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stampinlady -> Juno - good for teens? (1/4/2008 3:46:17 PM)

I haven't read any reviews on this yet and was wondering if my 14 yr. old should see it. She really wants to, but I have some concerns on how the whole "situation" is being portrayed. Anyone see it yet with their teens?



Jenny-Fair -> RE: Juno - good for teens? (1/4/2008 3:49:49 PM)

I have not seen it (am not interested) but I did read Plugged In's review, and thought it was very comprehensive. I can never remember their direct link but you can get their via family.org.



Yankee Nut -> RE: Juno - good for teens? (1/5/2008 1:17:33 AM)

Kinda wanna see it cause Jennifer Garner is in it



tenfour -> RE: Juno - good for teens? (1/5/2008 1:55:34 AM)

I saw the movie. It contains some casual jokes about sex and genitals and shows the boy naked from a strategic angle to cover him up, but that is very brief.

The movie does have a positive message about how precious a baby is, and how wonderful adoption can be. But it makes no statement about teenagers being irresponsible about sex.



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jodavi -> RE: Juno - good for teens? (1/5/2008 8:39:21 AM)

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Have to use discernment when using plugged in's reviews. Sometimes I wonder if we saw the same movie. They are good for a profanity count and a nudity count for movies but that is it.

I feel the same way with plugged in's most of the times.
I would probably wait for the DVD for this one.



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jodavi -> RE: Juno - good for teens? (1/5/2008 10:47:25 AM)

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ORIGINAL: deadhead

Jodavi, I need ten reams of paper please.

Go call Dwit...I mean Dwight. He'll be loyal to you,



henny -> RE: Juno - good for teens? (1/5/2008 11:01:06 PM)

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ORIGINAL: tenfour
But it makes no statement about teenagers being irresponsible about sex.


I disagree. It's just that the consequences are so obvious that they don't state them outright by announcing a "moral of the story" at the end (obviously the birth of the child turns her life upside down, and it's clear from the ending scenes that her giving it up was very hard).

I actually have been wondering why more Christians (including the whole "Bella" crowd) haven't gotten behind this film. There's not a whole lot of swearing (none that I can remember, in fact, but there must have been a little), and it has probably the most overt "pro-life" message in a mainstream film I've seen in a long time (her decision to keep the baby is directly tied to her realization that it is a human who other parents might want). There's no actual nudity, but it does show the bare arms/legs/ and (male) torsos of the characters -but it's nothing a 13 year old couldn't handle and nothing they don't show on primetime TV.

All of this combined with its being an incredibly good movie, and smartly written, make it a rare thing.



stampinlady -> RE: Juno - good for teens? (1/8/2008 12:38:11 PM)

Thanks for the comments. We haven't seen it yet becuase we've been busy, but I'm happy to hear it's got a postitve spin on prolife. My concern is that it makes it seem to easy: have sex, get pregnant, give baby up for adoption, but I suppose I need to see it before making a judgement. I also have some concern with adoption as it seems like an easy way out for some instead of taking on the responsibility, but that's another thread.[:)]



10SNE1? -> RE: Juno - good for teens? (1/8/2008 1:18:02 PM)

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ORIGINAL: henny

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ORIGINAL: tenfour
But it makes no statement about teenagers being irresponsible about sex.


I disagree. It's just that the consequences are so obvious that they don't state them outright by announcing a "moral of the story" at the end (obviously the birth of the child turns her life upside down, and it's clear from the ending scenes that her giving it up was very hard).



I just saw Juno on Saturday with my 16 yo dd. I completely agree with Henny, in fact, having raise three other teens, I'd say that this is what makes the movie so powerful. It doesn't resort to moralizing which many Christian teens have heard millions of times and just might be starting to tune out. I also like the fact that Juno's life wasn't "ruined, over" etc but just never the same. Once again, a very realistic look at the consequences of teenage pregnancy on middle class suburban girls.

I also LOVED the characters of Juno's parents. They were protrayed as smart, loving, shocked yet supportive. Very refreshing!

All in all, a great movie for moms and teenage daughters to see together. Now my dd is the youngest of four, the only one still in high school. She certainly has seen and heard all the negative elements before. A fourteen year old firstborn might need a little more debriefing. [;)]

But, YES!, take her and then plan for dinner or ice cream afterwards to talk it over.



stampinlady -> RE: Juno - good for teens? (1/8/2008 6:11:56 PM)

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But, YES!, take her and then plan for dinner or ice cream afterwards to talk


Wow, what a great idea! I've been thinking about doing something with just her lately and I think I'll do just that! And thinking that your live is just ruined and over is so wrong imo. I'm looking forward to it.



DaveW -> RE: Juno - good for teens? (1/10/2008 7:11:05 AM)

Kids in mind gives it a 6 - 3 - 5 for sex, violence and profanity. The higher the number the more it has. scale is 0-10. It then goes on to detail what is in each category. I find their ratings better than any other.

http://www.kids-in-mind.com/j/juno.htm



SkillfullGourmet -> RE: Juno - good for teens? (1/10/2008 6:45:32 PM)

I agree with those who liked it. I would totally let my teens see it (not that I actually have teens yet!). I loved how it was cute and funny while having such a serious topic (which it managed to treat with appropriate respect).


SPOILER!!!!!



At the end it shows a beautiful baby being loved by a great mom. It's very heartwarming. It also shows Juno after a difficult birth lying in her bed alone crying softly to herself. Very bittersweet ending and really true to life. It must be utterly gut wrenching to give a baby up for adoption. She was such a strong character.



sozo52 -> RE: Juno - good for teens? (1/13/2008 3:03:58 AM)

I liked a lot of things about the movie - value of the unborn baby, great acting, humor - and I didn't like a lot about it. The casual attitude towards sex among young people is so sad. The way they freely talk about it, and about genitals of the opposite sex is numbing. Whoa! The parents of the girl are great and supporting, but not really surprised to find out she had been having sex. Plus, the stepmom had a potty mouth.
I would not take my teenager to see it. I saw it with my 22 year old son, who loved it, which bothered me.
Oh, well....



colliefan -> RE: Juno - good for teens? (1/13/2008 2:58:24 PM)

Interesting. Ellen Goodman didn't like the movie b/c it rewarded a teen giving away her baby instead of having an abortion. So much for being pro-choice.



miasma -> RE: Juno - good for teens? (1/14/2008 6:42:58 PM)

I think it'd be a great movie to watch with your teens, and discuss with your teens. It brings up good questions, in a realistic way.

I don't know that any movie is "good for" or "bad for" teens, the impact will come from how they process information they've seen, which will rely on things like parents engaging them in honest, open discourse about whatever it was (murder, abortion, theft, cheating, drinking, etc.).



earthless -> RE: Juno - good for teens? (1/15/2008 7:12:56 PM)

Wife and I watched it two weeks ago and LOVED it. But we're usually regarded as being very liberal by the Ned Flanders of our church circles... so some here may not want to take my opinions on these things as anything to listen to.

I really liked how the movie shows a pro-life angle and yet does it in a way that is not preachy or a turn-off to the unsaved.

Something I told my wife.. I absolutely fell in movie screen love with Ellen Page (the actress that plays Juno). She did an amazing job with the character and is definitely a new break out star that deserves a lot more attention.



_Cinderella_ -> RE: Juno - good for teens? (1/23/2008 4:52:38 AM)

I saw this movie last week and thought it was interesting. It wasn't a movie you see every day, or your typical chick-flick. There was a bit too much "sex talk" for my tastes, but it was a believable movie I though.

I thought the abortion protestor was kind of funny.



CraigR -> RE: Juno - good for teens? (1/25/2008 4:51:41 PM)

earthless, I'm with you on that one -- echo everything you said. Except maybe for the Flanders part. We may be in our 50's, but our home is a genX/MillenialGen church that meets in a movie theatre. Ned left long ago out of sheer frustration. And, yes, I fell for Ms. Page, too -- or maybe more for Juno. She's the kind of kid who makes me want to reach out to teens & bring them to Jesus. Take Juno, show her grace, replace the sex with Jesus, and get out of the way! She'll change the world.

BTW, I also love your apologetic tag line. Perfect comeback to those without knowledge who boast of what they know not.



chiva -> RE: Juno - good for teens? (2/3/2008 10:21:59 PM)

I went to see this movie last week with my 16 year old daughter and we were laughing so much, because it's so corny. The characters seemed to talk very freely about sex, and that's when we should tell our children that no matter what they see in the movies or on tv about the glorification of sex before marriage, it has never pleased God. We need to tell them that it's a sin and God hates sin, for what it does to our conscience.



danas_mom -> RE: Juno - good for teens? (5/25/2008 5:57:14 PM)

I noticed that Juno was on PPV yesterday and was very excited to rent it, I had been looking forward to this one.

While the complete storyline was not exactly what I was expecting, and some of the conversations were quite a bit more crude than I'm accustomed to, overall I thought it was a great, touching movie.

Things I loved:

Bleeker's immediate response to Juno's announcement: "What should we do?" not "What are you gonna do about it?" So, so, so refreshing.

Juno being affected enough by the 'your baby probably has fingernails' to change her mind about the abortion.

Juno's heartbreak over realizing that the couple she had chosen were going to be divorcing, because she didn't want the baby being raised in a broken home - but then deciding that she was "still in" if Vanessa was because she knew Vanessa would make a good mother.

Vanessa having the note from Juno framed and hanging on the baby's wall in place of the "first family photo" like she had planned.

Juno expressing her anger (and rightly so!) at Mark for being such an immature dip, even though he was the one she had bonded with the most.

Juno's dad assuming she was talking about him during the conversation of people who are going to love you no matter what you do. Aw, dad.

Brenda going off on the snotty ultrasound nurse.

Bleeker lying down without saying a word and holding Juno as she cried after the baby was born.

The overall theme that there is no such thing as "casual sex" - sex changes you, changes your relationship, even if nothing "major" happens like pregnancy or an STD.


Things I didn't love:

The crudity of the teens. Is that really the way teens talk these days? Gah. And was it really that bad when I was a teen and I've just blocked it out? [>:]

Not enough Bleeker! The promos led me to believe he would be a part of Juno's life a lot more than he was. Such a lovable dork.

Liberty Belle, really? No...really? [&:]

The receptionist at the clinic. Ugh.



SweetPea213 -> RE: Juno - good for teens? (5/25/2008 11:30:12 PM)

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ORIGINAL: tenfour

But it makes no statement about teenagers being irresponsible about sex.


That's not the responsibility of the movie producers, writers and anyone else who made the movie. That's the parents responsibility! Parents having to talk to their kids about sex, imgine that. Be a parent and do what God has required of you and stop looking to media outlets, churches, schools etc. to do *your* job as a parent.



Scraggles6 -> RE: Juno - good for teens? (5/28/2008 8:44:49 AM)

This is a great movie for teens (14+). I actually enjoyed it too.



Homegrownkids -> RE: Juno - good for teens? (6/24/2008 11:44:52 PM)

I am going to stick out like a sore thumb, but I would not let young teens see this. My 13 yr DD would not benefit from this movie. If my children were present at the time my Dh and I viewed it, it would of been off immediately. I think there are better ways to teach about sex, teen pregnancy..etc... then a movie that "entertains" our young people. There was way too many things in the movie that was innapropriate, in my opinion,... for my kids.
The only thing that I thought was good is that the baby was no aborted and the parents did help her through the whole thing. I thought the movie was way too liberal. I probably wouldn't want my children watching this until they were 17. Condoms on Bananas... F-words...the way the kids talked...the independant "teen world".... Handing the baby off to a single parent (very touching, but come on... we all know 2 parent homes are better)... very liberal.



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