Kramer Vs. Kramer Movie Analysis

In the movie Kramer vs Kramer the issue of divorce is shown from a single fathers perspective and how it can be hard raising a child in a unhappy marriage. The effects on a child behavior are really affected dramatically when there is a split in the household. As in the movie Billy was rebelling against his father because he didn’t know how to react to having his mom not their and because Billy thought that it was his fault that his mom had left the family. I feel like Ted in the movie handle the situation of his wife leaving him and his son how many men today would take it try to cope with it the best that they can but clash and become impatient with the child because it is thought that females are more patient and understanding with the child. …show more content…
This is true if two people aren’t happy together by all means they shouldn’t prolong a bad situation and continue to be married, but I feel that better decisions should be made before you really get involved in someone and bring a child into this world being unsure of your relationship with one another. I think Ted’s roll needed to be showed in the light it was , because most people today feel like it’s only the woman in the relationship that gets left with the kid and that’s not true it’s just as many single fathers out here in the world than it is single mothers. Ted really gain a new relationship with his son when the wife left, Ted realized that his son was all he had and his biggest supporter. This brought up the issue that fathers need to be in their children’s lives because they play an important role, like seen in the movie Billy was becoming just like his father by doing the same routines he would do and developed the same mannerism as his father. In the movie Kramer vs. Kramer in rare cases the separation of the two actually brought Ted, Joanna and their son Billy …show more content…
Divorce can be a very messy process because usually no one leaves on good terms when it comes to alimony and child support. Divorce soon becomes a challenge on who can hurt who the most and who can win the battle of retaining custody, money or possessions. I believe a lot can be done to reduce the divorce rate in America by taking the proper measures before building a union and having children, more proper counseling , and ,ore agreeing to