This movie is an epitome of "ignorance is bliss".

Rating: 9/10 (10 April 2020)

The movie starts with tender and curious gestures like Jack (Jacob Tremblay) greeting inanimate objects from his Room like they were friends. It immediately immerses you into Jack's perception, and, due to the uncertainty of the first minutes of the film, the viewer is left asking what happened to these people to be disheveled and detached from the outside world. Progressively one discovers Ma's (Brie Larson) situation and can't help but feel sympathy and horror at imagining the cruel 7 years that she had to endure in that situation.
The kidnapping, isolating, deprivation, impregnating, and raping depicts an almost unbearable landscape for both protagonists, only to have them build a bond that made them inseparable, and this was the bond that helped the mother survive even after escaping the confinement. The movie takes an interesting dive into Jack's phenomenology. It continually reminds you of his perception, understanding that deprivation to that level will have sometimes unimaginable effects. The story that Ma gave Jack about there not being any other place but their room is a beautiful symbol of compassion and care, a profound level of navigation of their connection and mindset that is displayed brilliantly in repeated style.
The movie made me suffer, squirm, highly conflicted by the understanding of both their experience. Is there beauty in not teaching people a bout the horrible nature of the world? there is...this movie is an epitome of "ignorance is bliss". The issue was when to present Jack the idea of there being an infinitely complex and spacious world past the walls of his room. One of the clear lessons of the movie is that there is always functionality and benefit to abstaining from sharing some crucial information. Would you describe in detail to a paraplegic the beauty and freedom of dancing? There is always a place and a time to maximize the benefit and pleasure for anything.
It is a morbid, pathologic topic, but nonetheless one that exists past the confines of our comfortable and privileged lifestyle. The movie is conducted with beauty and curiosity, like an experiment of naivety. It is the endearing feature that could be digested in such a tragic story.