I Am Legend (2007) Ending vs Alternate Ending 

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Original ending, he sacrificed himself for the cure. Alternative ending, he gave up his cure to save himself and please the zombie whilst still possessing the knowledge for the cure. Original has more of a realist approach but we all like to see the winner win

not enough people are understanding the point of the alternate ending, and are just focusing on neville surviving or not surviving and the cure. the alternate ending is supposed to be focusing on the infected. neville realizes that they aren’t just monsters, and are intelligent and care about each other. he realizes that he’s a monster in their eyes, like the boogeyman. a legend. so he decides to stop working on the cure. he doesn’t want to be a monster anymore. he returns the alpha’s mate, and instead of killing neville, the alpha spares him, showing thankfulness.

omg I legit just rewatched the show and It had the alternate ending and I thought I was going mad. I legit remember him blowing up himself. Then in the one I just watched he left with Anna. I thought I was going crazzzy. Good to see that there are two ending and I'm not mad.

I like the alternative ending because unlike what we expect to where Will’s character is a legend for “curing” humans. He’s become a legend to the crawlers for kidnapping and killing them, like a monster from a fairytale.

For the people wondering why he didnt leave with them, he wanted to die, he wanted to be with his family, what he needed to do was done he created the cure.

Just watched the movie. It had the alternate ending. I prefer it. It makes it far more clear that there is an alpha. And also gives the darkseekers a shred of humanity. We see earlier that they are capable of making a trap. But with the alternate ending, we see that the alpha wants his mate back. And that's why they're at his home. Smearing the butterfly was more believable to me than the cracks randomly forming a butterfly. People saying the original ending makes more sense for the title. But you don't have to die to be a legend. And he would still die later as civilization rebuilds itself. Also, you can't tell me that he wouldn't leave the city after his home was destroyed. His whole reason for transmitting the radio signals was that he had food, shelter, safety. He doesn't anymore. He also found the cure, so there was no reason to stay at ground zero. It just doesn't fit with me that he would kill himself just to take out the alpha and the 3 or 4 other darkseekers in the room.

It's like a video game where you have to play through all the side missions to get the true ending.

Both ending are good. The alter one let us know the reason why the darkseekers go after them. The original ending is a more about the main character and the alter ending is more about darkseekers

Unpopular opinion: both endings are equally as good as the other and both tie up the story in really good ways…great thing about it is that you can choose which one you want to believe is the true ending. Not many movies can do that and do it well. It’s simply why I think this movie stands out and is definitely worth the watch.

he was ready to die in both endings, he just made different decisions based on what he thought was right.

I believed and still do, it was because he wanted to die. He lost his wife and kid and probably felt he was partly to blame for it. The only family member he had left was the dog who he had kill with his own hands because it turned. We can see earlier in the film he was talking to mannequins to try and keep some sense of sanity that was barely hanging on by that point. Only saved by the dog and his continuous work. He saw an opportunity to have someone continue his work once he found the cure, but no longer had the will to keep living without his family and wanted to be with them again.

I still cannot stop replaying the scene where the alpha starts to make cracks on the glass. The sick satisfaction in his eyes of 'you're f*cked once I get my hands on you'. And the despair in Neville's eyes. Just incredible.

I like the original ending most. That was really an artistic ending.

All these years I never knew there was another ending! Wtf! I’m so shocked! I’ve only discovered this on RU-vid today

The alternate (good) ending showed more accurately how Neville forgot the one thing a good doctor always remembers: You always must be kind to your patients so they know you do not mean to hurt them, but want to help them get better. Neville wanted the cure no matter what he put the test subjects through.

I was watching it again and was thinking, wait this is not how I remembered it

I like both endings but the original will always be my favorite. Never fails to leave me in tears.

When I first watched the movie it had the Alternative ending and I loved it. It’s what made me love the movie to be honest. Ig I just loved the idea that dark beings can have hearts too. Even if it’s unrealistic to some ppl. I just rewatched the movie again, just waiting for the ending in joy, and then I get THE ORIGINAL ENDING WHERE HE SACRIFICES HIMSELF😭

Alternative ending was better: Everyone’s talking about Will finding out out they have emotions and care about their own. But nobody’s gonna talk about how after Will says “sorry.” To their leader the leader HIMSELF finds out Will ALSO has emotion too. They look at him as some boogeyman that steals their loved ones from them, some sort of urban legend. They think of him being heartless and doing things out of random. But in this scene alone he can see Will also has emotions and can see he knows he was wrong and for a second is confused and intrigued of Will at the same time. Kind of shows a grain of interest in him not being so different, but takes his girl back home with the rest of the group.

Although the "alternative" ending is closer to the book, I like the original ending a lot better. Neville's character manages to save the woman and boy and is redeemed for not being able to save his own wife and kid. From a narrative perspective, it is a lot more satisfactory than having him start a new life.

The alternative ending makes more sense and I like it better. It explains how the mannequin got where it ended up (the monsters put it there and copied the trap our hero had made earlier, showing that the monsters have intelligence). The OG ending ends with the monsters just being mindless monsters and this leaves a plot hole in that it fails at acknowledging the monsters were doing intelligent things earlier in the movie. In failing to explain how the mannequin got there we are left to wonder that it could have only got there by the protagonist putting it there himself and forgetting about it or going insane and doing it to himself because he's losing his mind. The alternative ending also shows up what the title of the movie ACTUALLY means, our hero is a legend known by the monsters who speak of HIM as being the monster. To them HE is the monster. He is the only human and he hunts and kills them, they don't know why he does it so they assume he is evil. That is the real reason he is a legend.

The first ending is so good but it's sad because he died the alternate ending is the most people want including me but i thought the infected didn't control themselves but in the last part they are like Mafia man going to the people who kidnapped his girl and try to take her home.

I only remembered the original ending from watching when I was younger, I've been wondering what movie that ending was from for so long. I just watch this with the alternate ending and recognized the glass door getting almost broken. I swore this had a different ending and I was right! Both endings are amazing, 2nd ending is more pleasing to everyone though so I see why they changed it.

What a brilliant actor he should've had an Oscar for this movie

The alternative ending is the better ending, I mean, what do you do with a cure that has no way to reproduce it. And in the second ending he didn’t blow up the lap, allowing him to take another darkseaker, get another cure, inject him or her with it, then mass produce.

One thing I know about it, Will’s performance is gonna slap.

I saw this in theaters at 13 and thought it was a dumb ending, years later we bought the DVD and I saw the alt. ending. Now rewatching them both, I'm honestly kinda torn. Both end on a "good" note, the original ending really makes you remorse over Will Smith's character with hope that the cure will save everyone, the second let's you rejoice that he's still alive, but without any major sacrifice to get the cure, it kinda makes the whole "ending the apocalypse" scene less powerful.

Came here to watch the alternate ending after learning there’s going to be a sequel with Will Smith returning. Looks like they may ignore the original ending of the first movie.

I don't view either of the endings as the "true" ending, rather both as alternate universes. They both have the pros and cons, and feel it's up to the viewer to decide which ending they like the best. Very similar to a video game, specifically Mass Effect. These two endings are like the Paragon and Renegade choices.

I like the first one more , The infected showing human expressions like that in the end doesn't explain why Naval was being attacked at the start of the movie in the first place.

One ending is will smith sacrifices himself for the cure and the another ending is will smith sacrifices his cure to KV virus for himself despite of possessing knowledge for the cure

I think the “bad ending” is the better one, it’s provides more character development with him never really having a purpose even if he thought he knew what he was working for. But by giving his life to save the cure he was finally given that reason for his suffering and his death was the final task to ensure it. By having him live his development is cheated of that final task to let him fulfill his mission

The alternate ending left us a chance to have an I am legend 2

He couldve set off the grenade and hid in the bunker with them, like why did he have to blow himself up?

Oh shit! This ending makes much more sense... and is like 100x better what the hell? why use the other one?

My favorite Will Smith movie ever!

Omg i like the second ending way better it made me so sad that he died

I come back to watch both ending since it getting a sequel based on alternate ending.

Like this if you’re here after seeing the announcement that Will Smith will star in a sequel with Michael B. Jordan 👏🏽

Things We Know About I Am Legend 2:👉 ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-BUnnZvKx2qM.html In early March, Deadline reported that Will Smith had signed on to star in and executive produce a sequel to "I Am Legend." Shortly after the report's release, Smith seemingly confirmed the news on Instagram when he posted an image of the post-apocalyptic version of Manhattan from the first film. In addition to Smith, the sequel will also star "Black Panther" and "Creed" actor Michael B. Jordan, who is set to executive produce the film alongside his co-star.

Original ending just didn't make as much sense.. she carried a vial of blood - travelling however far - no cooler or any original samples and the survivours are just supposed to make sense of the work this man spent years on with no notes, no samples and a single vial of crusty blood.. EFF OFF! The second ending makes WAY more sense

bad ending: I AM LEGEND good ending: I AM HAPPY NOW

I can't believe that they thought him blowing himself up was the better ending. its not even close to the book and underminds the hints that these are more than just zombie vampires. I think people don't get the darkseekers, in the book we find out that they are intelligent self aware creatures they are the new humans and Neville just couldn't see that until the end of the book. the alternate or as I like to call it the true ending is more thought provoking then him just blowing hisself up for no reason. he could have just got in there too and thow the bomb after. the darkseekers being an intelligent race and not just monsters is a great twist and I am legend the name of the book and the movie is Neville's position among the darkseekers he is their Dracula, he is their boogie man who comes when they are sleeping and takes them, he is their legend. these darkseekers are more then just dumb creatures they are the next humans. I don't get why people couldn't see that. the point of the book was that neville tries to find a cure for what he thinks is a virus but its actually evolution and there is no cure for evolution. thats what the book and the true ending is about but the theatrical ending is just him blowing up and finding a cure. it changes the story of the book and the movie for the worse. instead of this movie being thought provoking now it becomes just a zombie movie. if you like the theatrical ending good for you but the true ending is the best one because it makes you think if neville was the hero or the villain.

Thanks for posting this. I saw the movie first time today and wanted the alt (better) ending. Lots of people have done part of it, you gave the whole stretch. I can sleep now 😊

The male boss infected guy has more power than the remaining other infected guys as the male boss can break the glass door when remaining other infected guys failed to break the glass door

Not sure why you would’ve put this together and still cut out parts from the alternate ending scene?!

There is no good or bad endings. Just one which makes more sense and one that doesn't The one in which Neville lives up to the title name being the former

Original was more realistic and poetic while the alternate was kinda scary when he was walking right next to them

Ive only ever seen the alternate ending

This alternate ending you showed is edited shorter. Some parts where cut out. You should have showed the full alternate ending. It shows more emotions.

Never knew there was an alternative ending

I used to love this movie it was fantastically made !

My heart frickn beating now.

Would love to see an after credits clip of who the alpha was in real life prior to getting infected

Alternate ending is so much better. He has to realize he's the Legend they're afraid of and the cure in his head. Now, where's a sequel?

The male boss infected guy shouted at will smith and then allow him to live after going away with the mate he got back from him

So I'm guessing they used this alternate ending for the basis of the second movie . Cause in I am Legend 2 Neville is still alive . I'm excited to see how this turns out

After years of ignoring this movie coz of all the stick the ending got. I finally watched the movie and felt the original ending left alot to desire. The alternate ending feels more like a Outer Limits ending which inspired further thoughts and a possible rewatch just to find breadcrumbs. I mean he says that their humanity is gone yet this "man" set the same trap he(Neville) set for them. Which makes one believe that they still human and not monsters. Almost like they are our pseudo-evolution. Yes a cure would help BUT to be made a superior being , superior only in the fact that cancer isn't a problem anymore. Is good enough for me.

I legit thought I went insane or some shit, I got confused at the alternate ending after watching the movie so googled an "explained" video and saw the original ending being explained. Still think the new one is better though

Did they really make this alternative scene or just is it a fan made?

WHO READY FOR THIS SEQUEL!?😩😩😩😩

In Portugal, the alternate ending was the one that was originally released, at least on cable TV. The first ending that you showed (the big bang ending) does not have enough depth, namely, a major twist in the book was that Neville realizes he is the monster, in the "good ending" we see his realization of the others (the "vampires") as people who formed ties with each other, not as just monsters. The alternate ending is more in line with the book. I actually find it more interesting than the big bang ending. In an interview Will Smith revealed that he liked more the "good ending" than the "big bang" ending. Thanks for sharing the "good" alternate ending.

This is like watching 2 different endings to an RPG, depending on the dialog choices you choose.

Original ending the best

I remember him giving the cure to Anna then grabs a grenade and pulls the pin then he blows himself up killing probably 47 of them then anna goes too this giant compound with the cure and gives it too this marine probably so they could make a copy of the cure

Alternate Ending was made to have I am Legend 2

The alternative ending is obviously the best decision

Ending 1-Will smith sacrifices himself Ending 2-Will smith sacrifices his cure for KV virus

When I bought the special edition DVD that included the alternative ending years ago, I didn't understand how it hadn't been used in the cut that was shown in the cinema. It's a better ending and leads to a sequel. Good thing the producers got it. The ending that was shown in theaters is gruesome and anticlimactic

"You either die a hero, or live long enough to see yourself become a villain" -Heath Ledger

I was watching this on the TV and they did the alternate ending and for a split second I thought I was in an alternate reality because I had never seen it before

I wish we could get an ending where Sam survives.

I lost it when he lost Sam.

Who else is here in 2024 doing a bit of a refresher now that part 2 has been announced with Michael B. Jordan... great movie, remember it vividly... similarly to I, Robot (easily his most underrated film which requires a sequel as well, please and thank you), it was ahead of its time, in both concert and execution. Oddly enough, hearing Will announce it on Full Send podcast and mention the alternate ending is what brought me here.... never owned the DVD... definitely watched in theatre, and I want to say at home as well (decades before streaming services were even discussed), so curious why I never came across it....maybe it was a late edition...either way, def looking forward to this one...

I never knew it has an alternate ending....❤

Well the alternate ending is now canon. Can’t wait for the Sequel

The alternate ending is actually the cannon ending 😳😳

And finally the moment I've been waiting for has come and the news that Im Legend 2 will come out, I'm so excited.

Ending show that infected are no longer humans...even if they breathe they are not humans anymore... It show us that human are better and whatever is not human is a monster without any feelings... Something that make it more easier for us that he kill them without trying to understand them... Alternative one show that they still feel...they feel love, anger, danger... They still living being... It show that they still alive and theres hope for us and them to find a cure or coexist...

It's such a shame they changed the original ending because test audiences didn't understand the implications of the true ending. The entire point was that they didn't want a cure - Neville was the monster, terrorising them, not the other way around, hence the title. When he looks at all of the photos of the infected he's killed is when he realises that he's not the only one trying to survive and understands what he's done. He is a legend but for all of the wrong reasons.

Today I am Legend 2 confirm 👀👀👀

Alt ending @ 5:20

Damn im really seeing this exactly a year after it was posted lol

After 5, 6 years watching this movie for like 7 times I just watched good ending lol

ANYONE HERE AFTER "I AM LEGEND 2" GOT ANNOUNCED IN THE ALT. ENDING?!

I decided to rewatch it and damn i almost thought my whole childhood is a lie when it gave me the alternate ending

I been watching this so many times. I never knew there was two endings

We will never end ♾🖖🏽 keep hope and love eachother start now brothers and sister radiate love 🌎 🌍💙

Will smith : "i could save you", *while pointing gun at the zombie*

And now we are getting the continuation based on the alternate ending wich is by the way. The best.

I’m confused. A lot of people say the alt ending shows why the darkseers went after MC. But also from the beginning the darkseers were violent (helicopter scene) and I just assumed they were hungry and wanted any human they knew of. If they just wanted to exist within themselves how do you explain what happened when the virus first spread? Am I missing something? What altered their mind , would they still want to be human? To survive as they did before? Or did the virus provide them whole new instincts?

how do i see the alternate ending?

I feel both endings are good but I prefer the original because there was a finality to it that PA movies seem to be scared to execute. But both ending convey the messages. The dark seekers are intelligent, Sam was his connection to Marley, redemption, faith, & Neville was a legend in a good & bad way. The good way is obvious the bad way is he was a legend to the Darkseekers as the man that harms, captures & experiments on them i.e the alphas wife/mate. He became the monster in this new 🌍. (Like the book)

I think that both ending are very good. Different, with different drama, but both amazing. With the alternate you see the humanity in the bad side, with the regular ending you have the drama of the sacrifice of Will for the humanity.

I like the original one...I used to hate it when I was a kid, but now he's with his family and most importantly Sam god rest her soul.❤

They are both good endings but I always love an ending where the hero wins and survived

the bad ending is the true ending cuz he is like the legend

Who’s here after the I Am Legend 2 news?

Well, I’ll be damned. This movie is one of my favorite movies of all time (top 5) and I never knew there was an alternate ending. What’s funny is, while watching this, my boyfriend had never seen the original ending but had seen the alternate.