tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8212867859094085036.post92143362914506943..comments2024-03-28T17:53:45.682-04:00Comments on GREAT OLD MOVIES: THE OMEGA MANWilliamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03053290865549099074noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8212867859094085036.post-54010415836613686792010-07-26T11:36:12.428-04:002010-07-26T11:36:12.428-04:00It's funny the different reactions people have...It's funny the different reactions people have to the same film. I found Omega Man reasonably entertaining but I watched it with a friend -- a non-horror fan unaware of I Am Legend -- who hated every minute of it. You never know ...Williamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03053290865549099074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8212867859094085036.post-85971945642520641132010-07-22T23:26:34.229-04:002010-07-22T23:26:34.229-04:00You weren't the only one bemused by the obviou...You weren't the only one bemused by the obvious Christian symbolism of Neville's "crucifixion" and saving humanity with his blood, not to mention the little girl who asks him, "Are you God?" Joyce H. Corrington, who wrote the screenplay with her late husband John, said in an interview once, "Heston died and died and died." But, as you say, it remains a fun film (and a nostalgic pleasure for those of us of a certain age) when taken on its own terms, rather than as an adaptation of I AM LEGEND.Matthew Bradleyhttp://bradleyonfilm.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.com