Hollywood and the world woke up one day to a sparkling new star Brie Larson after the actor stunned everyone with her performance in Room. The film which saw Larson play a complex role as a young captive mother, earned her an Oscar win for Best Actress in a Leading Role for her fantastic performance. The actor then went on to soar in Hollywood with one of the highlights of her career being cast as Captain Marvel in the MCU.
Larson’s childhood though was anything but a bed of roses. The Oscar winner went through tumultuous and traumatic times during her young days which resulted in her channelling a large part of her grief into her character in Room.
Brie Larson Had A Troubled Relationship With Her Father
One of Brie Larson’s most difficult roles was in her Oscar-winning effort Room in which the star plays a young woman who along with her son, is held captive for many years by her kidnapper. The character forced Larson to tap into some dark experiences from her life involving a traumatic relationship with her father which prompted the Captain Marvel star’s mother to move out with her and make a new life. Speaking of the initial challenges and emotions that they went through, Larson recalled,
“We had a bed that came out of the wall and we lived on noodles and had a couple of McDonald’s toys. I thought we were living the dream! But I remember being woken up by my mom sobbing, and it was only years later I realized that she also moved us out there because she was going through a divorce. She was struggling.”
Larson confessed that filming Room opened her eyes to the difficulties of being a single mother and the hardships that it entailed which made her appreciate her own mother even more.
Brie Larson Isolated Herself In Preparation For Room
Along with recalling traumatic experiences in her childhood to prepare for her Oscar-winning performance in Room, Brie Larson also used another form of method acting to get into character. The actor decided to isolate herself for a period of time to understand the psyche of the protagonist and the trauma she was going through.
“I stayed at home for a month. I was excited to see what would come up if I tuned out for a while. I meditate twice a day so I’m very comfortable with silence and the chatter in my head.”
The self-imposed solitude allowed Larson to reminisce about many unpleasant and difficult memories in her life that ultimately helped her to channel the trauma and complexities of her character.
Source: The Things
