As for anyone who knows me my emotions are quite limited, usually I'm laughing or content with the situation, but that's about it. It's rare to see me cry, especially when it is something that I am not personally experiencing. A perfect example is a film. It is unusual for me to cry (hard-core cry) during a film. In fact, I can count on my fingers the films I have cried during: The Land Before Time, My Dog Skip, The Notebook, Click, American Beauty and my newest edition, Kramer vs. Kramer.
Kramer vs. Kramer is such a realistic representation of a torn family. A mother decides to leaver her husband to find herself, but when she leaves she also decides to leave their child, Billy. Ted Kramer, played by Dustin Hoffman, works in advertisement and happens to be very successful, but as a single dad he learns to juggle his time between work and his son. Almost a year after Johanna Kramer had left, played by Meryl Streep, she is back and is asking for custody of her now seven-year-old son. Ted, once a busy businessman, has flipped his world upside down to care for his son. Now in the midst of the custody battle Ted fights till the end for his son. The heart-wrenching performance from both Streep and Hoffman is incredible and so real. Not only did it bring tears to my eyes but their performance made me think about my own personal experiences with family. I would recommend this classic film to anyone! It was unbelievable.
note: Both Meryl Streep and Dustin Hoffman won an Academy Award for their roles as best leading actress and actor in Kramer vs. Kramer.
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