Juno
I saw Juno last weekend and I thought it was pretty good. A feel good story with the amazing Ellen Page and the hilarious Michael Cera. A quality cast, sarcastic dialogue, romantic comedy (and I do enjoy romantic comedies)… means its good. Parts of it were annoying though. Such as like the hipster dialogue and the overtly pro-life message of the movie. Teen pregnancy is easy! All you need to get through it is some witty comebacks to anyone who insults you and some old people to give the baby to. Life is so simple.
Anyways, now there’s talk of Juno winning an Oscar. I think that would be the most ridiculous thing ever. Now, it does have that underdogness to it, being an “indie” film overcoming a small budget with a strong script to show those big Hollywood big-wigs how it’s done. Though, is anything about this movie exceptional? It’s a simple story that oversimplifies its subject matter and an unremarkable coming of age story with a script that rips off trendy hipster motifs, slang and imagery. A “Stand By Me” it is not, and that wasn’t even nominated for a best picture.
I haven’t seen any of the other nominees, but I’m sure one of them is more original than Juno.
Posted By: Roger February 20th, 2008
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