normally and movies stay out of the realm of domestic drama and and for good reason represent who wants to intentionally seek entertainment from a story about what they or those close to them have to deal with in real life. divorce hurts an incredible percentage of american families of all classes and custody battles are ugly and necessary parts of it. that not escapism  the number one reason the average person turns to movies  that sad reality. normally and divorce or custody is simply part of a greater story and affects the way we understand it or relate to its characters. kramer vs. kramer focuses on it and asks us to understand why we do it and why that makes it so troubling. that a challenge for both this film and its audience represent turn something so real into something that can capture our attention and then make us not feel spiteful as the mirror is held up to our face. writer or director robert benton definitely achieves both and in impressive fashion in adapting this novel by avery corman. the story and as one would expect and is quite simple represent big business advertising man ted kramer (dustin hoffman) comes home to find his wife joanna (meryl streep) is leaving him and their 7 year old son billy (justin henry). ted then must quickly learn to be an active father in the boys life and as soon as he does and joanna brings a custody suit upon him. to make an oscar winning drama about something so generic and particularly dialogue heavy first takes tremendous acting talent. you do not get much better than hoffman and streep. hoffman is in his prime in this role represent his first oscar win after three other notable nominations. he creates a thorough character and one whose self centered and quick tempered ways clearly change as he learns to be a better father and the sole care giver. streep wins her first oscar in only the second major role of her career as a woman who doesn not get much screen time but must communicate both inner torment at her decision to leave as well as renewed sense of identity when she returns to take custody. streep does so effortlessly. the young boy and justin henry and who at his age was the youngest competitive category nominee in academy awards history and plays the embodiment of all 7 year old children exceptionally well. benton writing and direction takes these performances to the level where we see deeper into this family troubles than we do our own and thus reconsider our thoughts about love and raising a family. benton previous notable credits (bonnie and clyde and superman) do not indicate a strong command of family drama and but the man can flat out write. numerous scenes give us strong visuals that show us much more than the typical family scenarios they depict. the first morning that joanna is gone and ted make billy french toast is a classic that perfectly demonstrates all the talent going into this movie in a scene that happens in americans kitchens every morning. you will rarely see a story as straightforward as kramer vs. kramer done better. there aren not any surprises at the end or twists and turns that will keep us desperately glued to the screen. the film then has to rely on its talents and they are all sure fire and delivering a new understanding of a subject that so familiar. 
normally and movies stay out of the realm of domestic drama and and for good reason represent who wants to intentionally seek entertainment from a story about what they or those close to them have to deal with in real life. divorce hurts an incredible percentage of american families of all classes and custody battles are ugly and necessary parts of it. that not escapism  the number one reason the average person turns to movies  that sad reality. normally and divorce or custody is simply part of a greater story and affects the way we understand it or relate to its characters. kramer vs. kramer focuses on it and asks us to understand why we do it and why that makes it so troubling. that a challenge for both this film and its audience represent turn something so real into something that can capture our attention and then make us not feel spiteful as the mirror is held up to our face. writer or director robert benton definitely achieves both and in impressive fashion in adapting this novel by avery corman. the story and as one would expect and is quite simple represent big business advertising man ted kramer (dustin hoffman) comes home to find his wife joanna (meryl streep) is leaving him and their 7 year old son billy (justin henry). ted then must quickly learn to be an active father in the boys life and as soon as he does and joanna brings a custody suit upon him. to make an oscar winning drama about something so generic and particularly dialogue heavy first takes tremendous acting talent. you do not get much better than hoffman and streep. hoffman is in his prime in this role represent his first oscar win after three other notable nominations. he creates a thorough character and one whose self centered and quick tempered ways clearly change as he learns to be a better father and the sole care giver. streep wins her first oscar in only the second major role of her career as a woman who doesn not get much screen time but must communicate both inner torment at her decision to leave as well as renewed sense of identity when she returns to take custody. streep does so effortlessly. the young boy and justin henry and who at his age was the youngest competitive category nominee in academy awards history and plays the embodiment of all 7 year old children exceptionally well. benton writing and direction takes these performances to the level where we see deeper into this family troubles than we do our own and thus reconsider our thoughts about love and raising a family. benton previous notable credits (bonnie and clyde and superman) do not indicate a strong command of family drama and but the man can flat out write. numerous scenes give us strong visuals that show us much more than the typical family scenarios they depict. the first morning that joanna is gone and ted make billy french toast is a classic that perfectly demonstrates all the talent going into this movie in a scene that happens in americans kitchens every morning. you will rarely see a story as straightforward as kramer vs. kramer done better. there aren not any surprises at the end or twists and turns that will keep us desperately glued to the screen. the film then has to rely on its talents and they are all sure fire and delivering a new understanding of a subject that so familiar. ---------------------------------Answer Question Below----------------------------------

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