Still Thinking

You know, the very best films are the ones that you keep thinking about long after you're done watching them. The first movie that really followed me around for days, got under my skin, was The Ice Storm. It's an Ang Lee film based on a fabulous book by Rick Moody. There was just something about that movie (and book) that keep my mind running for at least a week afterwards. Great score by Mychael Danna too. Anyhoo, I feel like Juno fits into this category of 'movie that gets under your skin.' And I had a really interesting conversation with my friend P over the weekend that actually made me reconsider my initial thoughts about the film.

So yeah, spoilers, ho!

P seemed to think that Bleeker's character was more a symbol than anything else. A symbol in almost a mythological way. You know, how the chicks in mythology are sort of idealized, but you don't get to know them that well. And you're thinking, what's so great about Penelope or Helen of Troy or whoever? Why bother coming back after so damn long? I'll tell you why, because those characters are symbols. You don't really need to see them being totally Supercool and awesome because they don't need to prove anything to you, thank you very much. I think this is a fascinating insight and I thank P for explaining it to me. Keep in mind, however, that I still disagree and think that Paulie should have been drawn more sharply, but that's my own humble opinion.

Also, congrats to Diablo Cody on her Oscar win, and Kudos to the tattoo artist who did the pinup girl on her shoulder. Hott.