Choice #1 assignment; It all started with a chair.

It is no surprise that Juno is one of the best comedies across the country for the year 2008. It’s up for best movies of the year and audiences are raving about it. However, for some audiences, Juno touches upon a very important topic that mothers and their teenagers are facing today. Teenage pregnancy is a taboo topic to bring up when creating a film. Some audiences felt shocked, offended, and disappointed with the unrealistic belief of the film.
One of the first instances that may shock audiences is the abortion clinic scene. In most states there are abortion clinics with protesters outside screaming for the birth of babies. For Juno, there was but one young, innocent girl screaming, “All babies want to get borned”. This may seem unrealistic to the public and abortion clinics may come off as easy-going facilities.
Another shocking incident in the film is when Juno tells her father and step-mother about the pregnancy. Before they take her seriously they seem to joke about drugs and expulsion from school. It is unlikely for a parent to joke about certain accusations such as the ones Juno’s family had made. Once her family found out the truth there was a sense of understanding from them. In some instances this seems very unrealistic because not many parents are in an understanding mood to finding out that their teenage daughter is pregnant. After seeing other films or witnessing them on documentaries, there are sometimes many tears and questioning. In this film it was portrayed that parents think lightly of teen pregnancy which can cause and uproar around the country with parents raising teenagers.
Now when audiences first may have felt offended by Juno may be when it is stated that Paulie Bleeker has no worries about the child. Not only does he have no worries but also his parents were never notified. For some this may seem like the typical guy getting off the hook of a pregnancy. Many teenage girls see it everyday, they fall in love, the deed is done, and the love of their life seems to leave because it’s too much for them to handle. Now granted Bleeker never left Juno it was portrayed that he had no responsibility in the pregnancy. Bleeker was very much in love with Juno and wanted to be apart of her life but, she just seemed to push him away. Bleeker allowed this to happen and it came across as offending to some audiences because he was apart of the act.
Finally, one of the most disappointing moments in the film happens to be after the birth. Juno states that she did not want to see the baby, nor did Bleeker want to see the baby. She had stated it would be too hard for them. The scene changes from winter to spring and we find Juno Riding her bike as if nothing had happened. This is very disappointing to audiences because it shows no emotional affect that happened to Juno after she had the paper. Nine months of holding something with you as precious as a baby and she seemed to be riding her bike as if nothing had happened to her. This could possibly show teenagers that pregnancy is not as hard as many mothers make it out to be. It also shows that pregnancy with an adoption is one of the easiest things a teenager can go through.
After seeing Juno numerous amounts of times there is an unrealistic feel to the movie. For me, this was very tough to admit because I enjoyed Juno so much as a film. It is safe to say that there many controversial instances in the film on such an important topic like teenage pregnancy. I also believe it is safe to say that the writers of this film were just looking for a good comedy but after the film was in motion many of the controversial instances came into play a little more than expected.