![]() He realized he should probably take an acting class or something. Okay, Bubble Boy realized how silly he had been. Bubble Boy forgot something…You also need this… Because that’s all it takes to be a professional actor. Now there was just no stopping him. He was ready. He felt that surge of excitement when he realized that acting didn’t have to be just a hobby, he could become an actor PROFESSIONALLY - he could do it for a living! Today, infants born without immunity to disease undergo the transplant procedure at a young age, so they don't have to live the rest of their lives in a bubble.Want To Become An Actor? Avoid This Classic New Actor Trap…īubble Boy, like most actors, was passionate, creative and excited to get his career off the ground. FYI, in case you wondered, the original bubble boy, David, died at the age of 13 back in 1984 after an unsuccessful bone marrow transplant. This is a perfect modern day farce if you are looking for a light and uplifting comedy at the rental store. The movie is sanitized for younger viewers, but gives a wink and a nod to more mature viewers. I have to give the writers an A+ for imagination. The dialogue and the jokes can be lame sometimes, but the humor really comes from the absurdity of the characters and the improbable situations the main character runs into. He asks, "What if Neil Armstrong flew to the moon, but never set foot on it?" This movie is about taking chances.breaking out of our so-called bubbles, and experiencing life.not just sitting around watching it pass us by. It is best expressed by Jimmy's dad who is really the only normal character, and only speaks once in the entire movie. There is an important lesson can be learned from this movie. That bubble plastic must be some tough stuff. Just when you think it can't get any more crazy, it does. Just when you think Jimmy is finally on his way to Niagara Falls, and the movie is going to start dragging, BAM! The ice cream truck hits a cow! After mud wrestling two women while Japanese male spectators cheer him on, Jimmy is back on his way. You've watched enough movies like this to know how it is going to end, but, as always, it's the journey that Bubble Boy takes to get there that makes this movie interesting and redeeming. OK, it is somewhat of an overused plot: Boy falls in love with girl Girl gets engaged to someone else Boy interrupts the wedding to get the girl back. ![]() ![]() To my surprise, Bubble Boy has a fast-moving plot. I was fully expecting this film to be along the lines of "Wayne's World" or "A Night at the Roxbury." The characters are hilarious and exaggerated, but the non-existent plot drags on like a 10 minute skit that has gone 80 minutes too long. Hammer on the soundtrack, and you've got yourself a movie that no Gen-X'er can resist. Write up an adventurous plot and throw in a cameo by Fabio and some M. You've got the perfect character.an odd teenage boy that lives in a bubble. Naturally, when I saw the trailer for this movie, I asked myself, "Hey, whatever happened to that boy that lived in a bubble?" I knew I had to watch this to satisfy my curiosity. I distinctly remember sitting in elementary school and reading about the boy who lived in a bubble in my Weekly Reader.
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