I got to wondering about the student's comment. Is that a reaction to Katrina in New Orleans in which the black population was left behind by city leaders? Or is the comment a reflection of the poverty that keeps blacks without the means to escape? Maybe, it's a telling statement that blacks expect their paternal government to look after them. Maybe, it's a comment about blacks' intelligence. I would guess it's a blooming stereotype, like the horror movie stereotype. The opening scene shows a blond girl unaware of her danger, ending up dead or the survivor of the mayhem is the only virgin.
The interesting thing is, the student making the comment is black. Maybe, she was saying that "Blacks are always the last to leave!" as a joke.
I wonder why the movie's star changed from white to black. I haven't read the 1954 science fiction novel by Richard Matheson, "I am Legend." I don't know if Matheson chose a color for his hero. Certainly, the first two tries at the movie starred white men. Vincent Price starred in the first.
