Comments | tomfoolery815: Juno -- Want to talk about it? I do.

tomfoolery815

Juno -- Want to talk about it? I do.

Jan 05, 2008 16:20

So I finally saw it.

Wow. Every bit as good as I thought it would be.

Ellen Page is just perfect. But then, so is Michael Cera. But then ... but then ... I hope the cast wins the Screen Actors Guild ensemble award, because everybody was just so good, so real.

Come on in and tell me what you think about this movie.

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amycurl January 5 2008, 22:45:42 UTC

So, where do you want to start? :)

At how great the parents were, with their perfect tone of total love, disappointment in the outcome of her choices, and complete support? I thought that was spot-on, and if only every parent of a pregnant teenager could take their cues from these parents...

tomfoolery815 January 5 2008, 22:56:12 UTC

At how great the parents were, with their perfect tone of total love, disappointment in the outcome of her choices, and complete support?
That was great. Heartwarming, actually. :-) Loved the expression on J.K. Simmons' face: "Bleeker?"

And we've seen AJ throw down before, but it was still fantastic the way she let the ultrasound technician have it.

amycurl January 5 2008, 23:22:14 UTC

it was still fantastic the way she let the ultrasound technician have it.

Oh, I know!! Makes it completely clear that she's on the side of the "dumb-ass stepdaughter," doesn't it?

tomfoolery815 January 5 2008, 23:29:03 UTC

So, to everyone who shows up, I have this question:

It's apparent that Juno had a crush on Mark, but did Mark have feelings for Juno a little bit? That was the impression I got, that perhaps him realizing he liked hanging out with Juno more than his wife was what was spurring him to leave Vanessa.

Amybabe, you go first. ;-)

amycurl January 5 2008, 23:35:53 UTC

Oh, totally. If anything, I think that Mark was more moved by his feelings for Juno than Juno. She saw him as a rock, as the idea that a person can be a grown-up, an adult, and also, you know, "cool." :)

But I think it's Mark realization that he deserves to live a life without aspects of his real self literally and figurately hidden away--that's the big wake up call. I also think that Mark's surprise at Juno's reaction is very telling. It danced along the line of totally creepy, but didn't really cross it. I think he realized, in that moment, that he didn't know, really, how he felt about Juno. And realized that he'd totally missed why he was important to Juno.

I kept drawing parallels between this part of Juno's journey and Beautiful Girls. While certainly significantly different, there are some good comparisons to make. Did you get that at all?