Appearance:
At the start of the film you see will smith as Robert Neville; he is a normal looking wearing dark clothes. This appearance tells the audience that times are hard and that when it comes to living if an object doesn’t have a practical use or function then there is no need for them. However in the film he has the need and use for a car but he picks a fast riding car the mustang above a 4x4, but this could be for a number of reasons as is its use being a fast device to get home safely; but it may be his human characteristics coming out where he wants to impress and wants nice things.
At the start of the film you see will smith as Robert Neville; he is a normal looking wearing dark clothes. This appearance tells the audience that times are hard and that when it comes to living if an object doesn’t have a practical use or function then there is no need for them. However in the film he has the need and use for a car but he picks a fast riding car the mustang above a 4x4, but this could be for a number of reasons as is its use being a fast device to get home safely; but it may be his human characteristics coming out where he wants to impress and wants nice things.
Then later in the film you see him as an officer in the military where he’s in uniform, this piece of information gives the later outfits a different meaning. So this gives his black outfit of jacket, trousers and boots a more military or Special Forces feel. So when you look at him he looks like he’s on a mission, which he is, to save the human race. This whole look it toped off with guns and the fact he has a military dog (alsatian) as a friend pet and ally to help him in his quest. His physical appearance is clean-shaven and hair cut down to the scalp, which is the universal look for the army, and this tells you about his military background is influencing him.
However Robert Neville has two sides to his character, the military gunslinger hunting for food in a concrete jungle, and the precise scientific calculation of a scientist working on a cure for the human race.
Interaction:
For Robert Neville there isn’t much interaction between himself and other human beings, other than him trying to stay alive from the changed humans who will kill him on sight. The interaction that seems human is that from his dog Sam and the mannequins in the video store, but this isn’t a healthy relationship because it leads to the dead of his friend and companion Sam. The other place he interacts with is his lab, which is very hands on. For he captures and sedates a human to test different cures on, but this is very one-sided interaction as the human is asleep throughout the film. The brief bit of human interactivity is that with a boy and a young woman, however when they arrive he doesn’t know how to act. But this only last for a day and night as Robert sacrifices himself for them to escape. His main interaction to the film is the saviour of the human race as he finds a cure and saves the lives of 2 humans who he barely knows.
Interaction:
For Robert Neville there isn’t much interaction between himself and other human beings, other than him trying to stay alive from the changed humans who will kill him on sight. The interaction that seems human is that from his dog Sam and the mannequins in the video store, but this isn’t a healthy relationship because it leads to the dead of his friend and companion Sam. The other place he interacts with is his lab, which is very hands on. For he captures and sedates a human to test different cures on, but this is very one-sided interaction as the human is asleep throughout the film. The brief bit of human interactivity is that with a boy and a young woman, however when they arrive he doesn’t know how to act. But this only last for a day and night as Robert sacrifices himself for them to escape. His main interaction to the film is the saviour of the human race as he finds a cure and saves the lives of 2 humans who he barely knows.
Action/function:
Roberts purpose in the film is very simple: to survive each day that comes, to stand out at the dock at noon waiting for survivors, and to find the cure for the virus that was meant to cure cancer. The reason for this is because in his military career he was in charge of the city (ground zero) and feels obligated to protect it and save it.
Roberts purpose in the film is very simple: to survive each day that comes, to stand out at the dock at noon waiting for survivors, and to find the cure for the virus that was meant to cure cancer. The reason for this is because in his military career he was in charge of the city (ground zero) and feels obligated to protect it and save it.
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