9/17/2018 1 Comment Room (2015)Exhilarating and relieving “Room” is a kidnapping thriller with realistic vibes. Brie Larson stars as Ma (Joy) who was kidnapped at age 17. Two years after captivation, she delivers her son Jack (Jacob Tremblay). Jack is convinced that the only place that exists is Room. Ma waits until his 5th birthday to teach him that there is an entire world outside of Room. She devises a plan to get Jack to safety and hopefully herself as well.
Ma’s compelling performance and Jack’s revolutionary acting had the viewer connected in the story-telling of this film. If Larson and Tremblay were not cast, I do not think the film would be as good as it was. Their performances connected you to their situation and made it impossible to look away from the screen. While I was expecting it to be more thrilling, I loved how the director (Lenny Abrahamson) surpassed expectations and had the film end on a happy note. The film would show a picture of the ‘skylight’ from Room when there is a turning point in the plot to mark a beginning or an end of a section. This was helpful for the viewer because it indicated a change in the character's status (either being positive or negative). I think that this film was trying to create meaning through the world by bringing a positive outcome of a horrible story revolving a kidnapping case. This story especially hit hard considering sex trafficking is becoming more prominent in our culture- especially in Northern Kentucky since the I-71/75 split resides here. The film reinforced the idea of being careful because if you listen to Ma’s monologue, you find out that the reason she was in this situation was because she tried to be nice and help Old Nick take care of his sick dog.
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