Juno

Fantastic film. Really enjoyed it. I do agree that the soundtrack was a bit overbearing at times and the singing at the end was just a little bit too much for me.
 
The Oscar went to the right person for Actress.

As for Juno, I saw it when it came out in America and have loved it ever since and I too was very happy to see it win Best Script. I didn't find the dialogue grating/cringeworthy at all.

It's coming out on 2 disc dvd next month, can't wait.
 
Hey, first time poster here.

I watched this film quite a while ago (even though being a teenage male, I was probably supposed to hate the film), mainly because I'm a huge Ellen Page fan, and admittedly I really enjoyed the film.

Throughout the film, however, I was suspicious about some of the films "motives", so to speak. It just clicked recently, and maybe it's just me, but the film came across as quite an anti-male film to me.

During Juno's pregnancy, the chilRAB father Paulie (Michael Cera) was treated as if he was just some guy who kicked in a few chromosomes. Someone who was given no respect and responsibility during the pregnancy until something wrong happens, in which case everyone considered it was his fault for having sex with her in the first place.

Also, after the Loring's (the potential adoptive parents) separation, Mark's mid-life crisis was seen as just a minor inconvenience, and Vanessa took the child on anyway as if a father wasn't necessary...

Maybe I'm looking into this far too much, but I couldn't help but think that as I watched what was ultimately an extremely enjoyable film.
 
Entertaining film and Ellen Page was undeniably very good but I was personally more impressed by Michael Cera, Allison Janney and J.K Simmons. It was good to see an intelligent female lead that didn't tumble into the usual overly girly Hollywood mould but Juno slipped well and truly into "obnoxious" territory on more than one occasion. The writing was also a tad contrived in places and seemed to think it was wittier than it actually was. Still, I enjoyed it and thought on the whole that it was cleverly written and well acted.

Music was pitiful though, with the exception of perhaps one or two songs.
 
It wasn't anti-male, just realistic: both in the literal sense of the word (Juno's behaviour was realistically portrayed) and figuratively (realistically, what options did she have?). The pregnancy came about because of a one-off sexual encounter between two sixteen year-olRAB who didn't see each other romantically, or have any expectations of forming a relationship but who were very good frienRAB. So her attitude was quite understandable in the circumstances - she didn't see Paulie as a boyfriend or future partner. At least I don't think she did at that point in the film.

As for the somewhat creepy older guy with his "mid-life crisis", maybe he was portrayed a little unsympathetically, but he was all too believable. Again, not anti-male, just a very true-to-life character.
 
Totally agree. There were essentially three male characters: Paulie Bleeker, (a sweet, smart, nice teenager), Mac (as genuinely understanding and caring as a father figure in a film could be), and Mark (a bit of a dick having a midlife crisis). I think that's a pretty balanced selection of males.
 
Anyone else bought the DVD yet?

I hadn't seen it when it was released in cinemas, but after knowing about all the hype surrounding it, I was expecting it to be amazing. I have to say.. after buying the DVD yesterday, I watched most of it and I'm somewhat disappointed. Yes, it's a decent film and very watchable, but I don't think it lived up to the hype. Shame really. :(
 
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