Reply #10: that was her personality [View All]

[Ava]

to joke about things... i thought the reason she didn't abort was shown well.. she got nervous.. she got scared.. she decided not to do it. not because of the receptionist, but because she just didn't feel comfortable doing it. that was her *choice*. the movie wasn't meant to be a political statement about abortion.. it was meant to be a story about a girl and her choices and actions.

btw, there was never a moment where she said that she was on birth control. i took it that they had unprotected sex.. as many stupid teenagers do. one could see this as an argument for sex education that teaches about protection and birth control.
i also took it as to say that abortion is your own choice. just because juno didn't feel comfortable having an abortion doesn't mean it's an antichoice movie.
as for the being pregnant in school thing i thought they showed well how she was treated... teachers treated her poorly, students picked on her(as she talked about) and stared when they saw her. juno's personality was to act like it was nothing and brush it off.. however when she had her meltdown with bleaker in the hallway i think it showed that while she was trying not to let it show.. it really bothered her.


this is all my opinion.. take it as you may but it is coming from a teenage feminist. i also took it that this movie was targeted towards older teens and younger adults(especially women) because that is who is most likely to identify with juno. i know i did even though i've never been pregnant or in her position.