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Girls like Juno

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Anyway... having seen Juno a while ago and, more recently, Ghost World, I'm wondering... where the hell are all these quirky, confident, intelligent, creative, weird girls hiding? Do they exist at all? Or only in America?

Have you ever met a girl like Juno*? Are you one yourself? Do you find yourself more attracted to fictional characters than real people?

On the other hand, I also find the character Gretchen in Donnie Darko very attractive... messed up girls ftw!

*Yeah, I know she's 16 in the film, and even the actress who plays her is younger than me.

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Reply 1

anna_spanner89

isn't personality an individual thing..you can't find one who is exactly like juno personality wise etc cause everyone is different, one of the wonders of life.

Reply 2

qgujxj39

Well everything that she says in the film is scripted :rolleyes:

Quality film though, love the soundtrack oddly enough too.

Reply 3

Chewwy

having looked at your avatar, your name, your signature and this post, my conclusion: you are a bit weird.

Reply 4

affinity89

punktopia

*Yeah, I know she's 16 in the film, and even the actress who plays her is younger than me.

Ellen Page is 21 though so I think liking her is acceptabe lol.

I think there are girls like that - I know quite a few. =D

Reply 5

affinity89

tommmmmmmmmm

Quality film though, love the soundtrack oddly enough too.

I've got the soundtrack. Downloaded it a while back. I love. Especially 'LooseLips' lol!

Reply 6

FrenchGal

Altough I love this film, you've got to remember that everything she says is scripted...

Reply 7

punktopia

I know it's all scripted, but it's not the actress I like, it's the character!

Reply 8

dogtanian

Scriptwriters live out their dream teenage years vicariously through their characters. These self assured and witty kids don't exist, and I LOLed heartily when I saw an interview with the woman who wrote the screenplay for Juno and she was saying how she based her on, well, her.

Reply 9

qgujxj39

affinity89

I've got the soundtrack. Downloaded it a while back. I love. Especially 'LooseLips' lol!

I bought it for my girlfriend, we've listened to it loads, it's great. Loose Lips is pretty damn catchy.

How cool is Bleeker (sp?)? "Actually, I try really hard."

Reply 10

louisedotcom

Ive never met anyone with a similar personality to the girl in the film.
Whilst I thought the film was good, I found her personality in the film pretty annoying and was wanting her to shut up alot- especially at the beginning, so the fact that I havent met anyone like that is a good thing :biggrin:

Reply 11

Dragon24

Its called exploring life more than just knowing the locals :rolleyes:

:juno:

I'm dating a "quirky, confident, intelligent, creative, weird girl" and she's in N.I. so they do exist. :proud:

Reply 14

death.drop

well I'm messed up, but unfortunately not really any of the rest of it.

I do know a girl who's very much like juno though, cept if she got pregnant she wouldn't be put off an abortion by fingernails. and actually, she wouldn't get pregnant because she's gay.

Reply 15

brightxburns

I know a girl who's quite like Juno. She's witty as hell, very confident, and happy with being her quirky self.

The movie IS scripted, though, so her witty one-liners aren't normal conversation.

But, I have to say, the actress Ellen Page is SO MUCH like Juno. From interviews and stuff, she seems to funny and intelligent and self-deprecating. I have a huge, huge crush on her.

Reply 16

trm90

I'm pretty sure punktopia knows that Juno is actually an actress named Ellen Paige who's merely presenting a script, no need to point out the obvious people :p:

It's definitely possible to find a girl like "Juno", though it wouldn't be as obvious because all of the moments in Juno highlight her qualities (it's hard to explain, but if they filmed the average day of Juno she wouldn't seem as fascinating obviously).

Reply 17

Kater Murr

You seem to be judging it more by dress, style and general 'quirkiness' than the characters' personalities, because Birch in Ghostworld wasn't half as witty as Juno was in.... Juno.

Anyway, I sort of know how you feel, but it's just lust. If anyone knows someone like John Cusack's character in High Fidelity, let me know. In fact, John Cusack will do, too.