While away from the hospital, Stella receives a text that her lung transplant is en route, which she ignores. She falls through the ice of a frozen pond as she and Will leave to go back to the hospital. She struggles but is near death when Will reaches into the water and pulls her out.
The doctors follow through with the lung surgery, but Will realizes he has to get away from Stella so she will have a chance to live a healthy life. He packs up and leaves the hospital. Eight months later, Stella's new lungs are working well, and she's enjoying good health.
The twist was dictated by the film industry, which demanded that Stanley be punished in some way for the rape. Subsequent film and TV versions have restored the original, bleaker ending, in which Stella remains with her husband.
should she show up to claim them. Heartbroken over Poe and frustrated with all she can't do, Stella ignores the call, which frustrates Will. Then, while on the bridge above the lake, Stella falls, sending her body plummeting through the ice and into the water.
It ends with Will meeting up with Stella, who leads him to a room for a surprise dinner party, put on by Stella and Poe, Stella's best friend and a fellow CF patient. After that, Poe dies and Stella is sad because she never got to hug him. Stella decides that she is living her life too strictly.
Here comes the big spoiler: Will breaks up with Stella. Not only does he end things with her, but he does it as though it's a grand romantic gesture, the moment she wakes up from a lung transplant, with her family and her doctors around her, while she's on a ventilator and can't speak or move.
Stella was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis when she was six years old and knows these symptoms can be life-threatening. Stella has a strict regimen of treatments and medication, which she follows religiously so that she will not become sick and lose her spot on the lung transplant list.
While away from the hospital, Stella receives a text that her lung transplant is en route, which she ignores. She falls through the ice of a frozen pond as she and Will leave to go back to the hospital.
Before going into surgery, Stella realizes that she is in love with Will, emphasizing the inevitability of love. Although Stella did not want to fall in love with him, both because of her annoyance at his personality and because it would be dangerous to her health, she found the emotion could not be avoided.
Two former convicts named Vic (Clemens Schick) and Tom (Max von der Groeben) kidnap Stella (Jella Haase), the estranged daughter of a wealthy businessman, as part of a get-rich scheme. The men take Stella to a run-down flat, in which they have previously soundproofed a room.
On 'Five Feet Apart' Sequel, 'All This Time'
Authors of Five Feet Apart were confirmed to adapt the screenplay and executive produce the upcoming flick.
Blanche's character exhibits some of the traits of Histrionic Personality Disorder (HPD) and of Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD). Stanley's character exhibits some of the traits of Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD).
Carver, meanwhile, seemed fine. Medics rushed Stella, Carver, and Pryma to the hospital, and we soon learned all three of them would survive.
He leaves the hospital after Stella receives her lung transplant and eventually does get the opportunity to travel. Will's commitment to following his regimen and seeing doctors while traveling shows that Stella has changed him and encouraged him to value his own life.
That's what fans thought at the top of Season 10, when Stella left Chicago to launch her Girls on Fire program in Boston. Her efforts were a huge success, which caused Stella to extend her temporary leave of absence. Stella's work with Girls on Fire was largely accomplished off-screen.
Stella is Sky's ex-girlfriend. The two had a relationship during their first year, ending in a bad break-up. They briefly got back together at the beginning of their second year, as Stella begged for his support through her complicated situation.
Content that may disturb children
Some small children might not understand this and might find it disturbing. In addition to the violent and distressing scenes mentioned above, Five Feet Apart has some scenes that could scare or disturb children aged 5-8 years.
Age Appropriate For: 14+. This film about teenagers with cystic fibrosis who fall in love includes many clichés of this subgenre, including a forbidden relationship and a male protagonist who saves the female protagonist more than once.
“Five Feet Apart” is more than just a love story between Stella and Will. It has a truly powerful message that everyone should take away from this brilliant film: live life to the fullest, because you never know what might happen tomorrow.
For people with CF, being close to others with the disease puts them at greater risk of getting and spreading dangerous germs and bacteria. This is called cross‐infection. Not only are these dangerous germs difficult to treat, but they can also lead to worsening symptoms and faster decline in lung function.
People with CF can't be together.
The good news is CF is not at all contagious or dangerous to healthy people.
"Five Feet Apart" is another movie in the trend of tragic teen romance. The movie features two teens who suffer from cystic fibrosis and depicts a genuinely heartbreaking story. Despite being one in a genre of many, "Five Feet Apart" stands out for its depiction of its characters and their relationships.
Just three decades ago, the average person with cystic fibrosis would live only to the age of 30, but now 50 years is typical, and some patients with CF live into their 80s. This means they live long enough for other health concerns to surface.
Thankfully, Will is there, and he pushes Stella to do the lung transplant, insisting that she should use whatever years the surgery gives her to live a real life doing whatever she likes with whomever she likes. The surgery goes well, but then Will has bad news.
While hanging out on a frozen lake, Stella and Will almost kiss — but Will pushes her away, reminding Stella that they can't do this for their own health.