Mr. Rostan at the Movies: The Enduring Stillness of “Room”
November 6, 2015 by Andrew Rostan Leave a Comment
Andrew Rostan was a film student before he realized that making comics was his horrible destiny, and he’s never shaken his love of cinema. Every week, he’ll opine on current pictures or important movies from the past.
There are many words to describe Room, adapted by Emma Donoghue from her novel and directed by Lenny Abrahamson, but if I had to sum it up in only one, that word would be “still.” Room is a quiet, lingering, peaceful movie for the most part, and this tone serves to both make the moments of emotional crescendo all the more hard-hitting and allow the audience to enter the characters’ emotional states in the midst of the calm, thus allowing the story’s drama and power to overwhelm. Room is an unforgettable picture, and while credit is due to the entire team, the greatest masterstroke is the performance of Brie Larson.
Posted in: Awards Season, Films, Reviews Tagged: Brie Larson, Emma Donoghue, Jacob Tremblay, Joan Allen, Lenny Abrahamson, Room