Are You Going to New Eden or Staying to Fix It? An Analysis of Stake Land and I Am Legend
Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: The objective: This study aims to shed light on a post-apocalyptic study of (I Am Legend and Stake Land), Which draws the reader's attention greatly, taking into account the literature of the end of world. While Dr. Robert Neville (Will Smith) faces the fierce post-apocalyptic world in I Am Legend (2007) and desperately endeavors to find a solution for the problem that caused the world to collapse, Mister, on the other hand, (Nick Damici) sets out on a journey to reach New Eden in Stake Land (2010). Theoretical Framework: The present article is a contrastive analysis of the ideological doctrines ruling over these movies and the way these two blockbusters deal with the post-apocalyptic crisis. Method: A qualitative approach was used to analysis of different version of this post-apocalyptic world. Results and Discussions: The findings show that each movie strives to convey its ideology of whether to stay and fight for one's site or fight its way out of the wasteland through engaging different elements of the post-apocalyptic world. Research Implication: The research offers understanding in the origins and types of issues that are depicted in both films produce two distinct settings that need the main characters to handle the crisis in two different ways. Originality/Value: This study lies in examining that the two films' approaches to dealing with the post-apocalyptic issue are where they diverge most.
Language: English
Subfield: Philosophy
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4407869065