Juno in translation

Rating: 10/10 (7 April 2008)

The comedy who triumphed at Rome Film Festival finally got to Italy, accompanied by Fox's great box office expectations, although I'm nearly totally sure "Juno" will flop here: for example, in my local theater there were only twelve people or maybe less. I don't care about it, because I enjoyed every little scene. The dialogue's translation tried to maintain the original liveliness, and even if they could result less hilarious than in English, I think a good job has been done: in fact, it mustn't be a very easy process. Ellen Page deserved completely the Oscar nomination: her simplicity, her passion, her sweetness and her irony trasude from every line, bringing a new light to the screen. Instead, Jennifer Garner really surprised me: she showed noteworthy acting skills that comic-book movies never require, and she made Vanessa's character natural and nicer. I cared for Vanessa as much as I cared for Juno. The movie doesn't take a clear position about unplanned pregnancies, but I felt as if Diablo Cody and Jason Reitman wanted to say that those are personal choices that mustn't be questioned, that's why I thank them. They gave me emotions I'll never forget.