Jack leaves you in tears with a smile on your face

Rating: 10/10 (24 February 2016)

An innocent tale of the world seen from a 5 year old kid's view.Jack and his Ma were trapped in a garden shed for 5 years.Jack had always believed the room was his world.The struggle his mother undergoes to give him a normal life inside a garden shed with just things to talk to is endearing and heart wrenching.And when they finally come out of captivity life poses new challenges..The child protagonist Jack is beautifully enacted by Jacob Tremblay.Definitely a talent to look forward to.Its a shame that he is not being nominated in the Best Actor category for Oscars.Brie Larson's strong portrayal of 'Ma' is character which is going to remain in memory for a while.The dilemma the character undergoes when the press interviewer asks her if she did the right thing by keeping Jack with her is so painfully depicted.The director does a brilliant job of using Jack's innocence to take the narrative forward.For instance,when Jack innocently asks Ma if they were in a different planet after he is saved from his captor is funny yet painful when you realize what the kid has to go through to get accustomed to the actual "world'.the cinematography is ingeniously done from the perspective of Jack,the focus shifting form close up shots when Jack was in the shed to longer and colorful shots once the duo is out in the real world. Room does leave you with a few dried up tears because you cry when you see the horror of captivity but you soon are smiling at the innocence and hope that Jack brings to his mother's world by bidding the final goodbye to the Room and makes peace with his past.