I finally saw Juno last night! (spoilers inside!) - Page 2

[EviesMom]

It's been a while since I saw it, but I think the father didn't have to sign off on it because Juno didn't legally identify him as the father, and neither did he. I think the birth cert would have said something like unknown.

I found it a funny movie, but I wouldn't expect it to be true to life. It's kind of a different generation's answer to the Molly Ringwald movie "For Keeps" IMO.

[Masel]

Ruthla - Law do vary from state to state but it is actually pretty common for there to be a space of 6 months or so between custody and formal adoption.

This thread reminded me that I have had Juno out from Blockbuster's version of Netflix for a while now. I really should make time to watch it this weekend.

[becoming]

I think the whole thing was intended to be very tongue-in-cheek.

My favorite part was when Juno's dad said, "I didn't know that kid had it in him!" (referring to the father of the baby) and Juno's friend said, "I know, right?!" and they both laughed. So funny. Oh, and I loved the "it's just a food baby" part, too.

[fek&fuzz]

The irrelevancy of the baby's dad really bothered me. Even if there wasn't a legal reason to involve him, there certainly was a moral reason. But it was only a 2 hour movie, so it's not like they could have delved into everything but still.

My DP was and is an unmarried father, so these issues tend to hit home for me.

Incidentally, my DP's daughter loves the movie. She's 15. I think around that age the idea of adoption is sort of romantic. I remember when I was 16 or 17 there were a few country songs about adoption that I loved, and my friend asked me "do you think you were adopted?" because I liked the songs so much. I didn't think that, I just liked them.

[LavenderMae]

Juno told the her bf that her parents weren't going to tell his parents he's the dad and he seemed relieved. I think he was more than okay with the adoption and really didn't want his parents to know. But yeah they left out a lot when it came to his role.

I didn't think adoption was the least bit romantic when I was a teen, maybe I was an exception though (my friends and I never talked about it). My dd (she'll be 12 in March) doesn't romantasize adoption either and she is always concerned for the birth mom and says she hopes they really wanted the adoption and aren't just doing it because they are a teen (obviously when it's a teen pregnant). In the case of this movie we discussed how it was Juno's idea and although she will be sad it is what she wants for her baby.

[merpk]

Okay, so I just saw "Juno" last night and loved it.

That said, two days before that I saw "Citizen Ruth."




Wow, what a double-feature.





The biggest difference from a basics level is that in "Citizen Ruth," it was impossible not to hate every single character in the movie. Every. Single. One.

In "June," it was impossible not to love every single character in the movie.



They're both rolling around in my head. Both funny, both tragic.



Fascinating. /righteyebrowraised