I'm finally culminating with a selection of films that I let dust cover, so in the coming days I'll probably talk about some not so current movies, but several years or decades ago, however, this time I'll talk of Room, released in 2015, so it is not old yet.
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Year: 2015
Category: Independent Drama.
Director: Lenny Abrahamson.
Cast: Brie Larson, Jacob Tremblay, Joan Allen, William H. Macy, Sean Bridgers, Tom McCamus, Amanda Brugel, Joe Pingue, Cas Anvar, Wendy Crewson.
Plot
The film tells the story of a woman who was kidnapped and forced to remain locked in a room for 7 years, and whose 5-year-old son was born in captivity.
Opinion
At the beginning of the film we see how Joy, a 24 years old woman, is locked up with her 5 year old son, Jack, in a room that has the basics for their subsistence, and having as only outside view a small skylight.
Jack was born while there, has never known anything outside that room, his mother Joy has created a kind of fiction to explain to her son the circumstances, because for Jack, the compression of a world beyond that room is simply not possible, and even though he has a television, his mother has taught him that nothing that appears there is real.
All this situation is caused by a subject that Joy and Jack call Old Nick, the kidnapper, and in turn Jack's father, however, Joy does not allow Old Nick to see or talk to Jack, hiding him in a closet and ordering him do not leave when Old Nick visits the room, usually at night, with the aim of abusing Joy.
The situation is repeated day after day in a routine to which the protagonists seem accustomed, in the expectation of every Sunday, day in which Old Nick brings something requested by Joy, like pants.
In spite of everything I have said, the film is not a psychological thriller but a drama, what we will see there is not a scenario of claustrophobia and agitation, but of tragedy. It is more an emotional issue, the characters have to deal with strong emotions product of this whole situation.
The direction work is quite good, the director Lenny Abrahamson, whom I did not know until now, did a very formidable job, handling the drama and even a moment of suspense very well done. The script is based on a novel with the same name written by Emma Donoghue, and it was fine, although I did not read the novel, so I do not know if the adaptation was good or not.
The acting work is good, Brie Larson does an acceptable job, but undoubtedly the greatest merit deserves the young Jacob Tremblay, who manages to convey the personality and dimension that his character required.
In short, it is a good drama, with a good moment of suspense in the middle of the film, and a development focused mainly on the emotions of the affected characters.
Trailer
Score
7/10
Excellent direction, acceptable script, very good performances and a great emotional story, all the ingredients for a good drama. If you are from one of the following countries: United States, Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Hungary, Japan, Mexico you can find this film available in the Netflix catalog at the time of this publication.
