Film Viewing: Juno
I watched the movie Juno for this weeks assignment. Girlhood was represented a little bit different in this film compared to other “girl” movies but was definitely still there. I thought Juno was an awesome 16 year old girl. She had such a strong personality and self-confidence about her that you do not see in most girls her age. She was not afraid to be herself, say what she was thinking or even dress however she wanted. I think a majority of girls her age would not have reacted the same way if they were in her situation. When she found out she was pregnant she did not show that much emotion about it. One part about it that seemed to be most true was Juno calling her friend to tell her about it. It seems like girls that age typically have that one friend they turn to for everything, and her friend stuck with her no matter what. She offered to make the call to the abortion clinic, and stood by her through the whole process including the doctor appointments.
I like how this movie showed girls in a different light than the typical good girl/ bad girl movie. She obviously was not the “perfect angel” that society thinks girls her age should be, however I would not place her in the bad girl category either. She did something that a lot of 16 year old girls do today, but she ended up pregnant. She wasn’t doing drugs, stealing or other things that we categorize as bad girl things.
This movie would be good for teenage girls to watch. It shows girls that there is so much involved with getting pregnant, especially at such a young age. She had to make several decisions by her self. I think it would show young girls the importance of smart choices and the importance of family. It relates to this class in many ways as well. So many girls get involved with the wrong people and make choices based on what other people say or do, but Juno was a strong-minded teenager. She knew she was not ready to have a child, but she could not have an abortion either. She made the decision and told her parents the truth. She also wasn’t concerned with what the other girls were doing, or saying, or wearing. When girls do watch this movie, I hope they see that it is good to be yourself and those that like you will like you for who you are.
I like how this movie showed girls in a different light than the typical good girl/ bad girl movie. She obviously was not the “perfect angel” that society thinks girls her age should be, however I would not place her in the bad girl category either. She did something that a lot of 16 year old girls do today, but she ended up pregnant. She wasn’t doing drugs, stealing or other things that we categorize as bad girl things.
This movie would be good for teenage girls to watch. It shows girls that there is so much involved with getting pregnant, especially at such a young age. She had to make several decisions by her self. I think it would show young girls the importance of smart choices and the importance of family. It relates to this class in many ways as well. So many girls get involved with the wrong people and make choices based on what other people say or do, but Juno was a strong-minded teenager. She knew she was not ready to have a child, but she could not have an abortion either. She made the decision and told her parents the truth. She also wasn’t concerned with what the other girls were doing, or saying, or wearing. When girls do watch this movie, I hope they see that it is good to be yourself and those that like you will like you for who you are.
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