the only thing The Academy™ ever did right was give juno (2007) an oscar for best original screenplay

Such a disappointment. Diablo Cody won an Oscar for this screenplay, and I'm like "What?!?!" I thought the dialog was smart-ass going on pretentious. I did not like the goofy acoustic guitar soundtrack at all, either. Thank goodness for some fine acting by Ellen Page as the pregnant 16-year-old Juno Macguff, J.K. Simmons and Allison Janney as her parents, and Jason Bateman as prospective adoptive father Mark Loring. However, I got really irked by how badly Jennifer Garner's character Vanessa Loring is treated, and Michael Cera as boyfriend Paulie Bleeker is a total case of "the lights are on but nobody's home." What in the world is it that people like so much about this film? Yeowch!

ellen page, obvious lesbian: i think i'm in love with you

micheal cera, to the mother of his child: like as a friend?

Accusations that this is "twee" or at least too self-conscious still stick, but what I still like about it is the focus on characters, even the background ones and particularly the women, struggling in one way or another to fit into prescribed roles, all judging each other for it. There's a lot of empathy even if Reitman betrays that by leaning too hard on the flashier surface stuff in Cody's script.

This film is the reason I have a hamburger phone in my room

I love this soundtrack so much...

im totally crying after that duet at the end i think im in love with 2007 michael cera why

paulie bleeker is boyfriend material, don't even try to argue about it

Ellen Page, en av de bättre skådespelare jag sett👌

i identify with the random indian boy who asked bleeker if he knew juno was pregnant. bc i am also an indian boy.  minus the boy

Look, we all know the Rainn Wilson scene is pretty terrible. And yes, the dialogue tries too hard to be quirky. Juno herself, for that matter, tries too hard to be casually cool (the way Paulie, allegedly, doesn't) and it's almost like the movie is too in awe of her to realize how silly it can all be at times.

But it's ok because when it works, that's all that matters and all you remember. The father/daughter scenes. Jason Bateman being creepy. Jennifer Garner at the mall. Juno and Paulie at the end.

You can hear me and a couple of friends argue against all this in the latest episode of The Contrarians.

www.wearethecontrarians.com/episodes/2017/6/24/episode-41-juno

crazy how films can preserve a certain time in your life and when you rewatch them suddenly so many memories come back to you

if you still havent seen this movie then idk wyd