Juno Film Analysis

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This film is about a teenage girl, named Juno MacGuff, which ends up in a rut when she realizes she became pregnant unexpectedly by her friend Paulie Bleeker with whom she had a one-night stand with. The pair have feelings for each other but are not the type of people who want a real relationship. The movie takes place in a small town in Minnesota where both Paulie and Juno attend high school. This film takes us on one of Juno’s most important life journey as we become familiar with what a teen in today’s society might go through in a situation like hers. Juno has a unique personality which is portrayed through out the film with her being a sarcastic, independent, and rebellious young girl who speaks her mind without caring what others opinions of her are. She is the main character in the film and is …show more content…
This is when we find out that Mark isn’t ready to be a father and that he has feeling for Juno—the news comes as a huge surprise to both Vanessa and Juno. This leads to the climax of the storyline which is when Vanessa, a successful woman who only wants in life is to have a child, realizes her husband doesn’t want a child and she demands a divorce as they argue. Juno is left to decide whether she still wants to give up her baby to a soon-to-be single mother but after some thinking, she decides to proceed with the adoption by leaving a note left on their front porch that read, “Vanessa, if you’re still in, I’m in”. The movie ends with Juno proceeding with the adoption and giving it to a single mother, Vanessa. At this point in the movie we have seen the many decisions Juno has had to make on her own as a young pregnant teenager and how this can easily be the life of many young girls in today’s society and especially in a city like my own that is Las

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