GrannyG

Deception. Satan is THE deceiver. If he can convince individuals that something is o.k. or right or representative of what they believe to be right, then he has succeeded. Christians do not need Hollywood movies to point them to the truth. More than likely the movies will deceive. So my take - and I am not going to watch this film - is that it is something that should be avoided. Personally, I believe that it is the blood of Jesus Christ that cleanses and redeems and no pictorial "take" on this is needed or desired. The sad thing about movies and books of this type is that non-Christians or Christians who are not well-grounded in the faith will be entertained and feel good about the movie or book.

Boanerges

I can see it being a problem for those who cannot distinguish fiction from reality. I can see that some would simply not be interested in watching it. Personally I like good sci-fi but that is my personal taste and I respect your opinion.

Whirlwind

'zactly.

How was Will the demon? I'm confused about this one.

He was the last human in the book. See? That's why the movie was really confusing...

SPOILER BELOW!!!!

I can't help it. In the book, he was the last human left. All the rest were vampires, which split into two sub-species. There were the vampires that couldn't venture out into the day and hibernated. Then there were other vampires who evolved so that they didn't have to hibernate at night. If they wore makeup, they could go out in the day.

The main character was being hunted by the vampires. The vampires told their children of someone "different" who was out there on the prowl. This man would kill them if he caught them, they said. Some vampires believed it...others didn't.

In the end (of the book) they caught him. They scheduled an execution. He peered out the window at the crowd waiting outside, and they were horrified at him! It was true! There was a real human, and he really did want to kill them! They all gasped in terror when they saw him. Children hugged their mommies. He was the monster. He was the one who the children were afraid of, because he wasn't a vampire and wanted to kill them!

In effect, he became the legend. "I Am Legend". Made sense to me there.

I looooooooove me some good old-fashioned science fiction. I can sit and watch old cheezy black-and-whites all day. Day of the Triffids, It Came From Outer Space, War of the Worlds, Day the Earth Stood Still. Those were the days when they didn't understand a lot of technology. Radiation was the thing, because bombs were new. Flying saucers were all possible. I love it.

Beloved

Howdy,

First we are calling these humaniods demons, but in the film they are the survivors of a genetically altered virus that cured all cancers... That later mutated and caused humans to lose all their hair, and would burn in the sunlight, and become like rabied animals...

The way I saw it was............................................... ...

Wills blood ( Like Jesus BLood ) was the cure for the evil nature of mankind... It began the healing process in one of the humanoids... I see this as one is saved from their evil nature by the un-corrupt sinless blood, then by their obvious tranformation they bring healing salvation to others...

I didnot see the message as a demons blood was to save others... Is was that she was being transformed into human again... It is like the story in scripture of the Second Adam who regain what the first Adam lost...

Jesus was the first seed that had to die so that their would be a harvest of others...

The human survivor female and child that saved Will Smith close to the end of the movie, has a cross hanging from the mirror inside her car, that with her speaking of God speaking to her and knowing of a area where there are other survivors, and later WIll saying he hears God ,and giving his life, giving her the antidote for this virus, and her entering the gates of the city where you first see a church all speak to me of the Salvation message...

Its excellant to introduce the un-saved or clarify to the saved, the Salvation message especially to those who would not see religious flick...

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Shalom

( SHALOM says: Completeness, wholeness, health, peace, welfare, safety soundness, tranquility, prosperity, perfectness, fullness, rest, harmony, the absence of agitation or discord. )

Beloved
1 Corinthians 14:1 Let Love be your highest goal.

Draverd

I interprated it the same way

LOTRgeek

I agree with the last few posts. I didn't really see the movie as having an overwhelming Messianic symbolism, but there are parallels. Dr. Neville sacrificed his life so that others could live. And yes, the cure was taken from his own blood because he was immune.

I didn't really see the infected humans as "demons." I think they more represented what could happen if we continue to experiment with things that we shouldn't. That was the dominant theme which I drew from the movie. It was warning against careless use of super-science. It also had some positive themes such as the recurring statement "light up the darkness." It also pointed out that God was not responsible for the mistakes of mankind. Quite a positive Christian worldview.

I don't usually get in to thrillers, but this movie was tastefully made. It wasn't gratuitously violent or a mindless horror movie. It actually had some messages, as stated above. The movie isn't really one that I'll be rushing out to buy, but it's one of the better sci-fi thrillers released from Hollywood recently.