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Caught this movie with Renee at GV Plaza at 8:35pm on Wednesday. In the movie, Robert Neville (Will Smith) is a brilliant military scientist trying to find a cure for a terrible manmade virus that has wiped out the majority of the human race. Being immune, Neville appears to be the last human survivor in the remnants of New York City living alone with his dog, Samantha. Robert had not evacuate and had remained in New York to find a way to reverse the effects of the virus using his own immune blood. The story is about how he get by day to day in the ruins of New York, and how he used his wits to survive against ‘The Infected’ – rabid, carnivorous victims of the plague who can only exist in the dark and who will devour or infect anyone or anything in their path. It is debatable whether they still retain the higher functions of humans, however. Watching the movie makes me wonder if I will have the wits to live in an hostile environment all alone. The very thought of being the last one alive, and the constant threat of being hunted and killed in the most gruesome way isn’t a very tantalizing thought. |
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Either way, I will not go into more details of the movie, lest it turns into spoilers. I personally didn’t like the ending, and I would say the story line isn’t every convincing. Of course, there’s nothing to complain about the acting of Will Smith so I won’t say it’s overhyped. Out of 5 stars I will probably give it 3.5, though I would have hoped it had been better. |
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