Facing the facts about Juno

Rating: 7/10 (21 August 2008)

It is what it is. A daft, lightweight cutesy spin on teenage life, sex, complications and consequences. It's not meant to be some epic life changing piece of viewing that's going to rock your world. The purpose is to entertain, which it does. Of course it's not realistic, no parent would accept their child being in that position so well, nor would they approve so quickly of them having it adopted. Like all films, these things are embellished to keep the narrative going. I am fairly certain when they made this film they weren't looking to influence the teens of today, and its hardly a bad influence and it's aimed at an audience who are liable to be aware of this. And any teens or young children who are liable to go out and get pregnant will most certainly do so with or without seeing the film Juno. Surely the teen stars of today such as your Jamie Lynn's and Miley's who have a major tween audience tuning into their shows daily are a far more negative influence with pregnancies and topless photos. And if you pay attention the preferred reading of the film is a fairly sensible one at Juno's age she wasn't ready to be a mother and she realised that. Clearly thats a positive message for anyone of a similar age. And Vanessa showed that when you're ready for motherhood it will come around for you. At 16, it suggests it may not be the right time for you. If I'm a teenager and I can read that from it, I trust the majority of my generation can do the same.