Have you seen Juno (the movie)? - Page 6

[momz3]

Originally Posted by ryansma

I liked the movie and cried my eyes out at the end. My dh liked it too and thought the best part was Juno's dad saying "Next time I see that Bleeker kid I'm going to punch him in the weiner." Yes, I married an adolescent
I really loved the line where Juno said " I don't really know what kind of girl I am." I thought that was great.

We laughed at that part, too! ((weiner))

[ryansma]

And I loved the part where she said Bleeker was good "in chair." I thought that was funny.
There are a lot of great lines from that movie.

[Birdie B.]

It was funny, in parts, but overall it pissed me off. I thought it was an extremely unrealistic portrayal of actual teen mothers. Juno was an intelligent, upper-middle class girl from an affluent suburb - and the movie did make teen pregnancy seem like no big deal, just find some rich people to give your baby to.

I just didn't feel like it was very realistic, and although I was never in that situation myself, I have worked with at-risk youth in the inner cities enough to know that if one of those young girls got pregnant, it would not be the cakewalk portrayed in Juno.

Good soundtrack though.

[CookieMonsterMommy]

I don't think she was upper middle class. Her step mom did nails and her dad was what...a heating/ac guy? I have that in my head, but I could be off. I'm almost positive it's a regular blue collar job, though.

If she were upper middle class, that wouldn't be a problem for me. Pregnant teens are often portrayed as poor, dumb, hailing from "broken homes", and/or women of color. A little bit of a change up in that respect is nice sometimes. (Granted, Juno's bio parents weren't together...)

[cjanelles]

Originally Posted by Birdie B.

It was funny, in parts, but overall it pissed me off. I thought it was an extremely unrealistic portrayal of actual teen mothers. Juno was an intelligent, upper-middle class girl from an affluent suburb - and the movie did make teen pregnancy seem like no big deal, just find some rich people to give your baby to.

I just didn't feel like it was very realistic, and although I was never in that situation myself, I have worked with at-risk youth in the inner cities enough to know that if one of those young girls got pregnant, it would not be the cakewalk portrayed in Juno.

Good soundtrack though.

It is interesting to me the stereotypes that seem to be accepted in a situation such as the one portrayed in "Juno."

I respect the fact that working with inner-city kids can color ones vision of what a teen mother must look like, but the fact is that not every teen mother is an inner-city, poverty-stricken girl. Young women get pregnant all the time in all walks of life. I was 17 when I got pregnant with my son (my first child, not the child I put up for adoption). I was a senior in high school. I lived in an upper-middle class neighborhood. I didn't want for much of anything (besides my daddy's love and approval, but that's another story, right?). I was the editor-in-chief of my high school paper, winner of two college scholarships, president of the drama club and on the student council while I was pregnant. I graduated in the top 2% of my class...and I walked with my classmates when we graduated, while my 3 month old baby sat in my mother's arms in the audience.

I endured the same looks and raised eyebrows and disapproving frowns (from administration, etc) in my high school hallway that Juno did in hers. The difference is I chose to raise the baby I carried in high school. He was 2 yrs old when I chose to relinquish my 2nd child. I was 19.

I'm sure that lots of people are getting sick of the "Life and Times of CJanelleS" in this thread, but the only reason I keep going back to my own personal experience is because there seems to be all of these stereotypes that have been challenged by this movie and people have a hard time accepting as authentic these characters and their circumstances. I relate so well to Juno that I find myself feeling a bit protective of the entire scope of the film.

I know there are other examples of situations with similar bones to them, but I encourage those of you who are unhappy with the movie because it is "unrealistic" to consider the fact that there are many, many *real* situations in the realm of teen pregnancy and all it entails that are not what would be considered the "norm" by many.

[katiedidbug]

Originally Posted by Birdie B.

It was funny, in parts, but overall it pissed me off. I thought it was an extremely unrealistic portrayal of actual teen mothers. Juno was an intelligent, upper-middle class girl from an affluent suburb - and the movie did make teen pregnancy seem like no big deal, just find some rich people to give your baby to.

I just didn't feel like it was very realistic, and although I was never in that situation myself, I have worked with at-risk youth in the inner cities enough to know that if one of those young girls got pregnant, it would not be the cakewalk portrayed in Juno.

Good soundtrack though.

I definitely don't think that Juno was upper-middle class. As a pp said, her dad was an hvac guy and her stepmom did nails.

[That Is Nice]

Originally Posted by prana

Just watched it. Was surprised that by how good it actually was. Anyone else?

I liked it.

I thought Juno's parents were incredibly supportive, warm, and loving. I really liked how they were portrayed.

I also felt like Juno herself may have lacked the maturity to deal with her pregnancy and understand fully all the implications, but that in the end she had heart and understood both sides of what she was doing. I thought the tears she cried at the end, and the embrace she and Paulie shared was very poignant.

I loved the line from Juno's father near the end, when they are in the hospital room, and he says someday you'll be back here on your terms, honey. That brought tears to my eyes.

Overall, I thought it was a good movie. Some of the smart alec teenage diaglogue was a bit unrealistic, but still cute and funny.

I also liked the character of Vanessa...you saw the growth in the character from a slightly neurotic, unsure woman who really wanted a baby to someone who would be a good (and grateful) mother.

I also liked the note framed at the end from Juno to Vanessa.



Overall, very good.

[That Is Nice]

Originally Posted by katiedidbug

I definitely don't think that Juno was upper-middle class.

I agree. No, Juno was not upper middle class. Middle class, yes. The adopting parents were upper middle class.

I thought Juno's family (the dad and the step mom) were incredibly warm, loving, understanding, but still real. Very, very human. I really liked the way they were portrayed.

[That Is Nice]

Originally Posted by Birdie B.

It was funny, in parts, but overall it pissed me off. I thought it was an extremely unrealistic portrayal of actual teen mothers. Juno was an intelligent, upper-middle class girl...

Juno was intelligent, but appropriately immature for a teenager. I don't think she was from an upper middle class family, though. I think middle class perhaps.

I think teen mothers can be intelligent. It only takes one "mistake" or unprepared moment, just as what happened to Juno and Paulie.

I don't know...I thought Juno was like a few teen moms I knew when I was a teenager myself. Not all teen moms are like that, of course, but then moms of all ages are all different kinds of people.

The only thing I thought that was a bit unrealistic about Juno was some of the smart alec teen speak she had. Just some, not all. Some teens do speak that way, but maybe not to that extreme.

[That Is Nice]

Originally Posted by ryansma

There are a lot of great lines from that movie.

So many great lines! ...especially from Juno's dad and Juno's step mom. They were hilarious, but loving and warm. Loved them!