straight from neverland

this is a really funny, yet at the same time touchingly realistic take on teenage pregnancy. ellen page was the perfect actress for juno's character. she was cool, maturely immature, and... well.. cool. michael cera, for his part, still was successful in being his dorky adorable self. although i hope he goes beyond the socially-inept roles he's been getting so far, from arrested development to superbad, and now juno.

the rest of the cast, including jennifer garner, also sufficiently gave justice to the crazy environment that pregnant juno was in. the only worry i do have is that - and this is not to be morally righteous and shit - it makes teen pregnancy look cool. heck, because juno was cool.

there was hardly a moment that she showed weakness during her pregnancy, and the only time she shed a tear was after she gave birth. but after that, she goes back to being her cool, teenage self. even her parents hardly showed any surprise at the news that she's with child.

in all, the presentation and acceptance of the fact that she's a pregnant teen was treated rather casually in the film. but as i said at the beginning, it was a realistic touch. it approached teen pregnancy as a practical dilemma that they confronted and resolved with practical solutions.

if you're the type that would rather see a dramatic, soul enlightening kind of flick, then save your buck. but if you just want to chill and have a good time, and silently thinking it's better juno than you who got knocked up, then you're sure to have fun here.

okay, even without that schaudenfreude bit.