Juno Is Perfection.

Rating: 10/10 (9 April 2020)

I first saw Juno on the night before Valentine's Day, and I instantly fell in love with it. It became one of my top 10 favorite movies as soon as it ended.
This morning, my Grandma channel surfed the TV guide and it turned out that Sundance was airing Juno. I saw that and said: "Oh, Juno! That's a great movie!" So she turned it on and watched it, and I saw half of it with her(since I was getting ready for the day.) She loved it too. In fact, when I joined her, she told me that she was hooked.
Juno is about a teen girl, who after a one night stand with her best friend, gets pregnant. After rejecting an abortion, she finds and befriends an adoptive couple, and a relationship blooms.
I personally find Juno to be a flawless movie. If I had to nick pick anything, it would have to be the one pointless F bomb that's used in the labor scene. That would seriously be it.
Juno works on many levels. For starters, the character development is a pleasure to witness. Juno and her friend Paulie have great chemistry together and their transformation from friends to a couple is very realistic and heartfelt.
Vanessa and Mark also work well as the the to-be adoptive parents. There is even a change in their relationship at the end, making for a great twist in what otherwise might have been a cliche or simple pregnancy story.
Juno is also a very effective comedy. For instance, my favorite joke happens in a scene where Juno asks her father if true love can really last. He describes what a person who truly loves you does, which includes: "The right person will still think the sun shines out your a$$." It's funny, but so true!
Juno has many witty jokes and one-liner like this, and that's part of it's charm. Even when a joke isn't cracked, it's still a pure delight that never fails to make one smile.
The camera work success most with the color contrast. Jason Reitman, the director, blends clothes with backgrounds and sets in a way that it's pleasing to the eye, even if it's just everyday looking.
Juno is not just great entertainment, it can be a great educational tool. If you have a teenager, know a teenager, or you ARE a teenager, this is a movie you should get around to seeing. This wonderfully shows what pregnancy is like, and why, while it's beautiful, it should be saved for someone special and at the right time.
As I mentioned in the plot summary, Juno considers and rejects having an abortion. As someone who is pro-life, I really appreciated that aspect. Juno did have a choice, and she chose to benefit another couple before herself, which is really moving.
The movie doesn't really condemn abortion though, it just shows that it wasn't the right choice for Juno. That makes for a nice balance that wouldn't cause rallies in front of Fox's movie studio.
People like to say that there is really no such thing as a perfect movie. I offer Juno as my rebuttal. It's a masterpiece in a way you wouldn't expect. As a teaching tool or a piece of time-killing entertainment, Juno succeeds on all possible levels. It takes true talent to make a movie this special. I'm grateful that such talent exists.