all the airbrushed and admittedly rather enjoyable sweetness of teenage pregnancy in juno fades really fast and hard 5 minutes into 4 months, 3 weeks and 2 days. in the film an illegal abortion is being sought by a girl along with the help of her roommate in a romania where permits and identification dictate every movement. the movie follows their journey with a hand held camera through dorm rooms, tram rides and hotel rooms. there is something about the long hand held static shots that i found very disorienting. its like trying to stay afloat in air while listening to a conversation. somehow your gaze is disengaged from the stability of the ground plane. the movie was disturbing as hell and pretty much unwatchable in portions. brilliantly made and completely traumatizing. after the film sonal and me walked out numbed. shweta could not sit through the film and walked out with mukul for company. even the part that she did manage to be inside the theater she spent with her head buried in her knees.
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wish i had seen the film with you guys and not alone.
and as always, i wait for your reviews and never turn away dissapointed.
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