《Juno》　朱諾　每個人都有對與錯的評判標準

No.037　《Juno》　朱諾　每個人都有對與錯的評判標準

英文導讀

Juno is a 2007 comedy-drama film directed by Jason Reitman and written by Diablo Cody. Ellen Page stars as the title character, an independent-minded teenager confronting an unplanned pregnancy and the subsequent events that put pressures of adult life onto her. Michael Cera, Olivia Thirlby, J. K. Simmons, Allison Janney, Jennifer Garner, and Jason Bateman also star. Filming spanned from early February to March 2007 in Vancouver, British Columbia. It premiered on September 8 at the 2007 Toronto International Film Festival, receiving a standing ovation.

When a teenage girl is faced with an unexpected pregnancy, she enlists the aid of her best friend in finding the unborn child a suitable home in this coming-of-age comedy drama from Thank You for Smoking director Jason Reitman. Juno (Ellen Page) may seem wise beyond her years, but after sleeping with classmate Bleeker (Michael Cera), the pregnant teen quickly realizes how little she really knows about life. Thankfully, Juno has been blessed with parents (J.K. Simmons and Allison Janney) who trust their daughter's judgment, and a best friend named Leah (Olivia Thirlby), who's always willing to help out in a pinch. With a little help from Leah, Juno soon comes into contact with Mark (Jason Bateman) and Vanessa (Jennifer Garner)—an affluent suburban couple who have been unable to conceive a child of their own. Mark and Vanessa seem like they would make great parents, and are eager to adopt Juno's unborn child. Now, as adolescent Juno is faced with a series of very adult decisions, she will draw on the support of her family and friends in order to discover who she truly is, and discover that one bad choice can have a lifetime of consequences.

Juno received positive reviews from critics, many of whom placed the film on their top ten lists for the year. Has there been a better performance this year than Ellen Page's creation of Juno? I don't think so. Ebert went on to place Juno at number one on his annual best of list. The film also ranks at number 463 in Empire magazine's 2008 list of The 500 Greatest Movies of All Time. Juno MacGuff also ranked number 56 on Empire's list of The 100 Greatest Movie Characters of All Time. Paste Magazine named it one of the 50 Best Movies of the Decade (2000–2009), ranking it at number 15. In June 2010, Entertainment Weekly named Juno one of the 100 Greatest Characters of the Last 20 Years.

Juno won the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay and earned three other Oscar nominations, including Best Picture and Best Actress for Page. The film's soundtrack, featuring several songs performed by Kimya Dawson in various guises, was the first chart-topping soundtrack since Dreamgirls and 20th Century Fox's first number one soundtrack since Titanic. Juno earned back its initial budget of $6.5 million in twenty days, the first nineteen of which were when the film was in limited release. It went on to earn $231 million.

獲獎情況

2008年第80屆奧斯卡：最佳原創(chuàng)劇本獎，并榮獲最佳影片提名、最佳女主角提名。

影片信息

導演：賈森·雷特曼

編?。旱蟻啿_·科蒂

主演：艾蓮·佩奇、邁克爾·塞拉、詹妮弗·加納、杰森·貝特曼

類型：劇情、喜劇

制片國家（地區(qū)）：美國、加拿大

上映日期：2007-12-25（美國／加拿大）

片長：96分鐘

又名：《少女孕記》《鴻孕當頭》

劇情簡介

朱諾（艾蓮·佩奇飾）是個可愛的鬼精靈，平時喜歡耍耍小聰明，用一種與眾不同、獨一無二的方式在她所在的舞蹈學校享受著無敵的青春。雖然她會給人一種永遠都不會做錯事的成熟感，可要知道，在其堅強的外表之下，朱諾也只是一個經(jīng)歷著青春期的小女孩，努力地領(lǐng)會和適應周遭的一切和變化。在一個極度無聊的下午，她決定與一直呈現(xiàn)出一種謙遜的迷人態(tài)度的布里克（邁克爾·塞拉　飾）共嘗禁果。

朱諾這次可闖了大禍，她一不留心竟然珠胎暗結(jié)，接下來的麻煩可想而知。和布里克談婚論嫁顯然還為時過早，然而墮胎是犯法行為。朱諾和她最好的朋友莉婭想到了一個好的方法，那就是為未出生的嬰兒尋找一對善良好心的父母。

但是，父母終究得知了朱諾的秘密，反應并沒有朱諾料想的那么糟糕——一家人因為腹中的孩子團結(jié)起來，共商計策，為她分擔懷孕的點滴苦樂。一家人以前所未有的姿態(tài)團結(jié)在一起，共同迎接孕育一個新生兒所要經(jīng)歷的點點滴滴。

不過，朱諾畢竟是一個年輕的媽媽，小小年齡如何應對這一切，恐怕還要經(jīng)歷一次心靈的蛻變。

制作花絮

片中扮演朱諾的艾蓮·佩奇拍攝影片時剛滿20歲，是加拿大一位冉冉升起的偶像女星。

導演賈森·雷特曼的父親便是在好萊塢左右逢源的伊萬·雷特曼。老雷特曼曾經(jīng)創(chuàng)作出《捉鬼敢死隊》《龍兄鼠弟》和《我的超人前女友》等賣座影片。而賈森·雷特曼在父親的影響下也很早就進入了好萊塢的電影產(chǎn)業(yè)。然而比起老雷特曼來說，賈森·雷特曼則更加富有獨立的文藝精神。

本片是一部小制作影片，在2007年12月5日總共8家影院限制上映后1周的時間便下了線，總共的票房成績僅為67萬美元。不過慘淡的票房成績并不代表著影片的質(zhì)量，相反，本片在各界的口碑都極佳，網(wǎng)絡(luò)電影資料庫的觀眾群們對本片給出了8.5的高分，并且在各大獎項上本片也頻頻拿獎。

重點學習

Who's always willing to help out in a pinch

Pinch作為名詞使用時，有“危機，危急；緊急情況，緊要關(guān)頭”的意思，所以文中的in a pinch是“必要時；在緊要關(guān)頭；危急時”的意思，比如：A couch that converts into a bed is perfect for visiting guests. A coffee table can also serve as a desk or dining surface in a pinch.（長沙發(fā)椅可以作為客人的床使用。咖啡桌在必要時也可以充當書桌或飯桌。）

She will draw on the support of her family and friends

Draw on是英語中的一個固定搭配，如果你draw on or draw upon something such as your skill or experience, you make use of it in order to do something.也就是“利用，依靠，憑借”的意思，在文中，draw on就是這個意思，比如：It would draw on diverse experiences to address each of the major issues identified above.（它將利用豐富的經(jīng)驗來解決上面提出的主要問題。）另外，該搭配其他較為常見的意思還有“拉上；穿上（衣服、靴子等）；戴上（手套等）；臨近，到來；誘哄；導致或誘使；引起”等。

單詞時間

unplanned[??n?plænd] adj. 意外的；在計劃外的；未經(jīng)籌劃的

pregnancy[?preɡn?nsi] n. 懷孕；豐富，多產(chǎn)；意義深長

ovation[?u?vei??n] n. 熱烈歡迎；大喝彩

judgment[?d??d?m?nt] n. 判斷；裁判；判決書；辨別力

pinch[pint?] n. 匱乏；少量；夾痛

affluent[?æflu?nt] adj. 富裕的；豐富的；流暢的

adolescent[?æd?u?lesnt] adj. 青春期的；未成熟的

creation[kri:?ei??n] n. 創(chuàng)造，創(chuàng)作；創(chuàng)作物，產(chǎn)物

annual[?ænju?l] adj. 年度的；每年的

soundtrack[?saundtræk] n. 聲帶；聲道；聲跡；電影配音