From the very first moments of Room, I was completely enthralled. Based on the bestselling novel by Emma Donoghue, the film opens on a young boy named Jack (Jacob Tremblay) and his "Ma" (Brie Larson), who greet the day with their morning routine: exercise, playing games, watching TV and telling stories. Today is Jack's fifth birthday, which means he gets a real-life birthday cake, just like the ones on TV. It's all pretty typical stuff... until you realize it isn't. In actuality, Jack and Ma are held captive in a 10-by-10, windowless space, which Ma has euphemistically called "Room." Jack was born and raised in it, while Ma has remained there for seven long years.
But as Jack becomes more curious about the reality of their situation and Ma begins to reach the end of her rope, the two of them enact a plan to escape their captor, once and for all.
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But as Jack becomes more curious about the reality of their situation and Ma begins to reach the end of her rope, the two of them enact a plan to escape their captor, once and for all.
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