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[–] Ranulph@thelemmy.club 12 points 20 hours ago (3 children)

Independence Day is my favourite movie with Will Smith, my second favourite is the one where he is fighting Zombies can't recall the name. He was for a good long while the most bankable actor of colour in Hollywood ahead of Danzel and Morgan Freeman. TENET would have been a different movie with him alongside Robert Pattinson. The sad thing is how he raised his children to become part of the publicity machine instead of seeking out academic excellence. He fed them directly into the maw of the media machine where the last name and nepotism rule the roost. Sad really I am sure some of that can be laid at the feet of his practice of scientology.

[–] Crozekiel@lemmy.zip 8 points 19 hours ago (4 children)

2 things:

  1. I just recently learned that the "monsters" in I Am Legend were not zombies, they were vampires and they were supposed to be fully sentient... The movie adaptation missed the mark so much it is basically a completely different and unrecognizable story from the book.
  2. why is there a tag or something next to your name that says "Bot"? Is that supposed to be there? Is that something buggy happening in the front end I am using?
[–] Senal@programming.dev 2 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

They even had an ending in the movie that was closer to the original , but they cut it/changed it because it didn’t test well.

I'd guess that was because it was an ending that followed the original storyline and didn't make sense without the rest of the movie also following the original storyline.

spoilerIt turns out (or is apparent in general) that the "zombies" are sentient/sapient and to them he's the monster in the dark(or daylight as is the case here), from their point of view he's basically been abducting people for experimentation and killing anyone who comes looking for their abducted family.

The zombie/vampire guy at the end is just looking for his partner to rescue her, once he has her, he leaves.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TKwZOa6CL6U

[–] nickiwest@lemmy.world 1 points 2 hours ago

Just tagging on to add that if you haven't read the novella I Am Legend by Richard Matheson, it's worth your time.

It has been adapted to film three times that I know of. The first was The Last Man on Earth, starring Vincent Price. Matheson was so upset with the finished product that he refused to allow his name on the film even though he wrote the original screenplay. The second was The Omega Man with Charlton Heston, which has its flaws but is still the best adaptation IMO.

I had high hopes for the Will Smith film in 2007, but the creatures and the ending were entirely wrong.

The original story is great, but it's such a slow burn with a mindfuck ending that I have given up hope of ever seeing an accurate portrayal on film. It would have to be something on the level of a passion project from Peter Jackson or Guillermo del Toro, from a director who loved the source material enough not to change it significantly.

[–] Ranulph@thelemmy.club 6 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

The Bot thing is because the system has decided that VPN use indicates automated account creation. I am not and its annoying but this nothing I can do anything about

[–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 2 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

You don't see an option in your user settings?

[–] Ranulph@thelemmy.club 2 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

You are right I just noticed I changed it by unchecking the option. Thank you.

[–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 2 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

I try to point it out to everyone I see who is marked as a bot who seems human because you can also enable an option to filter all self marked bots out.

[–] Ranulph@thelemmy.club 1 points 1 hour ago

Totally appreciate it. I will make sure I ask anyone I see now too. Tnanks again

[–] peteypete420@sh.itjust.works 4 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

If i had a nickel for every book to movie adaptation that completely missed the mark, well id have two nickels.

Not blaming him, I think he is a very enjoyable actor. Maybe not top tier, but I see why hes A list.

[–] Rekorse@sh.itjust.works 3 points 15 hours ago

Can't watch him in anything since he hit Chris Rock. It ruined his characters in nearly every thing he was ever in.

[–] axx@slrpnk.net 2 points 19 hours ago

Ah yes, great book. The film is fun but completely fails to adapt the point of the book.

[–] Cheesecycle@lemmus.org 4 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

I don't really know anything about how he raised his kids or any of that jazz, but his daughter makes some pretty rad music.

[–] Earthman_Jim@lemmy.zip 0 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

That's cool. His son is a lunatic.

[–] vaultdweller013@sh.itjust.works 2 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

Is the Left 4 Dead mod that replaces the safe room wall writings with his tweets still maintained?

[–] Kurroth@aussie.zone 1 points 3 hours ago

That's one of the best use for mods I've heard of. Shit would be hilarious

[–] KindnessIsPunk@lemmy.ca 2 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

Is the movie you're thinking of "I Am Legend"

[–] Ranulph@thelemmy.club 1 points 19 hours ago

Thank you! thats the one. The wreckage of the modern world they built onscreen was compelling,