ROOM MOVIE REVIEW (SPOILERS)
Based on the best selling novel by Emma Donoghue, Room follows the journey of Joy and her son Jack who, when the film starts are seemingly living in a small room. It is unclear why Joy and her son spend time only within this one room however we are given an answer when a man by the name of "Old Nick" opens the door to the room via a keypad and locks it again when he leaves.
So it seems that they are being held against their will forced to eat, sleep and live in this room but we still aren't clear as to why Nick is keeping them there.
The film continues and we see Joy and Jack finding ways to pass the time and its clear the Joy is trying her hardest in order to keep Jack happy with crazy stories and songs creating a small world for him within room.
Her son jack who has just turned five, constantly asks his mother questions and is curious about anything new that is shown to him. However whilst Joy is doing her best to keep her son happy its clear that she is not. She reaches of point of desperation and decides to confront Jack with the truth of the outside world and that they should escape. Without going into too much detail, Jack manages to escape and through his actions Joy also is found.
The second half of the film deals with Jacks task of facing a whole new world that he has never known and with Joy being reunited with family and dealing with the torment of years in isolation. and trying to return to the world she left behind. We are given an in depth look into how people deal with traumatic experiences both those affected and the people around them.
The greatest strength of Room is the relationship between Joy and Jack and how much they care for each other and how they both help each other in various ways. there are several inner monologues by Jack throughout the film giving us an insight into how he is dealing with the events in the film and how he views life, which offers both a charming and innocent look upon the world of today.
Room is a beautiful film with stellar acting by all of the cast, with both heartwarming and heartbreaking moments throughout and shows the strength of the bonds we share with the people we love most, highly recommend watching it for yourself!
