Comments on: Juno http://www.thefeministreview.com/2008/07/juno.html Calling Patriarchy As We See It Tue, 22 Jun 2010 14:51:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Robby Slaughter http://www.thefeministreview.com/2008/07/juno.html/comment-page-1#comment-59 Robby Slaughter Sun, 17 Aug 2008 02:38:26 +0000 http://www.thefeministreview.com/2008/07/juno.html#comment-59 I thought Juno's decision about her pregnancy seemed precisely consistent with her character. She is brash and decisive, and chooses the option which she deems will be most interesting and difficult. The next section of the film gives her a thrilling project which she tackles with tenacity. I felt the point of the film was that a pregnancy is a challenge for any young woman---even one who is brilliant, witty, mature and capable. Juno is not immune to the emotional content of this experience, and neither are any of us. Many parts of this story are not shown on film, such as the birthing experience and the physical and emotional recovery. I believe this is omitted because we've seen it before. This is a movie about an amazing character dealing with a life-changing event, and we see the critical components of Juno's experience. Thanks for the review and great meeting you at Blog Indiana 2008! I thought Juno’s decision about her pregnancy seemed precisely consistent with her character. She is brash and decisive, and chooses the option which she deems will be most interesting and difficult. The next section of the film gives her a thrilling project which she tackles with tenacity.

I felt the point of the film was that a pregnancy is a challenge for any young woman—even one who is brilliant, witty, mature and capable. Juno is not immune to the emotional content of this experience, and neither are any of us.

Many parts of this story are not shown on film, such as the birthing experience and the physical and emotional recovery. I believe this is omitted because we’ve seen it before. This is a movie about an amazing character dealing with a life-changing event, and we see the critical components of Juno’s experience.

Thanks for the review and great meeting you at Blog Indiana 2008!

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