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Cystic Fibrosis is a lung and stomach disease in which the body produces very thick mucus that clogs the lungs and obstructs the pancreas. Cystic Fibrosis (CF) is a life-threatening disease and people with CF are likely to have a shorter lifespan than normal people.
Too much of
technical knowledge, right? Well, the Five Feet Apart movie is based on a girl and
a boy, who both have Cystic Fibrosis. Now, you must be thinking, what’s unique
in this? The uniqueness comes in the fact that Cystic Fibrosis patients can get
near to normal people but they have to be always six feet apart from other
Cystic Fibrosis patients (Cystic Fibrosis patients are often called CFers).
They have to maintain this distance all the time because CFers are highly infectious when they come in contact with each other. They can get contaminated very easily if there is any passage of germs through whatsoever way, doesn’t matter. CFers have to be Six Feet Apart all the time.
So, the movie starts with Stella (Haley Ru Richardson) visiting the hospital to get
admitted and is setting up her hospital room. She likes her room to be very
organized as she also suffers from OCD. When she was stressing over all the
hustle bustle that was in her room, she was being observed by Will (Cole
Sprouse) who is another CFer but on experimental medication.
On one
hand, Stella is very optimistic and hyper-attentive to her treatment, hoping to
get a lung transplant, Will was the exact opposite, a rebel, who has lost all
hope from the treatment and is just getting it for the sake of it.
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But then,
love finds its way through all hells and bounds. Stella and Will started from
being friends. Stella had a YouTube channel in which she describes her CF
journey to her subscribers who are really fascinated about how strong she is.
So, Stella offered Will to organize his room and making a medicine schedule as
Will was not willing to cope with the nurses.
Both of
they had really deep conversations and started having feelings for each other.
They were compelled by each other’s greatness and their life stories. They
tried really hard to stay away from each other but were devastated when
Stella’s hospital friend, Poe (Moises Aries) die because of CF.
Stella was
adamant that this relation won’t work but Will on the other hand wanted to make
it works and then they suddenly Stella realized that Poe never get to live his
life to the fullest so they both decided to keep a five feet long stick with
them every time they will meet to make them realize their boundaries.
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Will and Stella decided to sneak out on one fine night to go and dance around the frozen lake. They both for having fun but suddenly Will hears a creak from the ground and he saw that Stella has fallen into the frozen lake hole. He gets her out of the hole but her breathing levels were really low.
So, to save Stella, Will
gave her CPR. (Remember! CFers are not allowed to get too close and CPR
included lip-to-lip contact). Stella survived because of Will but was still
unconscious and after some time, Will also lost his consciousness.
On the other hand, at the hospital, arrived a girl who was in a terrible accident, was
brain dead and her lungs were an exact match for Stella. Her parents, hospital
staff were trying Will and Stella’s phone time and again but it was obviously
unreachable.
Anywho,
hospital staff found both of them and Stella was not convinced about taking the
new pair of lungs but Will talked her into taking it. Will also took a sigh of
relief when he got to know that neither of them got any infection.
After the
surgery, When Stella woke up, she saw Will from the glass window. He told her
that his only regret was that they were not able to see the lights together so
he brought them to her. He also told her that the trial medication is not working
on him and he doesn’t want to put Stella in this condition where she will see
Will die eventually.
In the end,
Will gave Stella a notebook of his drawings and confesses his love to her and
then he asked her to close her eyes so that she won’t see him leaving. Stella
closer her eyes and Will walks away silently.
Years
after, Stella is seen on her YouTube Channel, explaining to everyone the
importance of touching each other, realizing how lucky you are if you are able
to touch each other or can confess their love to each other.
This movie
will definitely take you on an emotional roller coaster ride with tears of joy
and sorrow flowing together. This movie is a must-watch as it will make you
realize the importance of love and loving the person you love.
Watch the movie teaser here: Teaser
Written By
– Anamika Malik
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