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About 13 minutes in, Will's character has a flashback where he starts to rescue his family.

While he loads them into the car, the camera cuts to two soldiers and one says to the other "Can't get used to the new rags." and makes a jerking motion across his face.

What is he talking about?

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I think the soldier says, "I can't get used to the new regs" as in regulations. It's referring to Neville's (Will Smith's) beard that he has in the flashback. The "new regs" are likely to prohibit shaving with a razor in order to prevent open sores that could lead to infection by the virus.

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Ha...that makes total sense and adds a subtle explanation to the plot. Great answer! – ray023 Apr 9 '12 at 2:08

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