Juno (2007) & 2000's Romanticism
Juno (2007) has been one of my favorite movies for a couple of years now. I’d say it’s probably my third favorite movie of all time behind Ratatouille and Scott Pilgrim vs. the World and that’s where it’s listed in my Letterboxd top four . My fourth favorite movie rotates on an unplanned basis but is currently Richard Ayoade’s Submarine. I just recently rewatched Juno for the first time since I originally saw it on HBO Max in late 2023. Did it hold up? Yes, and for a reason I wasn’t expecting. Juno’s soundtrack contains a plethora of kitschy indie music from the early 2000’s as is appropriate for a movie of its loudly proclaimed “quirkiness” and some of the songs from the soundtrack have been in my commonly played playlists since I first watched the movie. Other than that I’ve had no real reminder of the actual contents of the film, which I think is one of the main things that shaped my perception of it. Effectively, my love for Juno has been running majorly on “vibes” for about two y...
