Movie #18: Juno

[asterroc]

Juno (Wikipedia) is a "dramedy" about a 16-year-old high school girl who discovers herself pregnant, and what she does about it. The title character, Juno is witty, irreverent, intelligent, and still an insecure teenager at the same time - reminds me somewhat of my CTY kids. She deals with issues that many adults cannot deal with - as shown by what happens to the adoptive family she selects.

It's definitely worth seeing; makes you think about people and life and what you might do if you were her or one of the other characters. They're all very real people muddling along the best they can - which often isn't very good, but still very real.

Comments

[sirroxton.livejournal.com]

If you really like Juno, might I recommend:
L'auberge Espagnole
The Squid and the Whale
Thumbsucker

I love character films. These all feature older kids trying to sort out their lives.

[zandperl.livejournal.com]

Duly noted and added to our Netflix queue at slots 60-62. :-P

I think what I liked so much about this movie was not just the adult decisions, but also the theme of what it means to be a parent - Juno, the other couple, Juno's birth parents, and Mac's new wife. It's just fascinating.

[sirroxton.livejournal.com]

Yeah, it's really great. Traditional films are centered around the various roles of the characters, and the characters are written to do and say things in light of how the writers have pigeonholed them. This stuff that treats people like people is made of win. 'Course, it helps that Juno is as funny as hell too. :)

[calzephyr77.livejournal.com]

I'd love to see this movie still, but I have to be in the right mood. A friend of mine, who put her baby into open adoption, found it unrealistic, so I'm curious to see how movie vs. her reality match :-)

[zandperl.livejournal.com]

This movie starts with Juno taking a pregnancy test and ends with the birth of the baby.

[calzephyr77.livejournal.com]

*noddles* It was the part about closed adoption that I meant.

[one4theroad.livejournal.com]

i LOVE that movie!
i like how dorky her bf is. like you said, very real people :)

[zandperl.livejournal.com]

Man, he IS such a dork!

[(Anonymous)]

I second that opinion for seeing squid and the whale, great film as well. Juno though has to be one of my all time favorite films I've seen. Amazing actors and great story.

[kelsin.livejournal.com]

That was me :-(