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I Am Legend

Date: Mar 12 2008

Intro

1. Learn Vocabulary - Learn some new vocabulary before you start the lesson.

2. Read and Prepare - Read the introduction and prepare to hear the audio.

It’s a familiar concept to us now, but when Richard Matheson wrote his novel I Am Legend in 1954, the idea of a world completely destroyed by disease was relatively new.

The book, which describes a disease that turns people into monsters that resemble both vampires and zombies, was made into a film for the third time in 2007. Will Smith has the difficult task of playing the last man on Earth. Devan thinks he pulls it off, but Mason’s not so sure.

Dialog

1. Listen and Read - Listen to the audio and read the dialog at the same time.

2. Study - Read the dialog again to see how the vocab words are used.

Devan

Mason

Devan: Have you seen I am Legend yet?

Mason: Uh, kind of, I practically fell asleep during it. It wasn’t really my kind of thing.

Devan: Oh. How come?

Mason: I don’t know. I’m not a huge Will Smith fan and the whole post-apocalyptic thing just…

Devan: Yeah, I’m not really into that either, but I heard he did a really good job in it. Having to do all that dialog on his own must have been really challenging. I guess it wouldn’t be dialog…I guess that would be monologue...

Mason: Technically. But you know, whatever. He talks to the dog so you can call it a dialog, if you want. The dog barks a few times. But seriously, to me he’s not the kind of actor that carries a movie that, like that I’d go see a movie just for Will Smith in it.

Devan: Just to see Will Smith talking…

Mason: But, listen, some of it had some compelling scenes. I know it was based on an old science fiction book and there are some other adaptations that I heard are better.

Devan: I saw the Charlton Heston version…

Mason: That was The Omega Man, right?

Devan: That was terrible.

Mason: Ha!

Devan: But I heard that the original, original one, which is called something else.

Mason: The Alpha Man?

Devan: Something like that. I heard the original one is great.

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Discussion

Mason says he almost fell asleep while watching I Am Legend because Will Smith is on-screen alone so much of the time and he’s not a huge Will Smith fan.

Devan says that an earlier version of the film that stars Charlton Heston isn’t any good, but that the first adaptation of the book (which is actually called The Last Man on Earth, not The Alpha Man) is the best.

What actor do you think could pull off a movie full of monologues?

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snolan

China

i have seen this movie too. and during the time when seeing, i bear too much, you know, seeing the last man fighting in a city. and i think will smith’s muscle is perfect after seeing him practicng in the film. : )

ruli

China

Where i can see it . I like american film very much .I like children ang animal in movie

nono_cute

Iraq

i dnt like movies dat much cuz i dnt watch TV bt i find it so borin to see 1 person is on-screen alone

ruli

China

I Like this film.Where i can see it.

sargunan_rmn

India

Nice

freesnow

India

i love korean moive and i am legend, it was a good moive,

thank u

freesnow

kaushalyats

Sri Lanka

Will Smith is one of the finest and free style actor.I like his performance in "Independance day" and "men in black".But i believe he didn't really pulled off in "I am Legend". The actor who can really pull it off is Al Pachino i believe.

kaushalyats

Sri Lanka

Will Smith is one of the finest and free style actor.I like his performance in “Independance day” and “men in black”.But i believe he didn’t really pulled off in “I am Legend”. The actor who can really pull it off is Al Pachino i believe.

vigoss

Kazakhstan

I didn't see this film. But IMHO according to today's lesson it is not very good film…

alexmain

Russian Federation

This is one of the best movies i've ever seen recently. Will Smith did a good job in it. And the idea of the movie is realy terrific. I got the clue going throughout the movie but the ending is a little bit blurry.

giangson

Viet Nam

I watched this film and it was really interesting…I like it>.<

chreecici

China

I think this movie is very heart-stirring,just like a monologue is so great!! and the dog,i like it so much~~

lovely one

China

the movie is great

prakash.raut

India

i saw this movie ,its really boring one b/c film features only one actor and dog the whole movie is carried by will smith and dog and even we find monsters sometimes to be frank i did not enjoy the movie actually the concept of the movie may be good we can'y watch movie just for only one actor its really boring one

yana011

Philippines

the people that got affected by the disease look creepy

.S.!.N.

Germany

When I started to watch this movie, it seemed to be very exciting. And there isn't anything to say against this. But when it cames to the of the movie, it got more and more ordinary. But I don't think it's the fault of Will Smith. You shouldn't bargain for a innovative end, when you have authors who thought it would be nice to use a over 50-years-old script.

Khulood

United Arab Emirates

I watched this movie and I really liked it, it is simply different and breath taking, while watching the movie I even could not blink! It was "WOW"

milan22parmar

United States

Will Smith is truly finest actor. I am really amazed at saying he can’t carry a movie on his own.

binhy98

Viet Nam

i 've never seen it before. but in tv ad i know. And i concern about the film, because all people died of a disease, it's terrible to imagine that you alive alone by yourseft on earth without a dog. this is a legend !