Actualised Transformation of a Monster in Big Screen Adaptations of Richard Matheson’s I am Legend
https://doi.org/10.69975/2074-0832-2024-61-3-97-108
Abstract
The article analyses the image of the monsters in Richard Matheson’s novel I Am Legend and its three big screen adaptations. It studies the change in features and interpretations of the monstrous antagonists but also of the monstrous protagonist for the purpose of actualising the original text in cultural and historical context. The conclusion is drawn about the reasons behind these transformations, as well as supposed attitude towards the main conflict of the work.
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D. V. Litvina
VGIK
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Daria V. Litvina, Postgraduate Student, S.A. Gerasimov All-Russian State University of Cinematography
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Litvina D.V. Actualised Transformation of a Monster in Big Screen Adaptations of Richard Matheson’s I am Legend. Vestnik VGIK. 2024;16(3(61)):97-108. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.69975/2074-0832-2024-61-3-97-108
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