nonexistent room

Connie 2022-04-23 07:01:14

I really like the Taiwanese movie translation "The Room That Doesn't Exist". When the room was the hell where they were imprisoned, a mother's love for her son was endless, telling him stories, taking vitamins, and even making everything look inevitable for him, without knowing how colorful the outside world was, so His weak mind can comfortably endure the fact of being imprisoned. And when they walked out of the room, the room became three metaphors:

first, the realm of activity. In the past seven years, their daily life can be seen at a glance, they must rely on others for food, and even sunlight can only be obtained through skylights. The optimism in Ren's childish voice is also a child's ignorant fantasy, and the desire for freedom has never been extinguished in his mother's eyes. A mother's love is not only to give him the optimism of being content with the status quo, but also to teach him to fight for freedom and pursue beauty. So she succeeded, rescuing them both from a world that was thousands of times more exciting than the one in the room. The moment they met in front of the car was no less than any exciting war meeting. It was about the complete salvation of two lives. . As for the son, he has a natural dependence on the room, but it is gratifying that every time he walks out of the room, he reaps fresh beauty and the fearless courage of a mother, cutting hair, teasing dogs, Playing football, talking to neighbors, who can say that his smile in the sun wasn't the prettiest.

The second is the strong and fragile bond between mother and child. The relationship between mother and son seems to be extremely close, but in fact there is an abnormal causal relationship: the son should have left the room to have a happy childhood, but the mother kept him by his side for a support. Once this layer of film is pierced by others, the mother's original fragile psychological defense line can no longer be maintained. There is nothing in the world that belongs to her, family love, friendship, lost life, this most intimate biological flesh and blood is nothing but greed. come. The positions of mother and son before and after leaving the room were completely reversed in my mind. When in the room, the mother is the son's most faithful support. But when the world shines brightly in front of her mother's eyes, she begins to question her broken life. While the son lost her shelter, he was also learning to change himself to embrace the world alone, and became the source of his mother's strength. His innocence and sensibleness undoubtedly healed people's hearts. The son saw the ever-changing world with his childish eyes, grasping the mother from the changing, understanding her, loving her, and understanding each other can break the estrangement between mother and child, and join hands to say goodbye to the cruel past.

Finally, there are obstacles between people and the world. For the mother and son who have just broken through the shackles of the room, the first thing to accept is the change in interpersonal relationships: the divorce of parents, and the separation of friends. The father's unacceptance of this sudden grandson deeply hindered the mother's reintegration into the world. And as bystanders, we sometimes don't realize how much burden our vision can put on those suffering from disaster. The mother and son who had just broken through the room should have enjoyed the transition period of change, but the media reporters flocked here to reveal the so-called truth and obtain so-called business opportunities. It is precisely because of the complexity of these extra-material relationships that the son's brilliant bravery is more commendable. She was silently watching him play football with her friends in front of the window. I guess she was also thinking silently in her heart, even he who has never been in contact with the world has begun to make friends with people, should I also Looking at the world from a different perspective?

When the door is opened, it is no longer a room. The dark room no longer exists. What floods into the door is endless bright sunlight and a wonderful new life.

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  • Ashley 2022-03-21 09:01:13

    The first half of "The Room" is exciting, and the second half is thought-provoking. Frankel talked about a victim syndrome, that is, being persecuted for too long can lead to emotional numbness and cognitive errors. For example, they may think, "I have suffered so much, how should you all..." This is incompatible with the new environment. This is the reason why "The Room" is more profound than ordinary suspense films. Fortunately, love is a good medicine to save all mental illnesses.

  • Johnny 2022-03-21 09:01:13

    The protagonist looks so much like a girl that I always thought it was a story of a mother hiding her daughter’s gender from sexual assault for the first twenty minutes...Well, this is a frightening piece of freshness, but it is full of warmth and kindness. Suspense, even a little philosophical thought, especially the part of escape and the final return to the house. It's a pity that the pure child's perspective split into two mothers and children after the escape, and emotional continuity is affected.

Room quotes

  • Jack: Ma and I have decided that since we don't know what we like, we get to try *everything.*

  • Jack: [thinking to himself] One, two, three... There's room, then outer space, with all the TV planets, then heaven. Plant is real, but not trees. Spiders are real, and one time the mosquito that was sucking my blood. But squirrels and dogs are just TV, except lucky. He's my dog who might come some day. Monsters are too big to be real, and the sea. TV persons are flat and made of colors. But me and you are real.