Jack’s reaction to the outside world is perhaps the most heartbreaking scene in the entire film he couldn't believe his eyes. As he drove through the roads, Jack, for the first time in his life, experiences the outside world. One day, Joy asks Jack to fake being sick to attempt an escape, wrapping his “dead body” in a carpet in the hopes that “Old Nick” would take him out of the room, which he did. Jack’s only perception of reality is the room and everything in it - to him, the outside world only exists on television.
The only glimpse of the outside world they have is a small skylight above the bed. RELATED: 'Fast 10': Brie Larson Joins Cast of Next 'Fast & Furious' Sequel He abuses her for years and continues to do it when Jacob sleeps in the closet. They are held captive by “Old Nick” ( Sean Bridgers), who is Jack’s biological father and the man who kidnapped Joy before Jacob was born. The film is mostly set in a small enclosed shed where Joy Newsome ( Brie Larson) and her 5-year-old son Jack ( Jacob Tremblay) lived. It’s no wonder Room was nominated for Best Picture at the 88th Academy Awards, and Brie Larson won the award for Best Actress. It was one of the saddest moments in the film and US history. In an enraged moment, White enters City Hall through the basement in an effort to conceal his gun, and shoots Mayor Moscone and later, Milk. However, he later changed his mind, but it was too late - Mayor Moscone had been lobbied by Milk. He demanded a pay raise from his supervisor, but his request was denied, and so handed in his resignation.
Milk follows his revolutionary but tragic journey from being a New Yorker who struggled with his sexuality to being a true American hero who inspired many closeted people to come out and accepting who they are.ĭan White, who was the supervisor for the neighborhoods in District 8, grew resentment and felt threatened by Harvey Milk’s influence on the growing homosexual community in San Francisco in the 70s.
Harvey Milk, played by Sean Penn was the first openly gay politician to be elected to a major Californian public office, and the third openly gay politician in US history.
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