tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post6480856430529442800..comments2024-03-15T04:08:16.172-04:00Comments on Only the Cinema: JunoEd Howardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18014222247676090467noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-42926886260143330292008-01-03T23:57:00.000-05:002008-01-03T23:57:00.000-05:00"I wouldn't really blame the filmmakers for the fa...<I>"I wouldn't really blame the filmmakers for the fact that the right could co-opt the film in that way."</I><BR/><BR/>And I would. It's the cinematic equivalent of shouting "Fire!" in a crowded theater.DavidEhrensteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11016905507543736049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-35605475711243964522008-01-03T13:57:00.000-05:002008-01-03T13:57:00.000-05:00I wouldn't really blame the filmmakers for the fac...I wouldn't really blame the filmmakers for the fact that the right could co-opt the film in that way. I don't think the film itself delivers any anti-abortion sentiment, and merely having a character choose not to get an abortion would hardly qualify it as propagandistic. After all, it's the choice that matters, even if the person making that choice is making what we'd consider a "bad" choice.<BREd Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18014222247676090467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-53840826456189914352008-01-03T12:53:00.000-05:002008-01-03T12:53:00.000-05:00The film is beuing lauded for the fact that its "w...The film is beuing lauded for the fact that its "wisecracking" heroine doesn't get an abortion.<BR/><BR/>American hospitals are overflowing with unwanted children destined for miserable lives because of the right's anti-abortion propaganda. This film supports it in "hip" drag.DavidEhrensteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11016905507543736049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-74199450368119094662008-01-03T01:05:00.000-05:002008-01-03T01:05:00.000-05:00I can certainly understand that perspective on it,...I can certainly understand that perspective on it, though personally I thought Juno's decision was handled pretty realistically. She obviously didn't make the wisest decision by not getting an abortion, but then confused teens often <I>don't</I> make the wisest decision, and usually for the silliest of reasons, like the fact that the clinic waiting room makes her uncomfortable and she's just beenEd Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18014222247676090467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-1158419175954661852008-01-03T00:33:00.000-05:002008-01-03T00:33:00.000-05:00Words cannot expres my antipathy to this propagand...Words cannot expres my antipathy to this propaganda pice.<BR/><BR/>SHE SHOULD HAVE GOTTEN AN ABORTION!!!!!DavidEhrensteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11016905507543736049noreply@blogger.com