"Juneo" won four nominations for the 80th Oscar: Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actress and Best Original Screenplay. I don’t know if this year’s Oscars have been announced when this article meets with the readers. Thinking about these four nominations, although they are all heavyweights, they are not very reliable: Oscars, who are very old and tend to be the director of the training department, are estimated not to be The best film is sent to a youth comedy with a serious theme but a funny style, and it is unlikely that the best director will be awarded to a young guy who just made a second feature film; the best actress is left (the 20-year-old actor Ellen Page) ) And the original script (29-year-old screenwriter Diablo Cody), it is upset to win an award. But in general, as an independent film with a reported investment of only 2.5 million, the total box office has reached nearly 90 million, more than the combined box office of the most nominated "Old Nowhere" and "Preparing for Blood" at the same time, and in other film festivals and film critics. With numerous praises in the competition, "Juneo" is already eye-catching.
The story is simple: Juno, a rebellious but cute 16-year-old high school student, had a whim with a male classmate and became pregnant! How to do? Of course the first reaction is to get rid of it? But he was frightened back by his classmates from the disgusting black hospital and anti-abortion organization. She thought about it, and simply found a couple in the mail order magazine who wanted to adopt a child, and then gave birth to the child. Thanks to the support of the father and stepmother, the best friend supported him, Juno held a drink tube and a small schoolbag, with a big belly held up, and started her teenage mother journey. For Juno, the most important thing is not other people's eyes, but how to choose a good family for the child. In this process, she gradually understood another meaning of life.
High school students have sex? Most of the parents who expressed their shock at this fact turned their backs on their ears. Good nutrition, early development, and overwhelming sexual enlightenment in the mass media, how can these young boys and girls with strong hormone secretion get hold of it? Body hair and skin, although the parents are affected, but the right to use is not all in the individual? The only thing we can do is pray to them to protect themselves! The question is, where can I think of any protective measures when my heart is in full bloom. But once pregnant, what should I do? ——It seems that this is the most serious problem.
I searched for some information: According to statistics from relevant departments, there are nearly 5 million unmarried abortions in China each year, of which 50% are teenagers, which means that 10 teenage girls have abortions every minute; a gynecologist at a Beijing hospital revealed that there are There are 2,000 abortions for girls under the age of 20; there is a teenage girl in Meizhou who is involved in abortion, and four male classmates rush to sign family members...
The situation in the United States is even more special, because according to Western religious and ethical traditions, unless the mother’s life is endangered, Or the fetal movement has not yet appeared, otherwise abortion is a very serious crime. It was not until the 1970s that the United States determined that the prohibition of abortion was unconstitutional. Since then, this issue has not ceased to be debated. Almost successive presidents and governors have expressed their views on abortion. It is said that the invention of the condom was to reduce abortion, but the direct effect is to accelerate the process of sexual liberation, which is also an interesting paradox. However, teenage mothers have become an increasingly serious social problem. Every year, more than 800,000 women under the age of 20 become pregnant, and 80% of them are middle school students. There are reports that girls who bring their children to classes in American middle schools are no surprise. Even early mothers can apply for various types of subsidies and government subsidies. Some middle school students already have two or three children before graduation. The sum of various subsidies is higher than the income from work. In addition, early childbearing middle school students can also choose to hand in their children for adoption. In order to adopt a child, the adoptive parents will pay all the medical expenses, nutrition, and even tuition or living expenses at a high price. Instead, having a child is similar to work-study.
Understanding this background, and looking at Juno’s story, it seems that it is not difficult to understand why she has such an understatement and the process of finding an adoptive family is relatively smooth. This shows that this phenomenon has become commonplace in the United States. What I want to explain here is that an open social atmosphere does not mean an indulgent social atmosphere. Most Americans are actually as traditional as we are. The question is how should we deal with it once it is done? Juno's father and stepmother did not scold her. This was out of respect for the child's self-selection. They tolerated it to the utmost extent and tried their best to help her and walk this journey with her. This is very touching. Watching the scene in which Juno confessed to her parents uneasyly, my heart is higher than her. Fortunately, although the parents expressed their shock, the first thing they thought of, Rather than reprimanding loudly, but hurrying to find a doctor for a medical examination for her daughter.
After all, teenage mothers in reality are eye-catching under any social system, so most literary works involve this topic, and they are always bitter. Such as "Infant Killer Girl" in the United States, "Jenny and Juno" in South Korea, "Precocious" in Hong Kong, and a Japanese drama "14-year-old mother", etc., all describe that the immature mind is about to face childbirth. Among the major propositions of childbearing, there are few relaxed and comfortable ones, and most of them are heavy and gray. But "Juneo" can make you laugh all the time, turning around gorgeously and lightly in a haze.
"Juneo" successfully shifted people's attention from questioning the topic of teenage mothers to Juno, a lovely child. Here is a big fanfare to introduce the heroine of the film Ellen Page. This 20-year-old Canadian girl showed fascinating talent in the film, almost perfectly showing Juno's kind of rebellious little cutie, and unassuming but full of coolness, which makes people unable to resist. Guess whether Page himself has such a personality. In some key passages, Page accurately shows the important changes in Juno’s mood. What is more impressive is a detail. When she looks at Vanissa in the shopping mall, the girl feels shocked by the inner maternal love of women. Evocative. Ellen Page is not very young, but has been in the film industry for more than ten years. She was nominated for an Oscar actress at a young age and her future is limitless.
Juno did not have an abortion, nor did she insist on bringing up the child; although she did not understand the responsibility of being a mother, she hoped that the child could live in a happy family; she was curious and rash about sex, but she was right Love is serious and full of hope, otherwise she will not cry for Vanissa's family conflicts... Her bravery, simplicity, and babbled cleverness make us feel love at first sight; we will not go Blame her, not even disgusting sympathy, because she is so firm, everything is under control. Here we want to dedicate the warm applause to the screenwriter of this film, Diablo Cody. This Internet celebrity is famous for blogging. He used to be a white-collar worker, went to work during the day and went to nightclubs to be strippers at night. Unusual way of life, naturally written words are also sharp and bold. "Juneo" is said to be created based on her own life experience. The protagonist's lines are also spoken by American youths, and even some online languages. In the film, Juno is nagging, speaking fast, but speaking out. It's so witty and exquisite, it must be admitted that these lines have added a lot to the film!
The 16-year-old Juno is facing a major challenge in life. She is slightly depressed, but without a trace of timidity and evasion, so that we self-righteous adults also respect her in awe. As a light comedy, Juno chooses the most unsmiling theme, but the movie is to be sold for money, so it should not be annoying. Therefore, the film downplays the other problems that Juno will encounter: physical challenges, family pressure, social discrimination, etc., and chooses a more eclectic route, with a relaxed and witty tone, telling the mental growth of a little girl Warm story. This is Hollywood’s ability to transform bones, or to make mash, they can always find the softest tendons, so that everyone is satisfied.
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