Movie Review: Room

THERE ARE SOME SPOILERS IN THIS REVIEW.

Hello readers,

I just finished watching Room which is based on the novel of the same name. The film is about a woman and her son living in a shed which they referred as room, hence the title of the film. The son, Jack, spent his early childhood in the room until he reaches age five and his mother planned the escape. Room is not only a film that focuses on both survivors, but it also focus and mentioned what was the world out of the room with strangers, objects and others.

When I first heard of Room, I knew it was going to be an Oscar-worthy film including Brie Larson who played the woman. I did not watched the film last year because I was worrying over my national examination result. With Carol and The Danish Girl being covered two weeks ago, I decided to take this time to watched Room and I was proven right about the film. Room is about surviving for both mother and her child. Everything that is mentioned is mostly based on the child's perspective, especially when the film went on to show the outside world of the room.

If you thought they were already saved, think again. Life wasn't as smooth when both stepped out of the room. I felt the mother was trying to regain back her own life prior to the kidnapping that took place years before her son was born. She was lost and felt that her life was already over. Putting into her shoes, I could understand she is still young, making mistakes and again like what I said trying to regain her previous life which she regrettably didn't fully experienced. Her son was the same, but more in a difficult position. At such age, he had no idea what is out there in the world. He grew up with just objects and a television in the room. The son had problems trying to talk to real people out in the world and needed a step at the time to feel similarly like he was in the room where everything makes sense.

Those words I have mentioned were why I enjoyed Room. This story reminded me so much of childhood and home. Again, these people were survivors who needed a place to belong. Room may be a home for both, but the world is bigger and more than the inside. I also liked the ending where Jack wanted to visit the room with his mother and they did. It was then he questioned about the room and later saying his farewells to the objects that were once part of his life. Here, we know, Jack had already accepted the truth that he was no longer going to stay at his home.

It was nice to see that both mother and Jack at least have a home where there is no rules or boundaries. I would definitely recommend you as a reader to give Room a shot because you truly can't deny the fact that home is a safe place for anyone and that is what I liked about this film. Love has no boundaries, whether you are in a room or outside the world.

Ratings: 8/10