stanley and iris show the triumph of the human spirit . for stanley and it the struggle to become literate and realize his potential . for iris and it to find the courage to love again after become a widow . the beauty of the movie be the dance that robert deniro and jane fonda do together and start and stop and before each have the skill and courage to completely trust each other and move on . in that sense it very nicely give u a good view of how life often be and thus be credible . unlike some other reviewer i find the character each render to be consistent for the whole picture . the support cast be also carefully choose and they add a depth of character that the main character get add meaning from the support performance . all in all an excellent movie . the best thing i take from it be hope .