Hes waiting for juno to remove her underwear and sits down. Amber juno empowers young girls dealing with teen pregnancy. For example, there is one common theme throughout the movie. In 2007, director jason reitman brought us a film that is a comedy about growing up and the bumps along the way. Ive got a couple of good points but i need some more ideas and im struggling. Juno ellen page, a precocious and spunky 16 year old, has sex with her boyfriend, paulie bleeker michael cera, in a big comfortable chair. More specifically it represents a teenagers and their parents in early twentyfirst century america. Jan 22, 2014 juno, a 2007 film directed by jason reitman, uses a lot of form and content to convey meaning and messages to the audience. Juno is a 2007 american comingofage comedydrama film directed by jason reitman and. Reitman divides juno into 4 sections each with a specific scene change and a purpose. The central character in the movie is juno who is a sixteenyearold college going girl. In literary terms, the bildungsroman is a novel of education. The rest of the movie goes on to telling the story of junos pregnancy. Suchin is the sole protestor, and she chants with a pronounced lack of enthusiasm.
This gives the viewer the visual to understand the magnitude of responsibility she has chosen to accept. To touch on the immaturity level of the men in the film again juno seriously didnt have paulie to depend on, or anyone else for that matter. For the rest of the chapter, well explore film analysis by applying that. The symbolic ideas explored by the book are serious subjects, but its still very readable and enjoyable at the same time. It stars elliot page and michael cera and is directed by jason reitman, with a screenplay written by diablo cody. Dec 05, 2007 juno macguff, the title character of jason reitmans new film, is 16 and pregnant, but juno could not be further from the kind of handwringing, moralizing melodrama that such a condition. Junos name expressed a master symbol that was used throughout the movie. The very first shot of the film is of juno staring at the armchair in which she and bleeker had sex. Juno is the perfect portrait of an indiealternative young person. It doesnt work as well in a book, nor can it be fully found in a picture, but a. Feb 20, 2008 juno is the perfect portrait of an indiealternative young person. Originally it was supposed to be an independent film but turned out to be a blockbuster success that captured the attention of many people. Could you guys help me find techniques and an example of when it happens in the movie. Listen to symbolism ltd now using our online music player.
He persuaded her to adapt the book for the screen, but suggested that she first write a screenwriting sample to. In the opening scene of the movie there is a voiceover. According to roman mythology, juno was the goddess of marriage, pregnancy and childbirth. A quick scan of this books table of contents will give you an idea of just how many. In virgils day, she was worshipped as the patron goddess of the roman empire. Juno is a funloving and carefree girl with a deep interest in music and is a bit tomboyish. Their lives are controlled by a group of people who insist on such things as everyone shavi sort of stumbled across this book due to it being on special.
The film opens with juno ellen page staring at a recliner while drinking from a gallon container of sunnyd bug juice telling us. After which we see a flashback of juno and her best friend, paulie bleeker michael cera, whos sitting naked in a recliner. Throughout the film, the viewer is continually reminded that. The scene is very brief, but is repeated a couple of times later in the film. Two dogs from the ship named turk and juno swim beside them. Angela mcrobbie addresses this issue in her book feminism and. Later after taking several pregnancy tests in a row at a drug store, juno discovers that it truly was a momentous event. This time, the cousinry goes one step further and the movie is aboutseriouslya pregnant teenager and her cute, sweet boyfriend.
While my biggest struggles during primary school came prior to age thirteen, i have often wondered at what it must have been like to be a teenaged high school student dealing with the condition of teen pregnancy on top of all the. The timeline below shows where the character juno appears in the aeneid. Learn exactly what happened in this chapter, scene, or section of the aeneid and what it means. Standing in the parking lot is a lone abortion protester an ultrashy, softspoken girl named su. In fact, shes already been to the convenience store and peed on several sticks, leading to comedy about etch a sketches and how pee sticks cant be erased. Secret path is a ten song album by gord downie with a graphic novel by jeff lemire that tells the story of chanie wenjack, a twelve yearold boy who died fifty years ago on october 22, 1966, in flight from the cecilia jeffrey indian residential school near kenora, ontario, trying to walk over 400 miles home to the family he was taken from. It is usually buried very subtly under the main narrative of a story or. Movie summary the real effects of juno usu digital. Apr 10, 20 the main character in the movie juno is a 16 year old girl named juno. Comment on the effectiveness of juno s voiceover in the corridor.
Compiled by juno dawson, author of this book is gay and clean. She stares at the chair while chugging sunny d, and considers her mistake. Essay on interpersonal communication movie juno analysis. The phone symbolizes the connection between the two characters, but also their disconnection, how though they have the same mode of communication, they arent communicating with each other for a majority of the film. Juno follows the structure of a 1960s preggers novel. The implicit meaning of juno becomes significantly more nuanced.
The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance. Frankenstein king lear macbeth the catcher in the rye the picture of dorian gray. A comprehensive study guide to the film juno, as part of the. Suchins protest works situational irony when juno first arrives at the womens clinic to learn more about getting an abortion, she runs into her classmate, suchin, who is protesting abortion outside the clinic. Ellen page stars as the title character, an independentminded teenager confronting an unplanned pregnancy and the subsequent events that put pressures.
The messages that are hidden, sometimes not so well, stagger me and i begin to wonder how much i have missed in other forms of entertainment. The two girls talk to each other as classmates, exchanging anecdotes about school. Juno tells leah that having sex with paulie was premeditated, but denies that shes in love with him, saying instead that its complicated. What symbolism is used in the scene of the school corridor. It references juno s dominant personality, as it is said that it was juno s decision to have sex with paulie and it links itself to the theme of. A summary of part x section1 in virgils the aeneid. Her choice to have unprotected sex is a choice she hasnt taken into a whole lot of consideration, consequently leading juno to becoming pregnant. Just any moment in the film that has an important technique in it film techniquewise. It employs the thirdperson omniscient, nonlinear narrative in telling the story of ig perrish, whoin the aftermath of his girlfriend merrin williams mysterious rape and murderawakes one morning to find. Download file to see previous pages as the film unfolds, the viewer sees that juno is not a bad girl. Dec 14, 2007 and juno, directed by jason reitman, is simply too good a movie to be watched on anything other than its own terms. Book 1 virgil gives some background about carthage, juno s favorite city, a rich and old phoenician settlement located in north africa modernday tunisia. Cinematic techniques in juno emphasize the importance of.
The scenes are divided by seasons of the year that, conveniently enough, correlate with the terms of juno s pregnancy. The director used camera work, editing, sound and miseenscene to convey this. Juno is a 2007 film that has been wrongfully categorized as just another teen pregnancy movie. Perfect for acing essays, tests, and quizzes, as well as for writing lesson plans.
In the beginning of this film, juno begins by describing her family. However, implicitly, the film addresses relationships and stereotypes and. Dec 05, 2017 four years before juno was released, napoleon dynamite, another microbudgeted film that grossed a lot of money, inspired cody. The descent is a 2005 british horror film written and directed by neil marshall, director of dog soldiers and doomsday the film follows a group of six women who embark on a caving expedition and become trapped underground after a cavein. Read the transcript trailer transcripts credits home media soundtrack production trivia gallery juno is a 2007 american independent coming of age teen comedy film directed by jason reitman and written by diablo cody. While situating sexual desire, biological possibilities, and social responses to girls engagement in sexual intercourse at the center of its plot. Red is also a symbol for life and vitality, a color symbolism very suitable for the scene. It all started with her and bleeker having sex in a chair and ended with the rocking chair in the babys nursery. The book of symbols combines original and incisive essays about particular symbols with representative images from all parts of the world and all eras of history.
Juno ellen page, a precocious and spunky 16 year old, has sex with her boyfriend, paulie bleeker michael. Juno character analysis in metamorphoses sparknotes. The movie has plenty of laughoutloud moments, and it also has plenty of heartfelt or downright heartbreaking dramatic scenes. An extract from juno 2007 this clip is designed to support learning on the wjec gcse film studies course. The novel also incorporates elements of contemporary fantasy, crime fiction, and gothic fiction. I appreciate the insight, expertise, and thorough nature of the analysis. Juno study guide revision guide work book ebook digital text book.
Juno is the story of how the 16yearold title character and her best friend, paulie bleeker, start dating. In book iv, venus and juno conspire to isolate dido and aeneas in a cave by sending a storm to disrupt their hunting trip, symbolizing the rupture of normal social codes as well. She is witty, sarcastic and has a great sense of humor. Autumn shown left is the first of these four big sections of the movie.
The ships cargo of livestock including a cow, a donkey, two goats, six sheep, a ram, a pig, chickens, ducks, geese, and pigeons, guns and powder, carpentry tools, books, a disassembled pinnace and provisions have survived. The clip from juno, released in 2007, represents age. Set in the future juno lives on an island covered by a large bubble to control the atmosphere kind of like in the simpson movie and they are cut off from the rest of the world. Vanessa welcomes parenthood but mark is having second thoughts. She may not be as powerful as her husband is, but juno is an intelligent, fearsome goddess. The hamburger phone symbol juno has a hamburger phone in her room, and we also see the same exact phone in bleekers room. Throughout the film there are several close ups of juno s pregnant belly. Elliot page stars as the title character, an independentminded teenager confronting an unplanned pregnancy and the subsequent events that put pressures of adult life onto her.
In this movie maturity and immaturity are combined in shocking ways. However, implicitly, the film addresses relationships and stereotypes and their intersection with responsibility and class. The chair symbol the very first shot of the film is of juno staring at the armchair in which she and bleeker had sex. To be discussed, juno s immaturity to have unprotected sex without being able to deal with the consequences such as pregnancy. I managed to get every person, quirk, and object that has meani. It is a symbol of her lost virginity as well as her. Even those who impede juno s efforts to catch jupiter, such as echo, feel her wrath.
This isnt a film promoting a soundtrack and because its a low budget movie, it can take. The journey, which is primarily juno s, takes her from a convenience store bathroom stall, where she takes her pregnancy test, through nine months of ups and downs. This may sound like your average indie film, but the symbols, interactions and theories illustrated throughout juno make it much more. Here are the five funniest and five most emotional scenes from juno. Why has the director chosen this as a narrative device. Jason reitmans juno is just about the best movie of the year. Interpersonal communication movie juno analysis 1693 words 7 pages. Bleeker is the father dramatic irony while juno, leah, and juno s parents know that bleeker is the father of juno s child, they keep it a. Jul 15, 2014 this book changed the way i will view movies, as a matter of fact i have to go back and re look at all the movies that i thought i had caught every hint of symbolism. It is the perfect symbol to another part of motherhoodthe nurturing part. Nov 09, 2012 the clip from juno, released in 2007, represents age. Juno is a goddess, the wife of jove and therefore queen of the gods. With jupiter and minerva, she was a member of the capitoline triad of deities traditionally introduced by the etruscan kings.
Juno opening scene clip 1 of 19 juno film 2007 youtube. There is a clear effort to represent teenagers as less responsible, and less centered then adults. Juno is based on the story of a young sixteenyearold girl finding herself pregnant. Juno macguff ellen page sleeps with paulie bleeker michael cera and after taking three pregnancy tests, finds out shes pregnant. Far more prevalent than sexual scenes is juno s sexual dialogue. A detailed description and indepth analysis of juno. At the start of the film, juno decides to have unprotected sex with her close friend, paulie bleeker. It is a symbol of her lost virginity as well as her pregnancy. Upon reaching the island, the family set up a makeshift camp.
In fact, shes already been to the convenience store and peed on several sticks, leading to comedy about etch a. The various levels of exposure to the movie juno were quite widespread in our group of five. Horns is a 2010 dark fantasy novel by joe hill and is the authors second published novel. The miseenscene at the start of the film shows us how juno now feels about her pregnancy. Lexi and gavin saw the film at the theater when it was released in 2007 and.
Juno never takes revenge in a foolhardy or thoughtless way. In the movie she is faced with choices leading her down different paths one would be the responsible option. The moral of this film seems to run along the lines of. Juno is a 2007 american comingofage comedydrama film directed by jason reitman and written by diablo cody. Jun 17, 20 by dolan reynolds june 17th, 20 symbolism is an underlying and often distinct theme that pervades a work of writing. Juno character analysis essay example topics and well. She stays the whole movie wearing a flannel plaid shirt or a striped shirt, both are the fashion items in the market nowadays, symbol of indies and alternative style. Name meaning, popularity, and similar names nameberry.
She and her friend wears huge 70s sunglasses that are very fashionable rigtht now. Fierce without being cruel, sweet without becoming saccharine, and never short of. Greek and roman mythology has a tendency to make its symbols literal in this wayto connect the seen a storm, for example with the unseen divine will causally. Juno, a 2007 film directed by jason reitman, uses a lot of form and content to convey meaning and messages to the audience. Juno is referring to the rocking chair in the nursery vanessa decorated. Thus, while we know that juno is pregnant and lying about vomiting in the urn, her parents have no idea, which creates a dramatic irony. Apr 03, 2008 juno is what most teen movies are not.
She takes the pregnancy test in the stores narrow restroom, which has a dim. Surrounded by the falling leaves of autumn, we find juno drinking like ten tons of sunny d as she decides to take three pregnancy tests to confirm her worst fear. Unbeknownst to me, we had another spiritual cousin out there, a korean movie called juno jenny. Michael cera, jennifer garner, jason bateman, allison janney and j.
She loves dido and carthage, acting as a patron for that city. Lock in end of act one after debating whether or not to get an abortion and visiting a clinic, juno decides to keep her baby. But a funny thing happens on the way to the clinic, and at this point the film, which had been merely abrasively crude and excessively witty, becomes intriguing. There is a reoccuring prop of a chair in many scenes. The explicit meaning of juno is made clear with dialogue as well as. Juno is the roman goddess of birth, making her name symbolic of the story. I managed to get every person, quirk, and object that has meaning in my.
Book depository books with free delivery worldwide. Oct 17, 2016 juno really helped to showcase a womans strength. Sex is a very important aspect of juno because without it, there wouldnt be a movie. Juno, in roman religion, chief goddess and female counterpart of jupiter, closely resembling the greek hera, with whom she was identified. Juno tells the story of a teenage girl, who unintentionally gets pregnant. The political message and meaning of the movie is to change our stereotypes around class. The highly readable texts and over 800 beautiful fullcolor images come together in a unique way to convey hidden dimensions of meaning. Explicitly, juno deals with juno s character taking responsibility for her accidental pregnancy. Is juno a remake of a korean film with a similar name and subject matter. Director jason reitman uses the cinematic techniques of scenery and sound to underscore the theme of personal responsibility in juno. Chin valerie tian whom, in a disarming twist, juno knows from school. Things go from bad to worse when they discover that the cave is home to predatory, pale humanoid creatures known as crawlers.
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