Juno, above all, takes center stage with her pretty face, her ponytail and hoodie, and her wise cracks, which is quite typical of an intelligent, perceptive high school girl. Paulie too is an ideal actor for that role as he and Juno go from just having some teenage affection for each other into a more serious couple facing a more serious issue that could have been a tense disaster but for their intelligence and social savvy.

When Juno runs into Jennifer Garner (the woman who will adopt Juno's baby) towards the end of the film, even though the married couple's bonds are fragile so Juno may not be giving up the baby to a couple, the viewer sees how perfect a choice Garner was for this role.

What's the theme? Do other elements work together to develop this theme? Those in the pro-life movement who thought this film was about their particular political position are wrong. And those in the pro-choice movement who believed this was about them got it wrong, too. The real theme, according to the New York Times, is "pro-adulthood"; Page said it is "absurd" to suggest that it is a pro-life film. She notes that Juno had a choice to make and she made it apart from any ideology or political viewpoint. Directing: Jason Reitman made all the right moves, from setting, to actors, to music, and even though there had been 2 other movies in 2007 about unplanned pregnancies, Juno stood out as a comedy with class, style, and substance.

Is the setting effective? Why? The movie was filmed in British Columbia at...

Recording artist Kimya Dawson used music she had previously recorded that were similar to what Page wanted (Moldy Peaches type music). The soundtrack has 19 songs (from a wide variety of artists including the Kinks, Buddy Holly and the Velvet Underground) and it went to #1 on the Billboard charts. The cinematography was fantastic, including the winter scenes with snow falling in Canada. The camera angles, art design, editing, and pacing were clearly world class because the movie was nominated as "Best Picture" (losing out to the violent "No Country for Old Men").
The use of symbols was not what could be called powerful or heavy, but the hamburger phone certainly reflects / symbolizes the tastes of creative young people

In conclusion, this was a well-produced film with believable characters, a great script, a wonderful soundtrack and music and moreover, it takes a difficult problem which many high school students have been forced to deal with and works creatively with that problem, infusing humor and irony appropriately.

Works Cited

Scott, a.O. (2007). Seeking Mr. And Mrs. Right for a Baby on the way. The New York Times.

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