Juno (2007)
Juno (Ellen Page) is a sardonic 16 year old who after taking several at home pregnancy tests has to deal with the fact that she's with child. She tells her geeky track star boyfriend, Bleeker (Michael Cera), but seemingly lets him off the hook as far as taking responsibility. Juno then tells her dad and stepmom, Mac and Bren (J.K Simmons and Allison Janney), who expected her to tell them she had done something even worse.
Juno decides that she can't go through an abortion. The teenager quickly finds a yuppie couple, Mark and Vanessa (Jason Bateman and Jennifer Garner) who want to adopt a child. It is apparent early on that Vanessa really wants a child. It is not explained why her and Mark can't have their own children. Mark seems to want to do what is going to make his wife happy, but there are clues that he's not quite satisfied with going along with everything Vanessa wants. As the plot continues, it appears that he has a lot more in common with Juno than he does with Vanessa.
We learn that Juno's mom and dad divorced when she was a kid. Her mom moved out of state, remarried, had other children, and did not keep in contact with Juno. There's a hint that Juno suffered a lot of emotional stress behind that. Her smart-aleck attitude appears to be one way of dealing with that. It also speaks to why Juno is so adamant that her child have parents that will be there for them and stay together.
The film is okay, but Juno came off smarter than most teenagers really are. Her parents seemed to be a little too laid back about the unplanned pregancy, even though they were upset about it. I did like how the isolation some teens feel who are in that situation was shown. Juno hung out mostly with her friend Leah (Olivia Thirlby), who didn't judge her about the situation unlike the other kids and teachers at their high school.
J.K. Simmons was Peter Parker's boss in the Spiderman movies. Michael Cera was in Superbad (2007). Jennifer Garner was the lead in the TV action hit "Alias" (2001-2006). Allison Janney was a cast member on "The West Wing" (1999-2006). Rainn Wilson, a cast member on "The Office", has a small part.
Diablo Cody wrote the script. She won the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay.
Juno decides that she can't go through an abortion. The teenager quickly finds a yuppie couple, Mark and Vanessa (Jason Bateman and Jennifer Garner) who want to adopt a child. It is apparent early on that Vanessa really wants a child. It is not explained why her and Mark can't have their own children. Mark seems to want to do what is going to make his wife happy, but there are clues that he's not quite satisfied with going along with everything Vanessa wants. As the plot continues, it appears that he has a lot more in common with Juno than he does with Vanessa.
We learn that Juno's mom and dad divorced when she was a kid. Her mom moved out of state, remarried, had other children, and did not keep in contact with Juno. There's a hint that Juno suffered a lot of emotional stress behind that. Her smart-aleck attitude appears to be one way of dealing with that. It also speaks to why Juno is so adamant that her child have parents that will be there for them and stay together.
The film is okay, but Juno came off smarter than most teenagers really are. Her parents seemed to be a little too laid back about the unplanned pregancy, even though they were upset about it. I did like how the isolation some teens feel who are in that situation was shown. Juno hung out mostly with her friend Leah (Olivia Thirlby), who didn't judge her about the situation unlike the other kids and teachers at their high school.
J.K. Simmons was Peter Parker's boss in the Spiderman movies. Michael Cera was in Superbad (2007). Jennifer Garner was the lead in the TV action hit "Alias" (2001-2006). Allison Janney was a cast member on "The West Wing" (1999-2006). Rainn Wilson, a cast member on "The Office", has a small part.
Diablo Cody wrote the script. She won the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay.
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