12 Deleted Movie Scenes With WAY Better Answers

12. I Am Legend - Alternative Ending

First published in 1954, I Am Legend was written by Richard Matheson. It offered a different take on the post-apocalyptic genre by focusing on a single individual. Robert Neville is seemingly the only survivor of a pandemic that has mutated the world's population into ravenous monsters.

When the property returned for a modern update in 2007 starring Will Smith, it was met was mostly positive reviews. High praise was given to the lead's performance and the sense of isolation that hung over the entire flick. However, the third act was easily the biggest point of contention.

The film comes to a head as the monsters Neville has been avoiding pile into his home. At this moment, the scientist discovers a cure within a captured mutant, gives it to fellow survivors Anna and Ethan and finally blows himself up with a grenade in an ultimate sacrifice.

This Hollywood-ised conclusion ended up missing the point of the entire story.

In a deleted sequence that was eventually restored in the director's cut, it turns out that the monsters only wish was to recover their mate.

In this more emotional ending, Neville reaches the conclusion that humanity is the real monster. As a result, a better sense of closure is delivered.