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Edited: Also, I'm kind over all the Juno hate. I get that some people don't like it, and I get that (like every writer and every story) people will or won't like dialog styles. But this is a different movie and it's kind of tiring to see the same stuff brought up every time. It's not even clever anymore. I'd rather talk about the -positive- things her stories, visibility, and feminism do for film. Or at the very least, more constructive discussions that lamenting about dialog quirks.
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And I liked seeing a traditionally tragic story (teen girl gets pregnant) spun in a slightly different way. But mostly I just liked seeing a lead girl character not have to be in a romantic comedy as the neurotic or the manic pixie.
I think we sometimes expect some movies to hit every issue, every theme, every idea exactly the way we want them to. And that's pretty much impossible. What I'm interested in about Cody is her point of view, which I personally find interesting, since she's working in within this sort of indie/mainstream bubble. And she's reaching wider audiences with interesting subtext, while still telling entertaining stories that appeal to the "mainstream". I'm looking forward to Jennfer's Body for that reason. A consciously feminist take on this particular kind of horror story is always interesting to me...like Gingersnaps, or Teeth, or Heathers. So...I always end up being some kind of cheerleader...but I guess it's just that I hate to see someone this intelligent and sincere getting (imho) knocked around unfairly. But it is the internet. People are entitled to feel differently than I do. :]
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She's a self-proclaimed feminist making what I consider to be interesting work, particularly interesting in that it's so well-received by mainstream audiences. I think she's in a great position to mainstream more feminist viewpoints. I just don't understand the hate. Some of it is really snarky and mean spirited.
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She's right, though. Sex is always shown as this seamless thing that requires no effort. And it's just so opposite reality.
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That movie is, in hindsight, one of the best teen films around.
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Have I mentioned how little I enjoyed Juno?
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And really, it was successful because of the story and the character and the dialog. Because it didn't look or sound like every other movie out there.
So, like it or not, it's done some positive things.
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I mean I've never said that myself, just because I think it sounds kind of weird, but I'm pretty sure I'm capable of such an utterance.
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She's not saying you have to be a virgin to say that, just that she wanted that excuse in the movie for the sake of comedy. :}
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I suppose what I really want is the answer she would have given to Film Quarterly, not the answer she gave to Maxim, which isn't her fault.
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Actually, the quote up there is misleading. In the video, she explains it. The quote skips some stuff.
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ps M flat is usually very tidy. Honest!
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Also, I can totally see Jon and Kate having an agreement on how many outside relationships one or both of them is allowed to have. Honestly, they're not a couple any more - they're just business partners. The kids are their employees.
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