retards that flip SUVs and climb 10 story sheer buildings with their fingers.
(3)- He is fooled by a very eloquent 'vampire' that has worn makeup and masquerades as another human, to infiltrate his facility and gather info on him.
(4)- He is eventually captured by this emerging vampire society, and is set for execution, whereupon he reflects that he is really the 'monster' to them, having been killing them for quite a long time and going back into hiding. He declares before death that 'I am Legend', which makes perfect sense given the context of the story.
It's a shame, because Will Smith is talented, and you could tell that there was a large budget involved. Sadly, both the theatrical cut and the original alternate ending are a terrible distortion of the classic novel.
Incorrect, but thanks for playing! Ending sucked but trilogy was still epic.
I am Legend. Things start getting really cool... and then it ends.
not fair, only talking about individual movies, and everyone knows matrix 2 and 3 sucked regarless of the ending,
Castaway. Tom Hank's character goes through all of those challenges and emerges as a man who has conquered nature and survived. Then what happens? He comes home and his wife kicks him to the curb because it would be unfair to her new husband to try to recapture their past. Then he goes on a ridiculous package delivery trip and the movie ends like a deflated balloon.
This times 20,000,000,000!!!
I read the original Richard Matheson story shortly before seeing the film, and boy was it butchered, and I don't mean in the typical hollywood way where things are left out because they wouldn't flow well in the limits of a ~2 hour visualization of the novel, but rather a complete bastardization of the entire concept.
I'll go ahead and assume that everyone has already seen this that wants to, but if not, then minor spoilers ahead, these are the fundamental divergences from the superior source material :
(1)- It's QUITE clear in the novel that what he's dealing with is vampirism.
(2)- The 'vampires' are approximately human in strength, and with varying degrees of coherence. Creepily, some of them talk and taunt the protagonist. The creatures are NOT superhuman CGI zombie retards that flip SUVs and climb 10 story sheer buildings with their fingers.
(3)- He is fooled by a very eloquent 'vampire' that has worn makeup and masquerades as another human, to infiltrate his facility and gather info on him.
(4)- He is eventually captured by this emerging vampire society, and is set for execution, whereupon he reflects that he is really the 'monster' to them, having been killing them for quite a long time and going back into hiding. He declares before death that 'I am Legend', which makes perfect sense given the context of the story.
It's a shame, because Will Smith is talented, and you could tell that there was a large budget involved. Sadly, both the theatrical cut and the original alternate ending are a terrible distortion of the classic novel.
Pretty much. It wasn't a bad ending, it was the entire movie. The least they could have done was called it something different so people didn't expect one story (from reading the book) and getting something completely different. I mean they weren't even close.
Some people think they were masterpieces, and most people couldn't understand them well enough to like them. If you have a lot of time, check out
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Interesting read, but the guy can write three paragraphs on someone saying "Good Morning" and what that really meant.
I thought it was an okay ending. He gets a new start, there's some hope, which is good enough for me.
Yup, and epic example of how to turn film gold into a steaming pile of horse shit.
Yeah, now that I think about it, it ended with some hope. It would have been perfect if he had delivered the package and she invited him in for a cool drink.
I saw him at the crossroads of his new life, pondering which direction to take......And the implication I got from the package delivery scene was that he was going to hook up with the new chick.
Yeah, now that I think about it, it ended with some hope. It would have been perfect if he had delivered the package and she invited him in for a cool drink.
Castaway. Tom Hank's character goes through all of those challenges and emerges as a man who has conquered nature and survived. Then what happens? He comes home and his wife kicks him to the curb because it would be unfair to her new husband to try to recapture their past. Then he goes on a ridiculous package delivery trip and the movie ends like a deflated balloon.
Yeah, I don't think the average person read the I Am Legend story. I didn't read it, and I thought it was a good movie. I like the alternate ending better than the theatrical one, though.So if the name was different would it be a good movie? I enjoyed it having never read the story or knowing the premise.