Post Apocalyse unedited and alcohol driven
Ok, I am in love with science fiction films,
Where do I begin Ok I think forever I have had a love but it wasn't until 28 Days Later did I realize how strong my love for the end was true.
Needless to say lets move on to present day films...namely I am legend which is an film adaptation of the novel by !!! I am Legend it has been made into 2 film before the first starring Vincent Price Last Man on Earth and The Second a horrible rendition starring Charlton Heston called The Omega Man.. Recently I watched the Omega man and upon watching it saw many similarities to 28 Days or I guess any city at civilization end empty streets damaged buildings bodies and commodities strewn about. Aerial shots staring from the quote unquote last man on a city street than panning out like an echo of a scream in the barren or shall I say man less forest.
So after watching numerous trailers for I am Legend during the Worlds Series and coincidentally viewing The Omega Man I had a discussion with a co-worker who loves horror films. I really do not like horror films and although post apocalyptic films can be categorized as an horror film I feel they are not on the plain pf your generic freaky mad man...and for the most part all PA have some PA big brotheresque warning on what could possible come if we keep on trucking like we are trucking.
I would like to state the fact that IO do not like the ones that are so in your fact prefer the subtly of metaphor. Not a blatant greenhouse takeover via Quaid/Gylenhall.
Ok so a few similarities between Omega Man and 28 later. Similar shot vacant city 1 man left next similarity. Last man /black woman.......my feminist film theory for some reason is not totally down with this.....call me jaded. Second a world ravaged by a man made disease and or virus that takes everyday Jack and Jill's and turns them into raging crazies either blood thirsty hippies and or rage driven infected. Either way mans DNA is altered by something that takes away rational thought and reason and turns them into something different...animistic, or to generalize the others...like lost not us.....the good guy