Movies are the best vehicle for expressing human emotions. Written-and-director Robert Benton has unparalleled talent to write a brilliant, deep and moving story, told by two "greatest actors of all time" named Dustin Hoffman and Meryl Streep's wonderful performance, the interpretation of ordinary and ordinary human emotions so delicate and full, and finally made a great film.
It's been a long time since I've seen a movie so refined, wonderful and surprising. At the Oscars the following year, the film won five awards for Best Picture, Director, Screenplay, Actor, and Supporting Actress.
The film, like Chinatown, is a classic textbook on screenwriting and acting. The script is based on the ordinary stories of ordinary families, but the excellent portrayal of characters, the splendid dramatic conflict and the integration of the overall structure cannot be felt personally by audiences who have not seen the film. When it comes to acting, Dustin Hoffman and Meryl Streep are almost perfect. In the process of watching the movie, my heart was attached to the characters in the play, laughing and frolicking with them, crying together, and being silent together. At one point during the movie, I cursed the writer and director out of control: "I hate you!" Of course, after a while, my senses returned home, and I whispered, "I'm sorry, I love you!
" The beginning demonstrates the ideal opening in the minds of the writers: Mrs. Kramer coaxes sleep and kisses the child goodbye, packs her bags, wipes her tears, and says to her husband who has just returned home, "I don't love you anymore, I'm leaving You." After speaking, she left her husband and children. In this scene, the story, drama, and performance come together so flawlessly! In fact, not only this scene, but from the beginning, the development, the climax to the end, the whole story is like the Nicaragua Falls that plunges thousands of miles.
In the second half of the film, in a scene where Mrs. Kramer and Mr. Kramer are reunited after a long absence in the dining room, Meryl Streep will be calm, expectant, concerned, doubtful, disturbed, excited, joyful, indifferent. The contrasting emotions of help, pain, and fear are astonishingly explained with rich and nuanced facial expressions and body language. At this time, two big characters were written on her face: Acting.
"The Kramers" tells the story of the Kramers fighting each other for custody of their children after a broken relationship. In fact, the theme of this film does not stop there, it is about our failed family, career, marriage and life.
"Terrific" is Mr. Kramer's catchphrase and the film's final line, and this poignant word is the perfect mix of fun and irony: On the surface, Mr. Kramer's marriage , family, career, life, everything is Terrific, but the truth is just the opposite. Why don't we do that, Terrific!
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