That’s at least the spirit of it. The original ending was just so laughable considering they chose to keep the book’s title. “I am Legend” literally refers to him realizing he is the legend, the evil monster. Not having the book’s ending makes the title nonsensical.
The DVD ending was clearly the intended original, given foreshadowing of the creatures’ intelligence throughout the movie which never paid off in the theatrical cut.
That’s at least the spirit of it. The original ending was just so laughable considering they chose to keep the book’s title. “I am Legend” literally refers to him realizing he is the legend, the evil monster. Not having the book’s ending makes the title nonsensical.
The DVD ending was clearly the intended original, given foreshadowing of the creatures’ intelligence throughout the movie which never paid off in the theatrical cut.