Questions to Ask Robert Neville After Seeing "I Am Legend"

I saw that there has been quite a bit of discussion over this topic at IMDB, so I decided to put it at the top of my list.

When I first saw the scene where Neville gets caught, I assumed that he was starting to lose his sanity a little. He freaked out over seeing the mannequin, shot up the buildings, and then walked into a trap that he had previously set. Now, I think that maybe the mutant leader really did set the trap. Neville had just said how the mutants were losing intelligence and human characteristics. (or something like that) That was something that originally supported the idea of him setting the trap. Now I think that the director used the trap scene to show the fallacy of Neville's thought. The mutants actually WERE pretty smart after all. They managed to wreck his truck, track Neville to his house (and take out all the lighting before they attacked), and maybe mimic the traps that he had previously set to capture them.

I think I saw a vinegar label at one point, so I can only assume that somehow this masked his scent or whatever. At the same time, you know what happens when you make assumptions!

While Will Smith did look a little skinny to me, Neville seemed to have plenty of food to live off of. Yet, he always seemed to be hunting after deer that roamed the city. Is this because Neville was just a carnivore at heart and couldn't get away from a meat lust? I imagine that deli meat probably wouldn't keep too well after 3 years, although he did have bacon. If he was trying to add protein to his diet, couldn't he just crack open a can of beans? At the same time, I do understand that there is just nothing like a nice venison burger! (see next question)

This scene brought several emotions for me. Apparently the theater got a little dusty after Sam got attacked by the horrible mutant dogs, because I felt some sort of salty discharge welling up in my eyes as Neville hugged his dying dog. However, my sympathy began to turn to rage when the teenagers sitting in front of me chose that exact moment to mock poor Robert Neville. I wanted to unleash some mutant dogs on their little Abercrombie asses and see how they fared! My rage subsided though when Sam died, as I was confused as to how exactly this happened. I'm sure that Neville knew the end was near for his companion, but he injected him with some sort of antidote. Was he giving Sam a "super-dose," knowing that it would kill him? Or was this a last attempt at saving him? After it doesn't work, it seemed to me that maybe Neville strangled him, as Will Smith's face looked all contorted, but they didn't show the dog. Maybe the answer is obvious and I am an idiot to even be questioning this scene.

It seemed like everyone in this movie was after the poor deer. Neville spends days at a time chasing them in his Shelby Cobra and trying to pour rounds from his AR-15 into them. Lions and tigers make evening snacks out of them. Heck, even Sam the German Shepherd just can't keep from chasing them into scary, dark buildings. Everyone wants a taste of the deer except the aggressive, fast-moving, flash-eating mutant creatures that roam the city. Wait a minute, was a mutant eating a deer in that one scene where Sam goes running into the building? I can't remember. Colonel Neville, please ignore this question.

I'm sure that everyone out that has wanted to catch the fish that swim in the little koi ponds at museums and shopping malls, but I was a little confused as to why Neville was fishing at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Like the hunting, was it just for something to do, or was he really trying to out do the Gordon's man? If he wanted some fresh fish, why did he not just cast out a line as he waited at the South Street Seaport everyday when the sun is at its highest in the sky. Also, how on earth did those poor little fishies survive in the Met for three years with no one feeding them? Did Neville make them eat their veggies too?

Speaking of eating all the veggies, why on earth was Sam eating people food? Those mutant dogs looked like they would turn their rabid snouts up at puppy chow, so there should have been no shortage of dog food to go around. Instead, Neville seemed to think it would be prudent to give the dog all manner of people food. I know Sam was his only companion and all, but what's next? Will Neville pull up a high chair and feed the dog chocolate? Poor Sam and his bleeding ulcer might have been put out of their misery by the mutant canines.

I know it shouldn't bug me, but in every scene of Anna, she is wearing some sort of chain around her neck. This chain may have some sort of locket on the end, a Jesus piece medallion, or even a Harry Potter-like sack that holds all sort of precious nicknacks. Unfortunately, we will never know because we never see it. Anna is always shown wearing the huge necklace, but she is also always careful to tuck it inside her shirt. What the heck? For all we know, she already has the cure for the virus on the big rope around her neck!

This totally confused me. In addition to her mysterious neck jewelry (see question above), Anna also seems to have mysterious tastes in music. When Neville mentions Bob Marley to Anna, she is perplexed beyond words. Finally, feeling like a total pop culture ignoramus, she offers up Damien Marley instead, hoping that her knowledge of at least one Marley will appease the increasingly agitated Neville. How could she not know Bob Marley? She's not ten years old! She had to be at least 25! What 20-year old doesn't know Bob Marley? Plus, she got to New York by boat from Sao Paolo (through the Caribbean!) and didn't hear ONE Bob song along the way?! This one just made no sense to me!