Is Juno Worth Remembering?

Almost 15 years later, has Juno grown up with us?
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description tags: Juno (2007), Elliot Page, Michael Cera, Jason Bateman, Searchlight Pictures, independent film, review, retrospective, analysis, explained, 15th anniversary, Paulie Bleeker, soundtrack, cult classic

[meeptop]

0:28 I realize now I meant to say I was born too LATE for Juno, not early. I was a bit too young when the movie came out, not too old for it. Oops. Guess everything I said about the movie is void now. L + ratio.

[melissab]

Something this didn't cover that I think was hugely important was the relationship between Juno and Bleeker. For most girls my age, this was the first time we'd seen a guy be genuinely respectful and loving towards girls like ourselves. This was at the end of the romcom era, when most male characters acted inappropriately towards women, intersecting with the Megan Fox era of objectification. To see Michael Cera representing what we all desperately wanted in a partner was groundbreaking. He doesn't push Juno's boundaries, and he is supportive and kind even when she pulls away. It showed us that we could have that too.

[footeyesofblue]

I was 17 years old and pregnant when I saw this movie for the 1st time. I definitely remember it having a huge impact on me

[FreshTillDeath]

I love this style of film script, where everyone is hyper smart in dialogue beyond what would be reasonably expected. lol. It makes this all the better when it's all dropped to deliver something really gut-punching. That "Actually, I try really hard." line was my favorite.

[chloe.]

Juno is a comfort movie of mine. As others have said, the only negative is Elliot’s struggle with being in this movie. So, I’m really really happy you made the point to highlight how fantastic his performance was because it was probably incredibly triggering to have to engage in the material in the way they did

[mcflurry]

Watched it when I was 15 and it was one of the first teen films I felt like I actually saw myself in. I’ve seen it maybe 10 times now and I’d never noticed the changes in Mark’s cloning until you mentioned it! The subtle things go a long way in this movie

[supersenorhombre]

I remember buying Juno on DVD at a gas station during a road trip. I heard a lot about it before and knowing that I would be bored for the next 3 hours decided to take the plunge and buy it.

I'm so glad I did. It still gets me when I watch it to this day. I don't know if it makes sense, but this movie and The Silver Linings Playbook both got me to step out of my comfort zone with movies and watch a lot of things i thought i never would.

[TheGrossDemon]

I loved Juno growing up. It was my first favorite movie, the first film I watched multiple times. It's the movie that made me a massive fan of Elliot, and made me wanna watch all their films.

[yotamx]

The lack of the adoptive mom I feel is entirely intentional. Throughout the movie, Juno repeatedly states that she doesn’t want anything to do with the baby, which mirrors the mom. Besides the birth, this also is shown with Juno actively trying to avoid the mom in the mall scene. The adoptive dad in this sense ultimately comes across as kind of a red herring

[hypnoticfig]

as someone who absolutely has never wanted kids i found myself oddly relating to Vanessa the adoptive mother alot when rewatching as an adult, even if we dont have basic facts like "she likes music..." i think the way she is acted and written shows a certain disposition, has been let down and shes scared to get her hopes up again, yet feels such yearning and hope for things to go better this time. i loved her over preparedness and felt disgusted at her husbands complete disinterest... i think alot of us have been there. So she doesn't have facts... instead id say she has feelings, i felt she was very well rounded tbh. As a youth i related to Junos tomboyish, rebellious naivety and goofiness, but as an adult... i feel worn down by life, disappointment, reality and my own neurotic nature, but still secretly long for things to finally just work out... and against my own desire to give up, i tend to put alot of effort into everything, even if it leads to nothing. Its funny to grow up as the juno type of girl, then end up relating to this very anal, perfectionist character in adulthood, but i do.
....also totally related to junos dad bc i scoff at todays kids but love their flair ha!

[justjoannak]

Only downside of Juno for me is Elliott's personal trauma throughout this time. I'm glad he's in a better place now mentally

[Keithjmcc]

Don’t forget Jennifer gardener. You can see the pain in her eyes during the first interview. I also got from her that that batmens character was responsible for the other backing out. Also when she thinks the baby didn’t like her in Juno’s stomach. Genius to me.

[kclo]

I was 15 when Juno came out in select theaters. I remember being so excited for it and taking one of my best friends to see it at the only indie movie theater in town. I don’t think I understood all of the concepts at the time but it definitely had an impact on me. I still love the film and named my dog after the film.

[janeisabel]

I'm only 17 so this movie was before my time, but it still feels really nostalgic to me because my mum practically raised me on the soundtrack when i was a kid and i know every single song by heart. It's also just a really good movie and still manages to be relatable today even though it does have it's cheesy 2000s moments. Love it

[priscilavieira]

I just love this movie, I watched it recently and I don't know what I don't like about it but at the same time I love it, I want to watch it several times and I want people to watch it too. It's a little bit crazy but so charming and it makes me feel like it's real people living a real situation. Idk, I love it even more everytime I watch it.

[redbird]

I love the quirky dialogue in the movies, it reminds me of someone I know.

[shariberry]

In 1984, I had a friend, a fellow sailor in the Navy who I was stationed with and worked with. She claims she became pregnant during her first intercourse, and she decided to place her baby for adoption. She chose a couple who agreed to adopt her baby before it was born. She gave birth to her son, and right there at the delivery, the adoptive parents changed their minds. So, my friend kept her son and raised him as a single mother. Watching Juno, I remembered my friend, I remembered sitting in her living room, my ears clanging because her little boy crept behind me on the sofa and boxed my ears. We had a falling out after she slept with a guy I was dating, I said in very Juno-esque fashion, "You two can have each other." after he called me, trying to apologize for it. I was happy for the adoptive mother character in the film, how she in the end was allowed to adopt Juno's baby as a single mother who proved that she could be as independent as Juno's personality was.

[JulesA]

Juno was the first film I'd seen in my teenage years that was very progressive and formative despite not being pregnant or in any kind of sexual relationship. It had quite an impact for being such a fantastic movie for its time (and even beyond). The main character is witty, and spunky while being emotionally vulnerable that made her really endearing and approachable. I can never look at Tic Tacs the same way ever again...

[colleen]

This movie captures being a teen in that period of time really well

[aarontoland]

I love your analysis on film. I want to be a filmmaker myself, and you are a writing inspiration to me!