JUNO

Juno gives you a sneak peek into the world of teens where you are

growing out of dolls and delving into life’s realities.. where

everything even sex is more a curiosity than

choice, writes

Hiral Sachde

Juno Macguff gets pregnant after her first sexual

encounter with her best friend Pauline Bleeker.

She takes an unconventional decision of not aborting the baby but giving it up for adoption.

She manages to

find an upper

middle class DINK couple Vanessa and

Mark Loring

She then informs her father and stepmother

about her pregnancy and the plan ahead The way she breaks the news to her parents is slang to the extent of being called crass but it infuses good laughs throughout

Soon Juno’s father and Juno meet

up with would-be parents of her child in

the presence of

their

attorney

After finalizing it all, through

frequent visits to the couple Juno

almost develops a crush on the

prospective father who is an ad film music composer

and an unsuccessful

rockstar.

On the other hand, Vanessa

is shown extremely

desperate to have a baby

and is worried that Juno

might develop cold feet and

she would never get to

be a mother

She bravely bears the coldness of

schoolmates when she continues to

attend school while pregnant. Her various

descriptions of her physical and mental

state are very funny

Michael Cera’s character is a

tongue in cheek remark. He is a mint-munching

mamma’s boy and school athlete aptly described by Juno’s

father “Never thought the guy was capable of

this.”

Teen pregnancy issue has been handled with sensitivity but is nowhere forbearing or

taxing. As a viewer I never felt anything but protectiveness for Juno and in the least bit

sorry. The movie gives you a sneak peek into the world of teens where you are growing

out of dolls and delving into life’s realities… where everything even sex is more a

curiosity than choice.