At last, Will Smith is opening up on why the infamously changed ending to I Am Legend was the fault of its own audience! Among Will Smith’s long list of film hi
I just remember watching the movie, then finding the alternative ending (only the last couple minutes) and realizing the polar opposite naritives.
One is where he becomes martyred fighting the enemy, the other is realizing even when others are different, we are still able to relate and find peace.
So yeah, whoever made that decision ruined the entire movie.
They pandered to the test audience in the hope of making more money, versus ignoring them and making a better movie.
And what the heck was wrong with that test audience, anyway? Personally I love when a movie manages to throw a clever curveball and challenge my expectations.
Says a lot about the world in general that people want to ‘pick a side’ and then dislike anything that challenges their support for that side.
I just remember watching the movie, then finding the alternative ending (only the last couple minutes) and realizing the polar opposite naritives.
One is where he becomes martyred fighting the enemy, the other is realizing even when others are different, we are still able to relate and find peace.
So yeah, whoever made that decision ruined the entire movie.
They pandered to the test audience in the hope of making more money, versus ignoring them and making a better movie.
And what the heck was wrong with that test audience, anyway? Personally I love when a movie manages to throw a clever curveball and challenge my expectations.
Says a lot about the world in general that people want to ‘pick a side’ and then dislike anything that challenges their support for that side.