In This Room Money, Girls Is Just One Wish Within' Your Reach...
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00:00Hi, Movie Recap Zone here. Today, I'm going to explain a drama, horror, mystery, and science
00:06fiction film called The Room. Spoilers ahead. Watch out and take care.
00:14A young couple, Matt and Kate move into their new home in upstate New York. Both of them enjoy the
00:20early times of being a young married couple as they start anew. Their new house requires
00:24renovations and repairs here and there, so they start to work around it. Upon organizing the
00:29kitchen, Kate sees a dead bird inside a cabinet and goes outside to bury it. She gets distracted by
00:35Matt, who talks to her from the window and looks back to see the bird disappear. While throwing
00:40away stuff that came with the house, Matt notices something weird in the wall, so he tears the
00:44wallpaper to see it better. In there, he uncovers a large door with a weird keyhole. In an attempt to
00:50unlock the door, he rummages through the pile of old stuff and finds the key. Matt inserts it into
00:55the keyhole and immediately calls Kate to tell her about it. They open the door together, and the
01:00lights in the hallway suddenly flicker. Matt calls the power company to report the problem, and Kate
01:05senses something weird about the room, so she follows him. The following day, an operator from
01:10the power company arrives to inspect the cause of the surges. To his surprise, the wires in the
01:15basement are ancient and intertwined in such a weird-looking way. When Matt asks if he can do anything
01:20about it, the operator says that he has never seen anything like it. Before the operator leaves,
01:25he tells Matt about the home's previous owners who got murdered inside the house. Upon hearing the
01:30shocking news, he immediately does his research about it. In an old news article, Matt learns that
01:35the couple who died are named Paul and Madeline Schaefer. Moreover, the identity of the suspect
01:40remains unknown and is aliased as John Doe. Matt, being an artist, tries to draw John Doe's face on his
01:47sketch pad and takes a break from it inside the mysterious room. He finishes a bottle of liquor
01:51and wishes that he could have another bottle to himself. The lamp flickers, and to his surprise,
01:56another bottle appears. Matt examines the bottle and realizes that the room can grant wishes.
02:02Kate wakes up to the sound of flickering lights in the living room and goes upstairs to check on Matt.
02:07Inside the room, she finds him far beyond excited as space is filled with new stuff.
02:12Matt happily shows Kate an authentic Van Gogh painting and explains that the room can grant
02:16any material wish. Thinking that it is one of Matt's pranks, Kate laughs it off but realizes
02:21that her husband is serious. She tests his theory and asks for a thousand dollars. Matt rummages
02:26around the whole room and finally picks up the money Kate wished for. Still skeptical, she asks for
02:31a million dollars and just like that, they are millionaires. However, Kate finds it scary and walks
02:36out. Matt persuades her that they should have fun with it. The couple spends the whole day wishing
02:41their life away. Clothes, champagne, art, and money are just one wish within their reach.
02:47Matt and Kate's happiness are beyond compare as they drown themselves in expensive things.
02:51At the end of the night, Kate questions how the room manages to grant their wishes,
02:55but Matt tells her not to worry about it. For the following days, their fun and lavishness
03:00know no bounds. Every time they make a wish, lights flicker, and so does the power source in the
03:05basement. They celebrate their overnight wealth by partying together inside the room with drinks and
03:10gifts. However, the fun and action do not last long. Kate wakes up the following morning feeling
03:16empty as the material things fail to fill a void inside her. Matt gets concerned about it and surprises
03:21her with a crib, hinting that they should try to have a baby. Contrary to his expectations,
03:26Kate gets upset about the surprise as she already had two miscarriages and storms out of the house.
03:31Later, Kate returns inside and spontaneously wishes for a child inside the mysterious room.
03:37As Matt learns about it, he gets mad that she did not consult him before wishing for a baby.
03:42Both get into a heated argument, Kate claiming that she did it as a shortcut to motherhood.
03:47Without the possibility of a miscarriage and the pain of childbirth, Kate explains that they could
03:51be happy that way. Matt is utterly against the idea and urges Kate to bring the baby back to the
03:56room to wish for the child's disappearance. At that moment, the couple enters the room, but Kate
04:01tearfully refuses to give up the baby. Instead, she hands the baby over to Matt, but he could not
04:07carry out the deed as well. He could not get himself to wish for the baby to disappear and returns it to
04:12his wife before walking away. Eventually, both of them decide to keep the baby, and they become
04:17parents overnight. While on his desk, Matt spots his unfinished drawing of John Doe and does more
04:22research about the incident that happened decades ago. He learns that the suspected murderer is still
04:27alive in a psychiatric hospital. In another archived news article, John Doe says that the room made him
04:33do it. Not long after, Matt drives to the psychiatric institution to meet with John in person and ask
04:39about the room. At his arrival, a nurse warns Matt that no one has visited John in 45 years, except for
04:45news reporters, so Matt enlists himself as one. Finally, Matt comes face to face with a much older
04:51John and starts questioning him about the house, especially the mysterious room. Displaying a sinister
04:56smile on his face, John tells Matt that he has been waiting for this moment for a long time.
05:01When Matt asks why John killed the Shafers, John tells him that was the only way. John brushes off the
05:07topic and instructs Matt to leave the house instead. He warns the young man to do it as soon as possible
05:12before it is too late. Before leaving, John says, the only thing more dangerous than a person who
05:17can't get what they want is the person who gets whatever they want. Matt stops by a gas station
05:22on the way home, but to his surprise, his cash turns into dust. Because of this, he rushes home
05:28and throws away the remaining money in the room to see if it will turn out the same. Then, he tries to
05:33bring the Van Gogh painting by the door, confirming his theory that they cannot bring the things outside,
05:37or else it will turn into dust. In a fit of rage, Matt breaks the walls to know the mystery behind
05:42the room, but to no avail. He only sees the intertwined sets of wires that are too difficult
05:48to track. Matt then tears a wallpaper and discovers a map of the house with guides of the connected wires.
05:54Meanwhile, Kate brings the baby outside, but Matt stops her, warning that it isn't safe. He doesn't
05:59tell his wife the real reason why they shouldn't bring the child outside. Not long after, the baby
06:04screams uncontrollably, as if it is in pain. While hearing it, Matt has second thoughts
06:09about helping Kate and the baby, but he eventually comes to their rescue. Outdoors, the baby mysteriously
06:15ages to a young child in a matter of seconds. Once they re-enter the house, the couple could
06:20not believe what is in front of them while looking at the grown boy. Later that day, Matt reveals
06:24that the room can grant anything that their heart desires, but under the condition that they
06:28cannot bring it outside. If they do, the thing ages and turns into dust. Kate replies that a baby
06:34is not a thing and is unaccepting that she cannot bring their son outside. She becomes
06:38fond of the boy who she claims to be her son and names him, Shane. For the next few days,
06:43Kate homeschools Shane and explains that he cannot leave home because of the dangerous
06:47germs outside. One day, Shane becomes impatient while Kate teaches him how to read, causing
06:53him to throw a tantrum. His whole life, Shane has never experienced how it is to be outside,
06:58all he has ever known is the walls of the home he can never leave. Later, Kate receives
07:02a package outside and locks the door whenever she goes in and out. She gives the package
07:07to Matt, who ordered it, and unboxes a brand new gun. Unfortunately, Kate leaves the front
07:12door unlocked and completely forgets about it. While she is busy playing the piano, Shane
07:17sneakily makes his way to the front door and opens it unnoticed. He sticks his hand outside
07:22and feels the fresh breeze, deeply curious about the outdoors. Suddenly, Kate notices it and
07:27rushes to her son angrily. She embraces Shane, relieved that he is safe and unharmed. To prevent
07:33Shane from sneaking out, the couple decides to block every window with planks of wood.
07:37That night, Kate wakes up to Shane beside her bed, asking if he could sleep beside her. The boy tells
07:43his mother that he wants to be with her forever, making Kate hold him closer. However, her words fail
07:49to bring ease to Shane's mind as he still looks worried. Matt spends the next few days practicing how to
07:54shoot with his newly purchased weapon. He then comes back home and sees Shane playing with a snow
07:59globe inside his art studio. Strictly, he orders Shane to leave immediately, causing the boy to drop
08:05his snow globe. Until now, Matt has not accepted Shane as his son and acts coldly toward him. Not long
08:11after, Kate comes in and argues about Matt not acting fatherly toward their son. At nightfall, Shane walks
08:17around the house and sees a map that leads to the basement. He sees the big power source with intertwined
08:22wires and eventually ends up in the room. Throughout the night, lights flicker around the
08:26house, but Matt and Kate do not notice it at all. When Matt wakes up, he sees a new snow globe beside
08:32him and the broken one from a distance. He immediately wakes his wife up upon noticing the flickering
08:37lights, already having an idea of what's causing it. The couple enters the room, and to their surprise,
08:43Shane made an outdoor area inside it. The room that once had four corners is now a vast forest where
08:48Shane enjoys building a snowman. Kate is completely mesmerized by the world her son has created for
08:53himself and joins in with his fun. On the other hand, Matt is enraged and grabs Shane by the arm
08:59to bring him back inside. The incident causes the couple to argue whether or not to permit Shane to
09:04enter the room and play. Matt insists that it is dangerous, but Kate thinks otherwise? While they argue,
09:10the phone rings and Shane answers it, despite not being allowed to pick up the phone or talk to anyone
09:14else. Matt grabs the phone from the boy, and to his surprise, John calls and realizes that the couple
09:20wished for a boy. From the kitchen, Kate listens to their conversation with another phone and overhears
09:25their whole conversation. John explains that it entails the ultimate sacrifice of life for Shane to
09:30go freely outside the house. If Kate dies, Shane can go out and age, like everyone else. Over the phone,
09:37John shockingly reveals that he was also a child granted by the room. John's mother killed his
09:42father before forcing him, as a young man, to kill her so that he could be free. Then,
09:47he tells Matt that he has two options, kill Shane and save Kate, or kill Kate and save Shane. After
09:53hearing the conversation, Kate leaves home, causing Matt to worry. She attempts to crash the car, but she
09:58could not bring herself to do so. Being alone with Shane in the house, Matt acts frantically and even
10:04trashes his studio. Not long after, he prepares dinner for Shane, who sits across from him in the dining room.
10:10The curious boy keeps asking him questions, and with his growing annoyance, Matt loses his cool.
10:16Shane is told that he is not a real boy, and he does not have parents. Still, in a fit of rage,
10:21Matt drags Shane by the front door, but the boy runs back upstairs out of fear. In Shane's room,
10:27Matt realizes that he hurt him and sincerely apologizes for his actions. The boy asks if Matt
10:32could read to him, and they end up sleeping beside each other. As Kate arrives home, she is still confused
10:38by her emotions, but the sight of Matt and Shane lying beside each other brings her peace. Later
10:43that night, the couple shares an intimate moment as Shane watches. The boy waits for his parents to
10:48fall asleep and steals the key to the front door once they do. The following day, Matt and Kate
10:53discover that Shane went outside after seeing the front door open. In another area of the house, they
10:58are stunned to see Shane age overnight though he still has the mind of a boy. He now appears to be a
11:03grown man and even holds his parents at gunpoint. Once Kate gets him to calm down, Matt throws himself
11:08at Shane and the two get into a fight. Being thrown onto the floor because of the brawl,
11:13Kate slowly loses her consciousness. Moments later, Kate wakes up to Matt, informing her that
11:18Shane died after being accidentally shot. Devastated, Kate goes out and breaks into tears,
11:24unable to cope with Shane's death. Matt comforts and carries her back into the house,
11:28where she continues to grieve. Back in the room where the fight happened, the real Matt gains
11:33consciousness and looks for his wife around the house. Still, in a state of panic, he notices
11:39flickering lights and gets under the idea that Kate and Shane, who is shape-shifted into Matt, are inside.
11:44All the while, Kate is still clueless about Shane being the one in front of her instead of Matt.
11:49However, she realizes the truth of the person's identity in front of her after Shane makes one of
11:54his habits of eating ice. Matt tries to make his way inside the room with all his will by breaking
11:59the wall and passing through all the wires. He finally reaches the room, which is now a forest
12:04full of woods. It reveals that Shane used the room to enlarge the outdoor area and duplicate the house
12:09inside it. He shape-shifted into Matt to kidnap Kate to the cloned home and take advantage of her
12:14in a sensual way. Determined to claim his wife back, Matt runs through the woods and finally arrives at
12:19the cloned home. He breaks in just as Shane forces himself on Kate in his bedroom. After hearing Matt
12:25break in, Shane gets up to prepare for another fight. This allows Kate to get up and leave,
12:30but she sees two versions of Matt across the hallway. Her dilemma at the moment is beyond
12:34compare as the two have an uncanny resemblance. One of them grabs her by the hand, but she pushes him
12:40after calling out Shane's name, which grabs his attention. Shane loses his consciousness after falling
12:45down the stairs and transforms into his real appearance. Meanwhile, Matt and Kate cannot get
12:50out of the room because Shane keeps wishing for them to be trapped inside. After countless tries
12:55of arriving at the same place, Matt stops and thinks of a way out. The couple comes face to face with
13:00Shane by the door, who advances at Matt and stabs him to death. Afterward, Shane comforts Kate but
13:06realizes that they are just clones and replications of the real ones. Matt and Kate quickly run to the
13:11room's exit through the woods while being chased by Shane, who grows more aggressive after being
13:16tricked. At the real home, Shane attacks Matt but is pulled with him outside. Realizing that it will
13:22cost his life, Shane runs back to the door, but Kate immediately closes it before he could get inside.
13:27Shane screams, Mommy! While Kate looks at him as he ages into an elderly man. He walks slowly as his
13:34body decays and eventually turns into dust. Despite his faults, Kate still cries over his body,
13:39having spent a significant amount of time with him as her son. At that moment, the couple clings to
13:44each other after a traumatizing day. A month later, they move into a smaller place and settle in peace.
13:50But not for long, Kate looks in horror at her pregnancy test that comes out positive,
13:55unsure if the baby belongs to Matt or Shane. As if things are not bad enough, a lamp flickers,
14:00and she gets under the impression that all along, they might still be in the room. In the story, Matt and
14:05Kate have completely been blinded by the riches that the room has to offer. With the unexplained
14:10magic, they become more careless with their desires, even wishing for a child after a series
14:14of miscarriages. The flickering light at their new apartment at the end gives a slim possibility
14:19of them still being in the room, or a glitch in the building may also cause it. Among the most shocking
14:24revelations is Kate's pregnancy which could be Matt's or Shane's child. The night before the big
14:29incident, Kate and Matt made love, but the grown Shane also assaulted her in the cloned home.
14:34The mystery of the film does not only revolve around the wish-granting room but,
14:38finally, the father of Kate's unborn child.