There are no windows in the room but only one skylight showing the blue sky above. With the whirl of the racecar making noise, Ma begins screaming up at the ceiling, which we see is lined with soundproof material. He plays with it all around the tiny room, much to Ma’s annoyance. The next morning, Jack wakes up and sees a brand new remote control racecar for him. He asks if he can have something else to eat but she doesn’t respond, irritated at her limited resources. She makes him dinner, which is just a piece of toast. Jack complains that his mom didn’t tell Old Nick that it was his birthday because Nick would have brought a present. Ma teaches Jack, educating him on various subjects. He watches TV on a CRT television and talks of the TV people, which he thinks of are some form of aliens. She gives it to Jack who keeps it in his mouth. She cuts apple slices and her bad tooth comes out.
The next morning, Jack finds his mom in bed. Jack merely counts higher and higher as this goes on. Ma’s small bed begins to squeak as they have sex off screen.
Nick asks about the cake and tells Ma if he knew the boy had a birthday, he would have brought a present. Old Nick comes in and we see him briefly from Jack’s point of view, through the slats. It gets late and Jack goes into a tiny cupboard where he sleeps. He says maybe he’ll ask for candles for when he turns six next week. She says she gets things they need for Sunday treat. He is upset and refuses to eat the cake, telling her she could have asked for candles from Old Nick for their Sunday treat instead of “jeans” like last time. Jack asks why there are no candles with fire. Due to the limited resources, it ends up being very small and not impressive. She gets him to exercise by telling him to “touch this wall,” “no, I meant this wall.” Ma notes a bad ache in her mouth.Īt night, Ma bakes the cake. They go throughout their normal day she leads him through yoga practice in their tiny bathroom. His mom tells him they’re going to make him a birthday cake. Jack is excited because today is his fifth birthday. He wakes up and says “hi” to all the things in the tiny ramshackle room he shares with his mother the chair, the cupboard, the inkblot on the carpet. The film begins with a young boy with really long hair named Jack (Jacob Tremblay) telling us how he came into the possession of his mother, who we only know as Ma (Brie Larson) via TV people in outer space and him falling from Heaven.
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