"You're a part time lover and a full time friend"

Yes! its JUNO time.

setelah denger bisik-bisik sampai gegar gempar dunia tentang kebagusan JUNO di perfilman sejagad raya, AKHIRNYA saya menyempatkan diri untuk permisi ke cinema Nova dan menikmati 1.5 jam of JUNO.

kesimpulannya?
saya cinta JUNO!!!

oke, not literally. but you know what i mean.

seriously, from the beginning to end, everything of the film amazes me.
from a simple sentence on 0 second when Juno said "it all started with a chair"
and closed by "it all ended with a chair",
are simply brilliant!

dari layar yang berubah dari "real camera" shot to animated/cartoony video for the intro and a cool autumn-y scene for the closing, semuanya pas banget dengan petikan-petikan gitar on the background. mantab jaya, boss!

dialog2nya pintarrr.
did i tell, its a comedy?
you wouldn't see slapstick or komedi2 konyol seperti film2 lainnya.
its slightly "thank you for smoking" but simpler..
if you get what i mean.

fyi, it'd be best if you're familiar with some American street lingo. cos they use that alot! dan saya perlu mikir dua kali untuk mengerti dialognya! huhuu.. entah itu Americans atau saya aja yang kurang beredar di aussie untuk ngerti lingonya. *grin

"Leah: Yo yo yoiggady yo.

Juno: I'm pregnant.

Leah: What? Honest to blog?

Juno: Yeah. It's Bleeker's.

Leah: It's probably just a food baby. Did you have a big lunch?

Juno: This is not a food baby all right? I've taken like three pregnancy tests, and I'm forshizz up the spout.

Leah: How did you even generate enough pee for three pregnancy tests?"

ok, since when we have "honest to blog"??? artinya apa sih bo??
and the forshizz thing, i didnt realize that in the scene! Just found out that Juno said forshizz after googling it.

half the dialogues I'm assuming they're comedy? given Elllen Page's acting, how she assure us that what she say is all funny. yeah, i know, i'm being ridiculous.

i have to see JUNO once more. and this time, on DVD. not pirated.
cos I have to have the right subtitles. you know how crappy the pirated ones are.

ok back to JUNO.
in a nutshell, JUNO is about a girl who got knocked up after a one-time thing with a bestfriend. After series of depressing movies about preggy highschoolers, JUNO is able to deliver a different perspective. the independence in seeing the options available on the table for her and the baby.

Some fear the negative impacts of the movie to teenage pregnancy. How teens may see that being pregnant at a young age is alright. given there are "good" solutions out there, ie. infertile families, or gays.

i see why the concerns.
karena JUNO menanggapi kehamilannya ini sangat cuek dan open-minded banget! tapi mungkin karena dia juga didukung dengan parents yang understanding banget. hmm..

having said that, i really couldn't see any flaws in the movie. of course not in cinematical perspective, since i have zilch knowledge on movie-making. the soundtrack is a killer though. setelah dengerin berkali-kali, suddenly i realized that this movie setipe dengan "Virgin Suicide" nya Sofia Coppola!! in a comedy sense, that is. biarpun musiknya mirip (datar dengan suara akustiknya "operator please" mungkin ya. kasarnya: suaranya kayak orang gak niat idup!) tapi liriknya jelas beda! have a listen, then you'll know.

Michael Cera and Ellen Page ended the film with a song from the moldy peaches "anyone else but you"...

You're a part time lover and a full time friend
The monkey on you're back is the latest trend
I don't see what anyone can see, in anyone else
But you

Here is the church and here is the steeple
We sure are cute for two ugly people
I don't see what anyone can see, in anyone else
But you

We both have shiny happy fits of rage
You want more fans, I want more stage
I don't see what anyone can see, in anyone else
But you

You are always trying to keep it real
I'm in love with how you feel
I don't see what anyone can see, in anyone else
But you

I kiss you on the brain in the shadow of a train
I kiss you all starry eyed, my body's swinging from side to side
I don't see what anyone can see, in anyone else
But you

hhhh... saya puas!
JUNO deserves to receive all the rave reviews.
and the Oscar nominations!

psst.... rumor2 bilang Ellen page is the queen of independent films. wahh saya setuju saya setujuu..

she's Juno awesome-y.
err, ya begitulah. ;)