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Originally Posted by thanksgivingmom
Why are we assuming that we are accepting this film as an advertisement for adoption?
If some people are trying to make it out as an advertisement for adoption then I suggest they look at some of the successes of the movie. Like when Juno's stepmom tells off the ultrasound tech when she is relived to hear that Juno isn't parenting. She was supported by her stepmom and defended. Or how about when the stepmom tells Juno that it's going to be much harder than she thinks. These were real moments that I'm so glad were included. I'm so glad those moments ever got face time, that now there is a script for people dealing with rude ultrasound nurses. That they've seen it done, seen an expectant mother being stood up for and defended. For me, those were powerful moments. Powerful positive moments.
Also, why are we assuming that the sequel has to be complete tragedy?
Yes, undoubtedly there would be some pain in a realistic sequel. There was some pain in the original film. For me, adoption isn't all rainbows and sunshine, but it's not all dark days and tears either. And I don't want to feel guilty about that. I'm no less a birthmom because I allow myself happiness. The fictional character Juno, isn't any less one either because she sang a song with her boyfriend.
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Couldn't have said it better myself
I do feel like I'm supposed to hate the movie, I went preparing to hate it after reading everything here about it, and I didn't. I very much enjoyed it. I thought the scene where Juno finds out that the PAP's are splitting and she breaks down on the side of the road was very realistic and a very moving scene, and it showed her vulnerablity. And I think her parents did try to warn her that it wouldn't be so easy, and they did support her and trust her at the same time. I think no matter how old we were at relinquishment, we want to have control of our decision, and not have someone else force their opinions onto us. And the way Juno pokes fun at typical pregnant teen stereotypes, like when she sarcastically asks for a glass of whiskey during her first meeting with the Lorings. I thought that was brilliant, I thought it was brilliant that they created a birthmother character that was strong and witty and not completely dysfunctional or troubled.
Yes, I think the movie portrayed only snapshots and snippets of the experience, but what movie aside from a documentary doesn't do that? And who's to say she will regret her choice in a sequel? There are a lot of birthmothers who don't ever regret their choice, even though they might question it or be deeply affected and changed by it. (I'm one of them) But I think we take out of the movie what our own experiences are, if you struggle and see regret in your own experience, you might project that in this movie, and I understand that. I didn't see it as an advertisement for adoption, I saw it as a character driven plot with adoption being the plot device that drives the development in the characters. I think if we are concerned about the "message" it sends to our youth, maybe we should be sitting down and talking to the teens in our lives about the difference between a situations in a teen movie and reality, and use it as a springboard for discussion, not the absolute message.