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Originally Posted by Stormster
But I've had so many disagreements over Juno. I know so many people who were offended by it! The creepy husband thing made a little sense to me the music kind of ruined it for me. I don't know why, I'm into fairly cool and alternative music but that was too much.
One thing i want to say is Jennifer Garner's character just moved me to tears several times. I feel like she was me. Her fears after the failed situation, when she asked what "percent' sure Juno was (omigosh....that desperation!) but most of all the time in mall when she was playing with the other children and then ran into Juno and Juno let her feel the baby kick. It was such a tiny but powerful performance.
The people I know who have been offended include some very liberal pro choicers who felt it glamorized teenage pregnancy. And of course I have read here that there are birth mothers and Amoms who felt the movie made light of their experience.
I didn't laugh at the parts you're supposed to laugh so much, ilke I said I really zeroed in on Garner and the movie was interesting to me for that reason.
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I agree with your thoughts on Jennifer Garner's character - it seemed like when I was watching her, I could see little comparisons between her and I...
I know alot of people have commented on her being uptight, and such, but I think showing her at the mall with the kids (like you said) shows how she actually was...That the "uptight" personality came from her longing for a child, and trying to hold onto a crumbling marriage...But when you see her with her guard down, you can see her true self.
I wasn't bothered by the storyline of the husband trying to grasp onto his youth and the breakup of the couple...what bugged me was the whole insinuation that Juno was "into" him...That's what creeped me out.