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Juno - Pro Life?!?


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I don't think it can top Bella but I'm interested in seeing it.

They compared this movie to a Napolean Dynamite humor. Is that true?

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[quote name='jmjtina' post='1445097' date='Jan 12 2008, 08:47 PM']I don't think it can top Bella but I'm interested in seeing it.

They compared this movie to a Napolean Dynamite humor. Is that true?[/quote]

I hope it's not like Napolean Dynamite... that movie was stupid funny.

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Juno's better and smarter than Bella.

An earlier poster had concerns about Juno's "teen wisdom" angle... with which I agree. But if you want a box score of the pro-life/pro-choice preferences of the respective filmmakers, let me know.

Napoleon Dynamite is actually more pro-life than either of them.

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[quote name='God Conquers' post='1437752' date='Dec 23 2007, 04:11 AM']I absolutely loved it. Michael Cera is my favorite comic actor right now.[/quote]


hahah he's so dorky I love him.

I saw the movie today.. I thought it was alright. I felt so bad for Vanessa though, when Mark was saying how he's not ready. Then they had to go [spoiler]and get divorced.[/spoiler] << That might be a spoiler, IDK.

I thought the soundtrack was... interesting. I kidn of hope never to hear it again lol.

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[quote name='chocolate thunder' post='1452148' date='Jan 28 2008, 08:48 PM']Juno's better and smarter than Bella.

An earlier poster had concerns about Juno's "teen wisdom" angle... with which I agree. But if you want a box score of the pro-life/pro-choice preferences of the respective filmmakers, let me know.

Napoleon Dynamite is actually more pro-life than either of them.[/quote]
The makers of [i]Bella[/i] are actively pro-life, and are fervent Catholics. I saw an early screening of the movie where the producer and star of [i]Bella[/i] gave a presentation, including conversion stories - it was quite inspiring. They don't want to publicly market it as a "pro-life movie," though, in order to get the movie out to a larger audience. The pro-life, Christian message is presented subtly and gently (yet clearly) rather than "in your face."

From what I read, the makers of [i]Juno[/i] (which I haven't seen) are not pro-life, and people I know who've seen the flick say it's rather crass and vulgar.

[i]Napoleon Dynamite[/i], while made by Mormons (who oppose abortion) has no message about abortion one way or the other. (Though I realize you're probably attempting to be humorous.)

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If the movie has [i]Napoleon Dynamite[/i] style humor it would really smell of elderberries. I tried watching that once. Didn't get through the first 20 minutes.

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Bella is a beautiful, pro-life movie--but it doesn't have the appeal to the larger audiences. For a production out of Hollywood, I was VERY impressed with the work of Juno in establishing a pro-life message that will actually convey itself to a larger audience.

It's important to work in small steps in changing the culture around us, and I believe that its work like Juno that will help accomplish this.

These stories about actresses + directors being pro-choice is irrelevant. First, I strongly advise you to not listen to other people's opinions and watch the movie for yourselves. Secondly, just because an actress is pro-choice in belief does not affect the way she portrays a beautiful character who gives her child up to adoption, defying planned parenthood and the pro-abortion crowd.

;)

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