The Unbreakable Boy is a new film from Lionsgate, the people that brought us the film Wonder and Jesus Revolution. It follows the story of Austin (sometimes nicknamed Auz-man in the movie) and his family, as they journey and learn life together. Christian Daily International has already introduced the film in an article here. The trailer can be viewed here.

As Austin himself says at the start of the film “This story is based on true facts. Lot’s of true facts…” and the story is based on a real life family, the LeRette’s.

Austin has a medical condition called Osteogenesis Imperfecta, sometimes referred to in the movie as ‘OI’ which is introduced at the beginning of the film as "a hereditary disease caused by defective or deficient collagen production and marked by extreme brittleness of the long bones and a bluish color of the whites of the eyes".

We learn in the movie that Austin has inherited this condition from his mother, Teresa, but that he has also inherited Autism, probably from his father, Scott (who is seen lining things up, and having an imaginary friend, regularly used pictorial tropes in movies and on TV to denote someone who may be Autistic; we return to this theme later).

I am going to review a scene and ask some reflective questions regarding the film. So... SPOILER ALERT. 

The main character?

Who is the film really about?

Firstly, although Austin is the narrator of much of the story, and the suggestion is that it is told through his experience, much of the focus of the film is on Scott and his struggles, which raises the question of who is the film really about, Austin, or Scott?

Having watched the film, who do you think the main character is?