We watched I Am Legend this last weekend and it's now the saddest movie ever to me.I had heard some warnings about the movie when it came out. About how the part with the dog is pretty rough. I had no idea that it was so bad!
One of my deep dark secrets has always been that the end of the movie Armageddon where Bruce Willis says goodbye to Liv Tyler always turns on the waterworks in me. I don't know what it is, but that scene just gets me every time. Maybe it's because I love Bruce Willis so much. Maybe it's because Liv Tyler can't act. Whatever it is, it makes me all soft and moist...around my eye sockets. Basically, it's my Beaches.
Until I Am Legend.
Seriously, if you have a dog you probably shouldn't watch this movie. I sat there enjoying the story and Will Smith's ripped physique...I mean acting chops. Then, out of no where a mannequin pops up in the street and Mr. Smiff was hanging upside down. I have no idea where the mannequin came from or who set the trap, but the end result was that his dog was infected with the disease.
If you haven't seen the movie, (by the way, spoiler alert) here's some background on the dog. It was his daughter's dog. His daughter and wife were killed in the helicopter he put them on to get them out of the city. That's all he has left is the dog. Plus, he's all alone except for the dog, which to him obviously represents his family, his friends, and pretty much the entire human race.
So, there I am, bawling like a baby while he snuffs the life out of his best friend. Rhea actually woke up to see what was wrong, but I couldn't pull it together to even tell her.
Yes, I'm a big pussy. Whatever!
1 comment:
Yea, that part was hard for me too being a dog owner. I still to this day dread anything happening to one of our dogs, whether it would be our grown dog or one of our 2 pups. Dogs really are a person's best friend. No matter what, they're ALWAYS happy to see you, while your significant other or your kids might not be... I love my dogs. I'd do anything for them.
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