Juno

Last night, my husband and I went to see the movie Juno. I wasn't sure what to expect, but from every person that I had spoken to that had seen the movie stated how great it was. People said that you will laugh and cry and appreciate the twin city references.

Suprisingly enough, all of these people were right. I have not been to a movie in a long time that has touched me on so many different levels all at the same time. The movie was truly a raw look at what it would be like if you were a teen facing pregnancy. Not only was it a real portrayal of youth, but also the awkwardness of the teen years, and your first "true" love. More than that, it also delved into relationships such as family, single parenthood, cliques in school and exposed vulnerability.

It also made a great point of revealing this notion that rich suburbanites have such a perfect and happy life really breaking that stereotype and really presenting people with real problems. I was very much touched with the stepmother and the father of Juno who were completely supportive of her from the start. One scene in the movie where the father is speaking to his wife in private and says,"how could this have happened? Substance abuse, DWI, expulsion would have been easier to deal with, and his wife says, It happened because when teenagers are bored, they have sex." Furthermore, they were at her side supporting her throughout the process and allowed her to come to the conclusion on her own on whether to have an abortion, give it up for adoption, or keep it. I thought that this was something very admirable that too often you do not see. We are used to more judgement and ridicule from a society that does not take the time to think about what people may be going through in this situaton. Overall, it is definitely a must see if you haven't seen it already. Here is the Juno trailer.