Juno- the #1 comedy of the year? I don’t think so.
…… wearing embarrassing evidence of tears on my cheeks does not exactly scream ”HAHAHAAAAAA” to me.
So… let me make sure I understand… Unplanned pregnancy is THE PERFECT story line for a “hilarious” PG13 comedy? oh’ ok.
Adoption, divorce and hints at Statutory rape is now just a “comedy about growing up?”… got it.
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Dr. Lill: once again, you’ve spotted a trend. Knocked Up, Bella, Waitress—now Juno. Notice how, in these movies, everything turns out all right at the end of the story. I wonder if it is like that in real life?
I can think of few things more heart breaking than having to give up one’s first born for someone else to raise. I agree, this is better than having an abortion . . .but how sad for the birth mother. I agree–not a comedy.
Dear Dr. Lil’
I have been to see the movie Juno twice already and I am personally looking forward to owning the movie as soon as it hits stores. I do not think that the creators and writers of Juno meant to offend anyone and i SERIOUSLY do not think they meant to say statutory rape is right but sometimes that is how it happens. Sometimes life can throw you curve balls and what better way to cope with it than just to laugh it off and make the best out of your situtation!
Dear Dr. Lill: Thanks for your thoughts on Juno. I’ve not seen the movie yet–but have been puzzled/curious about all the enthusiastically positive reviews. I saw the young actress on Oprah recently.
Just thinking. . .today is the 35th anniversary of the US Supreme Court decision–Roe vs. Wade. The entertainment industry does seem to’ve taken a “pro-life” turn. I have always wondered what my “choice” would be if I found myself in this difficult situation.
Teenage Single Motherhood is no longer “shameful” as it was in the 70s and prior decades. This was a time when unwed mothers were socially pressured to give up their babies for adoption. Abortion was illegal in most states and very dangerous.
Recently I got part way through a compelling book by ANN FESSLER called “The Girls Who Went Away–the Hidden History of Women Who Surrendered Children for Adoption in the Decades before Roe v. Wade”(2006). I say part way through . . .because the book was just too sad for me. Maybe I’ll pick it up again. Giving up a child for adoption certainly wasn’t comedy material for any of the women featured in this social history book.
A fiction book that takes a pro-choice position is “The Cider House Rules” by John Irving, (1985). The movie version of this story is also excellent and thought provoking for those on both sides of the Life Debate. It demands that one take a position on this issue.
You and your other readers might find these books enormously interesting.
I’ll rent Juno when it comes out on Video. Thanks, Amanda R. Montgomery, AL