Wednesday, October 14, 2009

Compare and Contrast I am Legend and The Omega Man

The Omega Man and I am legend are similar in parts but also very different. The Omega Man in my opinion is a terrible movie, with terrible acting and terrible zombies. In fact the zombies aren’t even zombies. They are people that can speak. They are just a primitive version of normal people. I am legend has vampires that are advanced and can speak but these vampires do not come into play until the end of the book. In The Omega Man there are more survivors than just Robert Neville. In the book Robert finds what he thinks is another survivor but Ruth ends up being an advanced vampire. Ruth could be compare to Lisa from The Omega Man. The only difference between them is that Ruth is a vampire the entire time and was sent to spy on Robert , and Lisa gets turned into a member of the family in time. The movie is a poor interpretation of the book. The infected are very different from the infected in the book I am Legend. An interesting part of the movie is that the infected susceptible to bullets. I found this very interesting because in the Book I am Legend the vampires are not harmed by bullets. And guns are obsolete. The Omega Man is a mockery to I am Legend. The list of disappointments goes on and on. If I was forced to watch it again I think I would scratch my eyes out. I am Legend and The Omega Man have multiple similarities and many differences, but I am Legend is much better.

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