Comments on: Juno

By: K.J. Webb

K.J. Webb — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 21:53:33 +0000

I haven’t seen this, but I like the idea of snappy dialogue. We haven’t had much of that in the movies since the days of Bonnie and Clyde. Movies got all wet with earnestness or sleazy with exploitation soon after that.

No parent (I’m one of them) can say authoritatively what a good parent ought to do or be in a given situation. It’s a crapshoot. There aint no rule books, or shouldn’t be anyhow. Parents are people too and are entitled to get upset with their kids. God knows kids get upset with us. Nobody gets a free ride. Parents suffer, kids suffer. Parents do, however, tend to love their children more than vice versa, in my observation. I didn’t love my own parents nearly as much as I love my children, and I reckon they will say the same thing about me and about their own kids some day.

Parents have other identities, kids have other identities. It’s called life – the great free-for-all. You gotta check your piety at the door when you buy the ticket (if so inclined).

By: John H. Farr

John H. Farr — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 16:41:57 +0000

You’re right about the dialog. But I think you’re wrong about the parents’ reaction: it’s what one would expect from rational, loving people. You and I simply have less familiarity with the breed, although I know they do exist.

By: Robbo

Robbo — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 06:47:46 +0000

(ahem) The part that doesn’t ring true for me: When she tells her parents she’s pregnant and they respond with rational, understanding, support. (yeah, right)

But I agree, a great story. Worth seeing more than once to pick up more of that snappy dialog.