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Juno is definitely the masterpiece of teen films as well as American Pie. Juno is a film that is aimed at teenagers obviously but is also aimed at adults as well. It is a film that is pure entertainment that it became a masterpiece and earned a lot of glory regarding awards. It was even nominated for the Best Picture Oscar but lost to No Country For Old Men but I couldn't really see Juno winning it anyway. Juno is a film that is dramatic, serious, funny and even quite romantic on occasions. When we see Juno's character and all the other characters within the film we see different senses of relationships between all of them. Juno's pregnancy effects every single character within the film not just her and Paulie Bleaker who is the father of the baby.
Ellen Page's performance as pregnant Juno MacGuff is absolutely amazing! She is the only actress who is able to fit into that sort of character and play it with such realistic approach, with a sight for sending a message to young teenagers that lives can be affected by teenage pregnancies. 2007 was a great year in cinema all around but it was a great year for creating teen films and also about pregnancies. Another film that is similar to Juno that was released in 2007 is Knocked Up apart from Juno is a lot better. Juno just turned out to be a masterpiece! Juno probably beat Sweeney Todd to a Best Picture. I love both those films a lot but Sweeney Todd should have been there instead of Michael Clayton. Ellen is now an actress that has seriously caught my attention for me to watch more of her films because I am now expecting a solid performance from her especially in her breakthrough and Oscar nominated performance as Juno. Michael Cera's breakthrough performance in Superbad wasn't as eye catching as Juno because Juno is a far better film, Cera's character is more interesting and also his acting was a lot better as well. Despite the fact Jennifer Garner isn't far from reaching 40-years-old, I do think that her performance in Juno is like a breakthrough for her. She should have earned an Oscar nomination. That is another snub that I was disappointed with at the 80th Academy Awards.
I am refering Juno as the 2007 Little Miss Sunshine because they were both Oscar Best Picture nominees back-to-back. Juno is the best teen film since American Pie but American Pie is still my favourite teen film. Ellen Page's performance as Juno is my favourite leading female performance of 2007 and is one of my favourite leading female performances of all time. Juno is a film that I loved from start to finish and will always love for being a smart, hilarious, witty yet dramatically life-changing masterpiece!
9/10
