Brilliant, but very uncomfortable. See life in the perspective of a 5 year old boy.

Rating: 6/10 (21 November 2019)

The film opens up into a very strange and unsettling scenery. A Mother and her boy, locked into a ROOM. Ma (Brie Larson) is with him and their endless days consist of cooking, reading, and watching TV where Jack is told that what he sees on the screen is not real, only pretend. All he knows of the world is what he sees in front of his eyes. Old Nick (Sean Bridgers) brings food and other household items but when he comes, Jack has to hide in his wardrobe, out of sight.
Jack is the focus of the film and we see everything from his point of view, with the help of his sometime narration but we can also get into his mother's mind and feel her pain and live her dreams.
A heartfelt film, but not really super inventive. Strong story, strong actors, sad mood. I loved that we as the audience were able to experience the world through the eyes of the boy: the tight room, the sad eyes of his mother, the exploration of the world around him after they escaped. Strong, but would not rewatch it.