The two trains collided and 131 passengers were killed. The only survivor, David, woke up and found himself in the emergency room of the Philadelphia Hospital. What is even more strange is that he not only survived, but he didn't get any injuries at all. This incident attracted the attention of a black man named Ilya. Ilya was born with disabled hands and feet. The ill-fated man believed that there was some supernatural power in David. The protagonist David was so lucky to escape the catastrophe. Was it God's grace or an incredible evil force controlling him? Under the guidance of Ilya, David gradually discovered the secret.
Bruce Willis played David, a middle-aged man who suffered a family crisis. He was engaged in security work in the university gymnasium. He was a former American football player. On the way back to Philadelphia from New York, David’s train had an accident. All the passengers in the car were killed except David, but David was unscathed. The local media reported the accident and specifically mentioned the only survivor David.
On the day the church held a memorial service for the victims, David found a card in his car with the sentence "Have you never been sick?" David himself had the same question, so he went back to check. After checking his attendance records, he found that he had never taken sick leave in 4 years. Back home, David asked his wife the same question. Because his wife and him are in a marital crisis, his wife does not care about his problems. The next day, David took his son to the "Limited Collection" comic store indicated on the card. The owner of the store, Ilya (played by Samuel; Jackson), was the one who gave him the card.
It turned out that because of hereditary diseases, Ilya was born with weak bones and easily fractured, and was called the "glass man". Therefore, most of his life was spent in hospital beds, and he was accompanied by all kinds of comic books. Ilya believes that since heaven arranged for him to exist, there must be another extreme person in the world, that is, people who never get sick or injured. And David is such a person. Ilya tried to convince David to believe his theory, and gave examples of several recent major accidents. There were no survivors in the plane crash and hotel fire. Only this train accident, David was the only survivor. David didn't believe in Ilya, and thought he was a liar, and took his son out of the comic collection shop.
After several twists and turns, the relationship between David and his wife turned for the better. And in his contacts with Ilya, he gradually accepted Ilya's point of view and realized that he did have extraordinary abilities. He also used his own ability to solve an assault incident by a gangster, and he really became a "hero" in a comic book.
The ending of the film is somewhat unexpected. At the exhibition of Ilya, David and him met again, by which time they had become friends. Just as David shook hands with Ilya, with his own super powers, pictures flashed before David's eyes. It turns out that in order to prove his theory and search for "heroes" who won't be injured, Ilya made accidents such as plane crashes, hotel fires and train derailments. Unable to accept this fact, David left Ilya's gallery with a complicated mood, and Ilya's shout "They called me the glass man" came from behind.
