"Once upon a time, before I came, you cried and cried and watched TV all day, until you were a zombie. But then I zoomed down from heaven, through skylight, into Room."

Rating: 9/10 (28 March 2016)

I absolutely loved this film and the way this tragic but at the same time sweet and hopeful story was told, which is mainly through the eyes and observations of this 5 year old boy Jack, whose view of the world completely changes when he is forced to come to grips with the fact that the world is a much bigger place than what he's known through living in the room. Jack and his mom share a relationship like no other, and it is rare that you see such a strong bond between two people portrayed in such an authentic and delicate way, by two incredible actors Brie Larson and Jacob Tremblay. These two provide the backbone of the story, their strength, their perseverance and the love they share is what makes the film-goers become so attached to these characters. The details that were put in this story make it so much more than just a story about 2 victims of a psychotic kidnapper that faced immense psychological trauma. For example, the way that Joy uses Alice in wonderland's story to explain to Jack what happened to her and why they were in room, or her facial expression as she looks up at the ceiling and wonders what will be the future of her child if she doesn't do anything to get him out of there. Joy's blank expression as she ponders the journalist's words of whether it would have been better to have asked Old Nick to get him out, shows a tormented soul that is struck with the realisation that she has potentially been a bad mother to the one thing she loves the most and has devoted her life to. The miracle of the story is that little Jack, as afraid and bewildered as he first is by this new world he is forced to enter, becomes the hero of the story and gives his mom his hair, in a way lending her his 'strong' to help her get through her depression. I've been a bad mother to you, Joy tells him and he replies with: You're Ma, ultimately the most important words that a mother could hear. An incredibly touching story involving two superb performances that I know I will be coming back to forever.