kramer vs kramer
...ower. Then she decided to leave him in order to find herself. After her leaving, Ted had to take on the "mother" role, as well as the“father”role. During this most difficult period he had ever had after the marriage, Ted realized that he had been virtually absent from his son's life, and that he had to basically start being a parent all over again. Hoffman, as always, was very interesting, acting as if he was improvising rather than citing words memorized from a page. He was convincing both as an unknowingly selfish businessman and a man learning to care for his son, and to become truly emotionally attached to him. At first, he was so oblivious that he forgot what grade Billy was in, nor forgot to pick him up after school. But later on, Ted had learned how to be a better parent ever since the accident in which Billy narrowly got blind, and to be a father without concern for whatever obstacles came in the way. Joanna only had two or three big scenes, but she still performed very well, especially the scene that she tried her best to appear calm and strong under the great pressure ...