The Dog Scene From I Am Legend Is The Saddest Movie Scene Ive Ever Watched – BroBible

Yesterday, I put together a list of ten movies to watch if youre the type of person who likes to embed yourself in the current mood of society. Similar to how people start watchingHome AloneandElfafter Thanksgiving rolls around. This is for those people who found themselves craving post-apocalyptic content.

At the top of that list was the 2007 Will Smith blockbusterI Am Legend. Whats notable aboutI Am Legendis that it was one of Smiths last proper movie star roles, because while his fame hasnt dwindled in the years since, the quality of his filmography certainly has.

Lo and behold obviously sensing the same bizarre desire for disease-related entertainment that I did IFC aired I Am Legendaround 7 p.m. last night, and naturally, I tuned in (on my laptop on the side as I fuckingdominatedWitcher 3).

As I detailed in yesterdays article, Smiths performance in I Am Legendis sneakily one of the best of his career, as the entire film rests squarely on his deserted shoulders.I Am Legendmay be a blockbuster action flick, but Smiths portrayal of the devastated yet determined Robert Neville is layered with tons of visceral emotion.

Other than Smiths incredible performance, how well the films pace holds up, and how shockingly shoddy the CGI of the zombies is, my biggest takeaway from rewatchingI Am Legendwas probably one that hits home to many of you reading this: I thinkthatdog scene may be the saddest shit Ive ever seen (in a movie).

When I was younger, the first movie I remember crying about was Titantic. Not sure how old I was, but I remember Jack sinking to the bottom of the Atlantic hit your boyhard.There was Tom Hanks death inSaving Private Ryan,Arnolds devastating thumbs-up at the end ofTerminator 2, Bruce Willy sacrificing himself in Armageddon, and the reuniting of Andy and Red inThe Shawshank Redemption. Hell, I remember once trying to watch the 1980 classicElephant Manand not even being able to get through ten minutes without absolutely losing my shit.

Yet, despite all of those deeply affecting moments in my movie-watching life, I still think watching Will Smith choke out his best friend and only ally as she turns into a blood-thirsty zombie dog takes the crown. I sawI Am Legendin theaters back in 07, which would put me at around 14 or 15 years old absolutelyprime Im too tough to cry time and yet I was a fucking water show as I sat in that movie theater chair.

Even last night, as I half-heartedly watched on a 13-inch MacBook, I found myself once again choking up as Smith began to sing Three Little Birds. The film spends essentially the entirety of its first two acts establishing the bond between Man and his Best Friend to then KO you with the double-tap of the warrior pup not only sacrificing her life for Smith but having to be virtually executed in his arms as well. Just devastating shit. We truly do not deserve dogs.

What do you think? Is there something even sadder than Im forgetting about? Hit me up on Twitter and let me know.

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Ericis a New York City-based writer who still isnt quite sure how hes allowed to have this much fun for a living and will tell anyone who listens that Gotham City is canonically in New Jersey. Follow him on Twitter@eric_italfor movie and soccer takes or contact him eric@brobible.com

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