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TOM Neville played by Charlton Heston was seen as the perfect man at the time the movie cane out, this portrays his somewhat as a superhero, a strong man who is sent to save mankind.

We also see TOM's Neville in the shape of a cross at the end of the movie, he has died to save us, the same way Jesus supposedly did.

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TOM Neville is very preoccupied be capitalist ideals, we see lots of expensive paintings and furniture, even though these things no longer obtain any value. When the Family come into Nevilles apartment and destroy all his possessions this is symbolic of communism destroying capitalism.

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IAL is set in New York because it's where the 9/11 attack occurred. The absense of the twin towers is noted in the establishing shots in the beginning of the film. Neville also refers to the city as "ground zero" and "my site" which is in reference to the attack

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The plague was blown over from Europe, this represents the fear of communism coming over from Europe.

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Lisa and Nevilles kiss was groundbreaking as it was the first ever interracial kiss seen in cinema.

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Lisa is a blaxploitation character. She represents the racial tensions during the civil rights movement in America in the 70s.

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TOM Neville is a symbol of hegemonic masculinity. He conforms to the traditional 'perfect man' ideal of a hair chest, broad shoulders and a tough emotional state. Will Smith contrasts this traditional action protagonist male with the expression of his emotion and a chiselled and hairless body

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The apocalypse in TOM occurred in March 1975

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"The family" in the omega man represent communism during the Cold War. Communism was slowly taking over and Neville's hate towards the family represents America's fear of communism at the time. The movie was filmed at the peak of the Cold War while American soldiers were fighting in Vietnam. The family are slowly killing off the human race, this is a metaphor for communism taking over the world and it reached into people's fears at the time.

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In the opening of IAL we see an empty New York overrun with atmos sound of wildlife and wild grass growing through the concrete. The long shots of recognisable landmarks like Times Square and the NYC skyline will be especially significant for Americans as it will contrast the reality of a busy and densely populated city

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Anna is a modern representation of the "Mammy" caricature. This is reinforced by Ethan since he is a foil character that represents how she is a good caretaker.

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Lisa is a 'vamp' stereotype, using her potent sexuality to drain Neville of his morals. This contrasts Anna who is a 'paragon of virtue'. These two contrasting characters could be explored using the 'virgin-whore complex'- a very traditional way of categorising women in the narrative and very popular in early cinema.

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The scene where Neville watches the Woodstock film not only tells us it's been 3 years since the apocalypse ("held over for 3 straight years") but also presents the question "if you can't walk down the street and say hello to somebody, what kind of life is that?". Neville mouths the words to this but it actually explains the predicament he's in- what kind of life is he living?

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In 1954 the civil rights movement won a landmark case in the Board v Brown court case - this paved the way for a move to the end of Jim Crow laws and segregation in the US. The vampire threat in Matheson's novella represents a white america fearing the advancement and empowerment of a black population.

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In IAL Will Smith character(that strong guy who kicks some monsters ass) is a weird character because at the begging we can see that he has an important rank in the army therefore it's wired because in America usually black people are more often in jail than in important jobs therefore it represent hope for black culture.

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Will smiths RN could be explored using the proud warrior race guy stereotype. This is a popular character in films that is often a martyr for what he believes in. Maybe RN is a Matyre for his afrocentricity culture? Dying for peace

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IAL (Leg End) contains an official ending and an alternative ending one which follows codes and conventions because the hero stays alive and the other one does not follow codes and conventions which is the official one  because the protagonist dies..

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Is this relevant, how so?

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A Post Colonial image is presented in CH wearing that beige Safari jacket with epilettes (sp?) An image of white man's power and dominance over indigenous species in Asia and Africa -

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Any references to this concept?

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1960s Counter-Culture Capital, the Hippy movement was prolific here as was the Black Panther Party for Self Defence

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Names Family - Krippen wider associations?

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Names Family - Krippen wider associations?