Juno

Juno (96 min)

Seen on the 1st February 2009

I really enjoyed this film. This is the second time I watch it and somehow it lost some appeal from the first time a year ago. The sound track is excellent, particularly the Velvet Undergrounds' "I'm sticking with you" which says a lot about the film. The story starts when we realize a clever and popular Juno finds out she is pregnant after having spent a night with one guy she just fancied. She is too cold and rational about her baby and decides (after trying to abort) that she will be a mother and then giving the child on adoption.

The father, of course, is unaware and unable to make any decision as she has the driving seat. She then starts hanging around with the future parents and discovers how lucky she is to be able to have children and having a responsible partner. Juno then questions the new parents' roles and expectations and in a way she is the medium through which they start a new life ... separated. Juno also discovers age is not relevant when you really know what you want, and that it doesn't matter how up you are in the ladder, there are more important things in life than a good job and having the perfect house. A truly enjoyable film with a great soundtrack.