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Chapter 28 "Juno" more suitable for Asian babies

The story of the movie "Juno" is not complicated.

To put it simply, it's a story about a girl named Juno who tasted the forbidden fruit with Brick, a cool boy from the school's track and field team, and got pregnant unexpectedly. How to solve this "big trouble" story.

Don't look at the simple story, but the American people really like it.

Since the 90s and [-]s, the problem of unwanted pregnancies among American young people has been plaguing society. This problem has also become a major issue in American society after the millennium.

The original Juno was a very American movie.

After Juno confirmed that she was pregnant, she first discussed with her friends and planned to abort the child, but then she had psychological changes due to various things. Maternal love prevailed and she decided to give birth to the child.

Up to the first half of the movie, everything is fine. After all, the principle of "life is precious" is common in human society.

But by the second half of the movie, most audiences in non-European and American regions may not understand it.

Juno told her father and stepmother about the pregnancy, and her parents gave her warm support. It seemed like a happy ending.

Juno then began looking for adoptive parents for the child.
She doesn't plan to raise this child, she just cares about the birth and doesn't care about it, and plans to pat her butt after giving birth and continue to be a student Juno.

Accompanied by her father, Juno determined the child's adoptive family, a happy and prosperous family.

Well, the plot so far is still acceptable. Juno really cannot raise the child well. Perhaps adopting the child to a happy and wealthy family that lacks children is also a good choice.

But the screenwriter started to make trouble again.

As Juno's due date is getting closer and the child is about to be born, the long-simmering marital conflicts between the adoptive parents have broken out, and they are about to get divorced, making life difficult for them.

Logically speaking, when the story progresses to this point, there should be a turning point.

For example, when Juno saw the marital conflict between the adoptive parents, he realized his responsibilities to the family and the children, and chose to take up this responsibility to raise the children well alone or with the father of the children.

Juno has grown up and understood what responsibility is, and the child does not have to leave his biological mother. This is a happy ending.

But the screenwriter just doesn't write it that way.

Facing the marital conflicts in her adoptive parents' family, Juno chose to believe in this divorced adoptive mother who became a single woman, although it was painful, and said to her, "As long as you are willing to continue, then I will continue."

Therefore, the adoptive mother who was crying with joy became the adoptive mother of Juno's daughter, and was promoted to a single mother. After giving birth, Juno also returned to school, planning to have a post-birth love with the cool boy Brick.

holy shit!

This is the story of the original Juno!

Wu Yuan, who had watched this movie, had only one question in his mind.

Do Americans not know how to write the word "responsibility"?

He can understand that a movie needs to have a dramatic plot, ups and downs and twists, too plain and not good-looking.

But this does not mean that his values ​​​​can accept this kind of plot!

So Wu Yuan does not plan to restore 100% of the original script.

If you want to give it to an adoptive family, you should also find a happy and normal family!

He didn't think that Juno's act of giving birth to a child and then giving it to a single mother for adoption was a redemption for himself and the child!
Abandoning a child to a divorced single mother, this kind of behavior is not caring about the child, even disgusting!

It's like giving a toy that is of little value to you as a gift to your neighbor!
Not that divorced single moms are bad.

Rather, the child's future is full of uncertainties, and he may have to face his adoptive mother + stepdad, and it is not clear what kind of stepdad he is. What kind of tiankeng start is this?

This is not redemption, nor a happy ending, but the heroine's evasion, abandonment, and irresponsibility!
If you want to do this, you might as well not have it in the first place.

Wu Yuan didn't intend to write the story like this.

Juno can't just send the child away because of the reason "I'm still young, I don't know how to take care of children, I don't have the financial means, and I'm just a child", so that I can easily continue to return to my own life track.

The appearance of this child is destined to change the trajectory of Juno's life. It cannot be treated as just an episode!

In addition, the presence of the male protagonist in the movie is too weak. Apart from contributing a bullet, he has no sense of presence, no thoughts of his own, no thinking of his own, and he doesn't care about the future of the child.

This is not right!
Juno has the right to choose whether to give birth or not. Even if she does not give birth, no one can blame her, and even more should support her.

But if you decide to give birth, then as parents, you should shoulder this responsibility!
The plot of the original story focuses on the interaction between Juno and the adoptive couple, her struggle when she chooses to adopt a family, and her self-salvation after she is determined.

The main theme of the movie is the idea that "life is precious, and unwanted pregnancy is not a terrible thing."

However, in the script conceived by Wu Yuan, although Juno initially wanted to find an adoptive family, when marital conflicts broke out in the adoptive family and after the divorce, Juno's determination to give the child away began to waver.

And Brick, who caused all this and should also bear half of the responsibility, is also undergoing transformation.

His mentality changed from being irresponsible and avoiding it at the beginning, to constant introspection after seeing Juno's belly getting bigger, and finally waking up and deciding to take on the responsibility of his father!
When Juno gave birth to a child, she took a year off from school and chose to take care of the child until weaning and then continue her studies.

Brick chose to join the North American Football League to support his family as a professional football player.

The two of them take care of the child one by one, and take on the heavy responsibility of the family, lying happily on the bed and coaxing the child to sleep. This is a warm and perfect ending!

Wu Yuan's version of "Juno", in the face of changes in the people and things around him, the strange eyes and opinions of the outside world, how did his mentality change, and how did he muster up the courage to grow up and take up this responsibility!
It is a movie that focuses more on the campus, on the growth of young people and learning to take responsibility!

It took half a month to finish Wu Yuan's greatly revised version of "Juno" and it was sent to John's mailbox immediately.

And John's reply is also very fast.

The next day, John edited an email reply.

He didn't think there was anything wrong with this script. On the contrary, John was very optimistic about this script. He felt that the script was written in depth and fit the general environment of American society!
It's not that Americans don't understand the word "responsibility", otherwise classic movies like "Schindler's List" would not have been born!

Movies about teenagers' peaceful life suddenly changing and then growing up and transforming are also a popular theme in Hollywood, and the academy loves it too!
After receiving John's reply, Wu Yuan finally let go of his uneasy heart.

In fact, his best choice should be to write the original "Juno" meticulously, so that Fox Searchlight will 100% like it!

After all, on the original track, this movie was produced and distributed by Fox Searchlight.

But Wu Yuan didn't want to do that.

Although he was there for the money, he also wanted to leave some traces of himself in Hollywood!
If it was shot according to the original version, then this movie is very American from the beginning to the end. No matter from the theme of the movie, the concept of the story, or the way of thinking of the characters, there is nothing related to China.

So, what is the significance of his Chinese director and screenwriter to this movie?

When Wu Baige makes Hollywood blockbusters, he also adds Chinese Kung Fu elements and Chinese thinking into them!
Wu Yuan is not Wen Ziren, he is a director who was born and raised in China and trained by Beijing Film Academy.

He can invest in some very Hollywood movies, cult movies or commercial movies, it doesn't matter to make money.

He can also make some Hollywood-style movies in China, because the current Chinese movies are learning from Hollywood and crossing the river by feeling the stones.

But when he creates and directs his own movies in Hollywood, he absolutely cannot do without something that belongs to the Chinese style!

Otherwise, he would not be a Chinese director, but one of the many American directors, without any special features at all.

Therefore, Wu Yuan's modified version of "Juno" is more in line with the Asian audience's values, family values, and love values!

Let people know at a glance, hey, this is a movie made by an Asian director!
This is the style a Chinese director should show in Hollywood!
Although doing so may make the North American box office of "Juno" not as high as the original version.

But the box office of this movie in Asia will be better than the original version!
This is a movie more suitable for Asian babies’ physiques!
Although China's box office market is indeed nothing to watch now, Japan and South Korea are now the second and fifth largest movie markets in the world respectively!
The box office lost in North America may not be able to make up in Asia!
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　　PS. In fact, when the original version of "Juno" was released in North America, it was widely complained about. Many Americans also felt that there was something wrong with the plot. The thoughts were the same as what I wrote in the book. It shows that although the cultures are different, the love for their children still exists. , The sense of responsibility to the family is the same no matter which country you are in.

　　


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