2008 Woodie Awards
'Juno' skips the sentiment and enduldges in sarcasm
Rachel Wagner
Issue date: 1/31/08 Section: A & E
Oscar nominated, "Juno" is about a teenage girl, Juno MacGuff, played by Ellen Page, who gets pregnant by her friend and love interest Paulie Bleeker, played by Michael Cera.
The movie shows Juno's struggles through out her pregnancy. It shows the difficult choices she has to make and the consequences and emotions that are all tied along with being pregnant at such a young age.
In the movie, even though she is pregnant, she is still just a teenager and has to go through the same problems that every other teenager faces; boy problems, family problems, and discovering who she is.
While "Juno" brings up the serious subjects like teen pregnancy and the debate between pro-life and pro-choice, it doesn't seem to stir up any strong feelings about the character's position in the movie, only what she goes through while being pregnant.
"I don't think there was any bias. She thought about her options and decided to keep it and give [the baby] to someone who needed it," said sophomore Anthony Rubio.
"I don't think the movie was really about pro-life or pro-choice or anything like that, I believe that the movie was made to show you the troubles of being a teen and being pregnant."
Another quality about "Juno" that makes it so unique is that it is a movie that could have easily been turned into the average 'sentimental' drama, but was actually planned not to show any bias or sentiment towards anything.
"I'm not a very sentimental person so I was probably a good person to write a movie about pregnancy because I was able to avoid those pitfalls," said Diablo Cody, an exotic dancer turned to newly successful screenwriter, in an interview with Lumino Magazine.
"There is [sentiment], but that was actually kind of an accident. I had sat down and intended to write something kind of dark and edgy and sarcastic."
"Juno" hails as a dramatic comedy that is quick-witted and comically subtle yet very sharp.
"It was really funny and sarcastic. I liked how it wasn't overplayed by the actors. I think all of the actors in the movie were perfect for their roles, they made their humor seem really natural and normal," said sophomore Kyle McGuire.
Moviefone ranked "Juno" as #4 in the box office, earning an estimated $10.3 million so far. It has also been nominated for Oscars in best picture, best director, best actress, and best original screenplay.
"I hope that Jason Reitman will win best director. He is so young and extremely talented and he took Diablo Cody's screenplay and took an awkward and uncomfortable subject and made it comfortable and easy to watch," said junior Colleen Gedon. "I definitely believe that Diablo Cody will win the Oscar for best screenplay. Her style is fresh and the way she portrays these characters is such a new way that you can't categorize her with anyone else, she's amazing."
The movie shows Juno's struggles through out her pregnancy. It shows the difficult choices she has to make and the consequences and emotions that are all tied along with being pregnant at such a young age.
In the movie, even though she is pregnant, she is still just a teenager and has to go through the same problems that every other teenager faces; boy problems, family problems, and discovering who she is.
While "Juno" brings up the serious subjects like teen pregnancy and the debate between pro-life and pro-choice, it doesn't seem to stir up any strong feelings about the character's position in the movie, only what she goes through while being pregnant.
"I don't think there was any bias. She thought about her options and decided to keep it and give [the baby] to someone who needed it," said sophomore Anthony Rubio.
"I don't think the movie was really about pro-life or pro-choice or anything like that, I believe that the movie was made to show you the troubles of being a teen and being pregnant."
Another quality about "Juno" that makes it so unique is that it is a movie that could have easily been turned into the average 'sentimental' drama, but was actually planned not to show any bias or sentiment towards anything.
"I'm not a very sentimental person so I was probably a good person to write a movie about pregnancy because I was able to avoid those pitfalls," said Diablo Cody, an exotic dancer turned to newly successful screenwriter, in an interview with Lumino Magazine.
"There is [sentiment], but that was actually kind of an accident. I had sat down and intended to write something kind of dark and edgy and sarcastic."
"Juno" hails as a dramatic comedy that is quick-witted and comically subtle yet very sharp.
"It was really funny and sarcastic. I liked how it wasn't overplayed by the actors. I think all of the actors in the movie were perfect for their roles, they made their humor seem really natural and normal," said sophomore Kyle McGuire.
Moviefone ranked "Juno" as #4 in the box office, earning an estimated $10.3 million so far. It has also been nominated for Oscars in best picture, best director, best actress, and best original screenplay.
"I hope that Jason Reitman will win best director. He is so young and extremely talented and he took Diablo Cody's screenplay and took an awkward and uncomfortable subject and made it comfortable and easy to watch," said junior Colleen Gedon. "I definitely believe that Diablo Cody will win the Oscar for best screenplay. Her style is fresh and the way she portrays these characters is such a new way that you can't categorize her with anyone else, she's amazing."
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