I did think how much I cared about my dog when they're in that dark building chasing the deer. I realized I'd be heart broken if something happened to him (my dog, not the one in the movie). Spoiler But then I realized my dog probably won't be infected by a zombie disease...And it's a movie. And I was getting thirsty from eating a big tub of extra butter popcorn. BTW, I really liked this movie a lot. I guess I'm in the minority. I liked seeing how he dealt w/ the isolation and loneliness not to mention having all of Manhattan to yourself.
My dog is lying next to me with his head on my chest. If he was a zombie mutant, I would let him eat me before I would kill him.
Thats touching considering he'd eat you in a second if you were lying on the floor with an open wound.
Dogs are great. As for the movie...well, it's a movie. I happen to think the use of Sam in the movie was well done, though; perfectly framed what they were trying to do with Smith's character.
Thank you for saying this. 1) Dogs aren't people 2) No dogs died in the making of I Am Legend. No dogs were even harmed. It's just a movie. Oh, and by the way, there is no Darth Vader either. It's just an actor with a mask. It isn't real.
My dog dies = I'm walking around like a zombie for a week Movie dog dies = I am stunned for a second or two, but i don't freakin cry I don't get why people get so upset when animals die in film/tv... anybody see that episode of futurama, "jurassic bark"? i heard that was a tear jerker
WTF, I read something similar in review on CHUD.com. I mean, WTF, it's a movie, it's supposed to be sad. If you are sad when a dog dies in a movie, I don't blame you. I still feel bad when I see stuff like in Commando where Arnold and that douche bag are using innocent bystanders at the mall as human shields (imagine telling their family how they died "a steroid using giant and a coke snorting weasel got into a gun fight and ufortunately, your mommy was caught in the crossfire"). But seriously, to demand that dogs don't be killed in movies because it makes you sad is ridiculous. I mean, should we not have anybody or anything die in movies period? Go watch Care Bears you p*****s.
Human death in movies in the same context would get to me more than animal death. It was a sad scene, but I'm not going to fire off angry letters to Warner Bros.... They brought him back in the first dvd movie. I'd watch it for the references alone.
You REALLY REALLY had no idea he was going to have to kill his dog the MOMENT it became apparent that the dog can be infected? I saw that coming waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay before it happened, the director gave you a chance to spread your sadness. Was definitely heartbreaking, but yeah, I would not show a bigger reaction for a dog than a human. Say for example, he had to kill his son or wife for the same reason... THAT'S a MUCH bigger deal IMO.
It was pretty sad. Watching his dog die (from him strangling) had me thinking about my dog. Infact, when the movie ended it was all I talked about with my friend who I saw it with. I stated I could never strangle my dog with my hands. My dog is my best friend.
What society do you live in? No attitude here, just wondering. I have experience in asian society, american society, latino society, and french society. There are dog lovers everywhere, and dog eaters in some places. The french love their dogs more than americans do. I love my dog. I'd like to get a place in France one day so that I can take my dog around everywhere like the grocery store and restaurants. You can't do that stuff here in the States. That stated, I have no problem with the movie scene.
First of all for those saying this is an "angry letter", that is stupid. It is a funny article about something that envokes emotion in a lot of people. Second, thanks for the dog lovers support!
Nobody likes to see anything innocent die. Dogs, especially puppies and children fall into this innocent category for me. Zombies aren't innocent, kill em all. I've always said, if you don't love dogs/puppies, then there is something wrong with you, mentally. Serial killers start off by killing innocent animals/dogs. I personally value a dog's life on the same level as a human's. With that being said, I value my OWN dog's life higher than I do a human stranger. I'd run out in traffic to save my dog before I'd do it for a human stranger. Friends and Family humans are different.
This is the real crux of the matter. In movies, everything is (or can be) symbolic. The dog character was a symbol of purity, normalcy, innocence and goodness - a living embodiment of the goodness that was lost from the world in the movie's reality. Dogs especially are representations of loyalty, bravery, devotion, and unfiltered love. Now there are some people out there, es evidenced by this very thread, who for some reason simply do not like dogs. (clearly these people have deep personal psychological problems and should be incarcerated in cages filled with rabid weasels) In any case, it is a reflection of a culture's overall sense of morality and ethics that there is such a visceral reaction to the death of an innocent - which is exactly the reaction the filmmaker intends.
