Find your strong

Rating: 10/10 (27 January 2016)

This movie has made an obvious, profound effect on me, since I can't seem to stop thinking about it, talking about, or writing about it.
The premise is both emotional and frightening. The idea can be more horrifying than some horror movies, especially if you take into consideration the fact that these types of things actually happen.
The connection between Ma and yourself is almost immediate. Even if you don't know what's exactly coming (my case, since I never watched any trailers), the emotion and soul she irradiates is obvious from the start. Through the movie you feel with her, fear for her, and just love her for the love that she has for her son, Jack. Watching her as she does everything she can to make Jack's life "normal" is both heart breaking, and heartwarming. Jacks innocence, his naivety from everything on the outside, and his own way of "coping" with something he doesn't even realize he's coping with, it tugs at your heart. You feel for this kid, as you feel for the mother, and yet he knows nothing else. We want him to have a normal life, when to him, his life is normal.
As amazing and strong as the premise is, the way the film was made is simply put, amazing. The acting is superb, especially from Brie Larson and Jacob Tremblay. You're not watching an actress and actor play mother and son; you are watching a mother and son.
The internal dialogue the Jack provides, as well as the dial he verbalizes, is great.
This movie will definitely be tugging at serious heart strings. Bring tissue for the tears you're sure to be shedding, and find your strong.