Juno

Reitman, J. (2007). Juno. Mandate Pictures. PG-13. 96 minutes.  

Juno is a sixteen-year-old who ends up pregnant after having sex with her long-time friend Paulie Bleeker. Independent and strong-willed she decides to have an abortion, but while at the clinic she has a change of heart and decides she wants to give it up for adoption. With the help of her best friend Leah she finds the perfect couple, Mark and Vanessa, to give her child to. Vanessa cannot have child and Juno assures her the baby will be hers. Juno forms a friendship with Mark who has similar tastes in music and movies. 

Juno's indifference to Paulie Bleeker leads him to ask another girl to prom, which infuriates Juno. Confused and hurt Juno visits Mark only to find him trying to come on to her. He tells her he plans to leave Vanessa. Worried about the future of her baby Juno storms off, but on her emotional way home she pulls over to cry. That moment is a turning point for Juno and she decides to confront all the feelings she has had for the people in her life.
 

This film looks at issues of teen pregnancy and high school life. Juno is a unique character in that she makes her own choices and suffers the consequences in a mature way. For young adults this film shows how their decision-making skills matter and although mistakes happen there are ways to rectify them.

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