Jimmy Livingston (Jacob Benjamin Gyllenhaal) was ill-fated, he was born with an immune system disorder, and anything we took for granted could kill him, like Phage in the surrounding air, etc. , In order to save his little life, Jimmy's mother (Swoosh Koltz) specially designed and made a huge plastic bubble for him, which is equipped with a complete set of Air purifier , Jimmy must not leave this set Clean work clothes , so that he can be isolated from the outside world and will not be killed by all kinds of slight pollution outside.
As weird as it might seem to be in this bubble suit, Jimmy lived on it since he was a child, and over time he and the people around him have come to see it. But as Jimmy grows up, so does the troubles that any teenager would encounter. Jimmy falls in love with the pretty blond girl in the neighborhood, Chloe ( Marley Eve Shelton ), but out of a conceivable way. The inferiority complex, Jimmy has never dared to express his feelings to others, until one day, Jimmy learned that Chloe was preparing for the wedding, so was it that he just watched his sweetheart marry someone else's bride?
So our brave and persistent Jimmy finally put on his "bubble suit" regardless of everything, and under the curious eyes of passersby, embarked on a journey of chasing true love. On the way, Jimmy met all kinds of people. Teasing and mocking, but fortunately there are many kind people who are willing to help him. This experience really opened the eyes of Jimmy, who had never been out of the gate since he was a child. Finally, he stood before the most dangerous stage in the whole journey. - He's going to "fly down" Niagara Falls with the protection of his "bubble suit "
For him, the world outside the bubble is full of deadly threats, and even a loving kiss or hug from his mother may have dire consequences for him. Most newborns with severe combined immunodeficiency disease die shortly after birth. Doctors believe that the only treatment is bone marrow transplantation . But medical tests found that Bubble Boy's father, mother and sister's bone marrow did not match his bone marrow, and doctors' efforts to scour the world for suitable donors for bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells were fruitless. Day after day, year after year, "Bubble Boy" waited in the bubble, but hope slowly turned into disappointment, and the doctors who treated him also left him one by one. The oppression and loneliness of isolation increased with age. Those who once called the "Bubble Boy" case a miracle in the history of medicine began to reflect and decide that a living child can no longer be imprisoned in a cage like a laboratory mouse !
At the end of 1983, the new attending doctor transplanted the bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells of sister Catherine for "Bubble Boy" , although the bone marrow of the two people was not completely matched. After the operation, the deadly virus lurking in Catherine's bone marrow invaded his fragile body and multiplied recklessly. The doctors tried their best to rescue him to no avail. In the end, doctors gave up treatment and took "Bubble Boy" out of the bubble that had held him for 12 years. He was dying, and the first time the doctor exposed him to the air, he said he saw snowflakes dancing, and the snowflakes in his mouth were just dust.
The last moment - the dying moment - his mother touched him at last, for the first and last time
When he first walked out into the world when he was 5 years old wearing a special thick bacteria-proof space suit, even the small leaves surprised him. However, after a while he said: mummy, i am so hot.
On February 22, 1984, "Bubble Boy", who had struggled with illness and loneliness for 12 and a half years, passed away quietly, enjoying the dignity and freedom of life.
The boy's name was "David Philip. Witt."
