I don't know who put these in order, but they should be in line with thetvdb's ordering system, which is the one most services use.
The original film is one of my favourite films, it explored philosophy and kept my attention throughout despite being one of the most simple films I've ever seen. A group of people talking around a fire. I was so excited to see what they could do with a sequel.
And it started off well, I was invested during the build up to where someone would inevitably discover his secret. Touching on him finally starting to age was a really interesting idea! But we found out nothing more about it. But the whole ending was just a let down that gave us nothing.
I was invested in the students to start with as they worked their way to discovering who he really was, they figured it out in a really great way. But they lost me when they started wanting to create a religion out of him. The way Tara "leaked" their secret to John felt pretty forced. Yeah it's believable that she'd try and make a move on a cute fatherly lecturer, even after finding out his secret. But the timing of it was too convenient and just screamed of plot progression.
The climax of the film. I really enjoyed the way John spoke with Philip, it was very well done, as was Philip believing he was being manipulated. But to go from that to the fanatical reaction he had was disappointing.
The worst part though, is that we don't have an ending, just the hope of a future instalment that may never come. It felt like the pilot to a television series, rather than the sequel to a film.
I had this film on in the background, and just checked in on it as I went about browsing the internet. Didn't miss anything as I went, that's how slowly paced it was. The idea was good, but it felt like they stretched out a short film to 90 minutes.
I expected this to be one of those films where the captives are held for the majority of the film, and right at the end, the door opens to a bright light, with cops outside, and fade to black. That's what most of these kinds of films are. But not Room. Room dealt with the consequences and spent most of its time showing us how they dealt with the world outside. They weren't perfect, it wasn't happily ever after. It was real. Jack was an incredible boy, and following his journey of learning about the world was amazing. Ma was incredibly brave, and though she struggled, the reason Jack is okay today, is because of her. They kept each other alive.
These characters are so incredible and relatable, that here I am still thinking they're real.
Fantastic film, watch it.
As with most other people, the first 2/3rds of it was very interesting. And the third iteration I was excited for. But then... Well you saw. This whole story kind of seemed like that online story you read where a kid outsmarts his teacher and at the end it says "That boy's name? Albert Einstein.". The very end revelation kind of explained a piece earlier that wasn't questioned, but it still seemed to add nothing to the plot other than change your view of a character, and not in an interesting, plot developing way.
