director of the millennium

Chapter 43 The Cool Girl Juno Appears

On July 7, at the Crown Theater in Los Angeles.

The summer season has always been a hot market in the North American film market, and there are a lot of movies in theaters.

However, although summer is not as fun for the whole family as Christmas, most of the moviegoers come from families, and parents take their children to watch movies together.

Such was the case with the Smith family.

Tony Smith, who works as a middle-level manager in a bank, took some time today to bring his wife and 16-year-old daughter Alice to the theater, intending to watch a movie together as a family and enjoy the holiday.

Tony kept checking the schedule.

"Shrek", the whole family has already watched this movie. DreamWorks' first 3D special effects animated movie is really interesting.

"The Mummy 2", the orthodox sequel to the special effects blockbuster with a global box office of 4 million, seems to be very good, but considering the age of his daughter, Tony still skipped this movie.

"Fast and Furious", just by looking at the poster and the title, one can tell that this is a man's film, sprinting all kinds of muscular men and exciting racing plots.

If Tony came to the cinema alone, he would definitely choose this movie.

"Pearl Harbor", OMG, is a war movie. Neither the Smith family likes movies with this theme.

These blockbuster films did not meet Tony's wishes, so he had no choice but to set his sights on some small and medium-cost movie posters in the corner of the hall.

Different from the fact that only four or five movies are released together in the same period in China, a movie theater in North America can have more than a dozen movies released together in the same period, and some of them are movies that have been showing for four or five months.

"Dad, let's watch this movie."

While Tony was still choosing, Alice, holding his arm, suddenly pointed to a poster in the corner.

On the poster, two young men and women look at each other and smile. The boy is wearing sportswear, and the girl is wearing a sweatshirt and jeans. Their smiles are very playful, and they are full of youthful and naughty atmosphere.

But what attracted Alice was not the smile on the poster, but the girl's big belly.

"Juno"

"A fresh, unusual dialogue comedy!"

"A special story about growing up, a youthful encounter!"

Tony didn't know why his daughter fell in love with this movie, but he, who has always doted on his daughter, nodded and agreed without hesitation. After buying three tickets for this movie at the front desk, he held his wife in his left hand and his daughter in his right hand. The family entered the screening room together.

"There are more people than I thought."

The screening hall of "Juno" was actually full of audiences!
Tony was a little surprised that so many people watched a movie with a small cost and almost no publicity.

However, he didn't pay much attention to it. After taking his wife and daughter to sit down, he quietly waited for the movie to start.

Soon, as the opening animation of 20th Century Fox lit up and the movie started playing, the auditorium became silent, and everyone looked at the big screen.

With lively cheers, a campus sports meeting unfolded on the screen.

A very clichéd, but not obtrusive, beginning. The beautiful Juno fell in love at first sight with Brick, who won the No. 1 track and field competition. They began to try to contact and date.

High school love, this is a plot that will inevitably appear in most youth movies.

Whether it's the Smiths or Alice, watching the young campus love in the movie, they all showed knowing smiles.

There was some longing in Alice's eyes. Girls of her age are in the first grade of love, and they yearn for this kind of love-at-first-sight campus love.

However, the story on the screen kept advancing, and the sweet love did not last long. After a boy and a girl became infatuated and couldn't help but eat the forbidden fruit, Juno unexpectedly became pregnant.

The audience who had been smiling before, enjoying the bright and warm pictures, the soothing and pleasant lines, and the sweet campus love suddenly frowned.

Especially the audience who are already parents in the screening hall, their hearts sank.

"Teen pregnancy" is definitely not a topic that people will find interesting when they see it. On the contrary, this topic is very heavy and distressing.

Tony frowned and turned his head, and couldn't help saying to Alice: "Honey, you can't do this."

Alice curled her lips helplessly. She didn't think teenage pregnancy was a good thing, but she still looked at the screen with some anticipation, wanting to see how the follow-up story would develop, and how Juno, who was the same age as her, would face this situation. Sudden surprise.

Fortunately, the director did not position this movie as a serious social topic, but still focused on youth comedy.

The picture is still full of warm colors, the lens language is still bright and comfortable, and even the soundtrack is still so relaxed and naughty.

Juno's performance after pregnancy is even more surprising.

She is not affected by the gossip around her at all, she still does her own thing in her own way, she unceremoniously raises her middle finger when facing the strange eyes of her friends, and the teacher who can always refute with humorous words is dumb Mouth speechless.

Juno, who is pregnant, is still chic, and she is still the cool girl with a special personality.

But Brick's behavior made many viewers frown, cowardly, evasive, afraid to take responsibility, and hesitant. This is what most high school boys look like in reality, without responsibility.

Even Alice, who was initially attracted by Brick's sunny and handsome image, couldn't help but frown in disgust.

However, as the story progresses, Juno wants to have an abortion, then gives up the idea and decides to give birth, hoping to find adoptive parents...

In the process of these things happening, Juno was struggling with her teenage love, and at the same time she was very comfortable in personal choices, love and life direction. She frequently made famous quotes, which made this character more and more charming.

Under Scarlett's fairly perfect interpretation, a unique girl with frequent golden sentences, quirky spirits, and her own way full of personality has entered the hearts of all audiences.

Whether they are young or middle-aged, they are all deeply attracted by the special Juno, and they laugh frequently.

"I mean I'm pregnant, so what other pranks can I play?"

"Oh my God, I'm like a planet right now!"

"Is it possible that I just ate too much?"

"How do I look?"

"Like an inexperienced mother, too scared to know what to do."

"FK, my water has broken, can you hurry up?"

The witty words make the topic of "teenage pregnancy" seem not serious and serious, and even a little interesting.

But Juno is not a girl who can only talk about funny movies, and this story is not a purely funny story.

"When pregnant, a woman becomes a mother; when a child is born, a man becomes a father."

"I was just thinking, is it possible for two people to be together forever? I just want to know, is it possible. Two people can live happily together forever."

"If I were a free-growing wild flower, I only wish you were my little bee."

Brick, who originally only planned to escape, under the influence and leadership of Juno, gradually understood what love is, what responsibility and dedication are, and he gradually matured.

Juno's mentality changes, Brick's growth, family encouragement and support, all these subtly affect the emotions of the audience under the humorous comedy tone.

Soon, the movie came to an end. Juno finally gave birth to this unexpected baby with the encouragement and support of her family and boyfriend. The young couple looked at the sleeping child in their arms tenderly, with eyes filled with joy. Full of tenderness and love.

The scene changed, and in a cozy cottage, Juno's parents were holding their child and standing at the door to welcome Brick, who had just finished the rugby game.

At home, Juno was admitted to a university not far from home, and Juno, who had just finished his studies, made milk powder for his baby in the kitchen.

With the baby in one arm, Brick walked into the kitchen and put his arms around Juno's waist.

Without hesitation, Juno turned around and gave her a passionate kiss.

At this romantic and beautiful moment that seemed about to end happily, Juno in the picture raised her signature move, a contemptuous middle finger, towards the camera.

After giving birth to a child, Juno, while understanding the responsibilities of a mother, is still the quirky, naughty and cute Juno!
Looking at the final shot that broke the fourth wall, and looking at Juno's middle finger raised high, covering the sides of the two people's faces, there was a round of applause and whistles in the screening room.

Tony also took a long breath, clapped his hands and said, "I like this young man Brick. Although he was confused and shaken in his heart, he still grew up and became an outstanding father."

"No! Juno is the coolest!" Alice beside her blushed excitedly and shouted excitedly: "Juno is so cool, I want to be a girl like Juno too!"

"I never thought being pregnant would be such a cool thing!"

"NO!" Tony glared at his daughter angrily, this is absolutely not possible!

　Chapter 2 will be later.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)