Juno- Comedy

I recently decided to see what all the hype was about and checked out a 2007 movie called Juno. Any and every expectation I could have possibly had was surpassed greatly by this movie. Juno is by far one of the best comedies I have seen in a long time. It is intelligent, funny, and heart-warming at times. The movie is entirely carried by it's amazing dialogue and the wonderful characters that delivered stunning performances.

The movie's protagonist played by Ellen Page does an amazing job of making light of a situation so serious as teenage pregnancy, that you almost begin to worry that there is this sinister side to her. She makes these inappropriate jokes about how China shoots babies out of shirt guns, to the couple that will potentially adopt her child. Juno's father and stepmother are the next key characters who steal the scenes with their humor. As Juno tells her parents that she is pregnant, their reaction is priceless. They seem to not be very surprised and act as if she simply told them she was suspended from school or something of that manner. Individually, her parents have their moments of astounding comedy. For example, when the ultrasound technician makes an inappropriate comment about Juno being unwed, for lack of a better phrase her stepmother "rips the technician a new one."

Juno's boyfriend is brilliantly portrayed as 16 year old who was wise beyond his years, in a very simple way. He cares for Juno and displays a great sense of maturity with his dialogue and his actions in such a serious situation as impregnating his girlfriend.

Finally, the last two characters played by Jennifer Garner and Jason Bateman, as the potential adoptive parents of Juno's baby, bring a subtle sense of drama to the movie. They have serious problems in their relationship that can not be resolved with simply adopting a baby.

Overall, the characters of this movie are driven by their superb dialogue. Diablo Cody's writing is what really makes this movie a comedy. In addition, you throw in some incredible actors who convey amazing amounts of humor with their facial expressions and body language and you have an remarkable comedy.