Room--Life in the Room is the Whole World

Teresa 2022-08-05 11:28:40

Girl Joey was deceived by a neighbor and was imprisoned in a small room for seven years. During this period, she was raped and gave birth to her son, Jack. Like all mothers, Joey also tried her best to create a safe and happy atmosphere for the children to grow up in. Although they were trapped in a room less than 10 square meters, they created a magical world for their son through fantasy. But as he grew up day by day, Jack's curiosity made him no longer satisfied with the world, so Joey carefully planned and took Jack out of the room where they were imprisoned. However, after escaping, the mother and son, who had been out of society for too long, realized that the real world was what scared them the most. Jack is a five-year-old boy who has never left the room since the day he was born. He believed that everything in this room was real, and everything else was illusory. But how would Jack react when his mother suddenly told him that there were other real things outside of this room?

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Room quotes

  • Old Nick: What's that smell?

    Ma: Sorry, I burned some cheese. Here. I just wasn't thinking.

    Old Nick: Well, thinking is not your strong suit.

  • Ma: [about the mouse] He's on the other side of this wall.

    Jack: What other side?

    Ma: Jack, there's two sides to everything.

    Jack: Not on an octagon.

    Ma: Yeah, but...

    Jack: [Interrupts] An octagon has eight sides

    Ma: But a wall, okay, a wall's like this, see? And we're on the inside and mouse is on the outside.

    Jack: In outer space?

    Ma: No, in the world. It's much closer than outer space.

    Jack: I can't see the outside-side.

    Ma: Listen, I know that I told you something else before, but you were much younger. I didn't think that you could understand, but now you're so old, you're so smart. I know that you can get this. Where do you think that old Nick gets our food?

    Jack: From TV by magic!