[dubyagee]

Have you seen Juno? It actually received good reviews, which is surprising as it is pro-life.

[Mrs. Don-o]

I do think "Juno" was played as a teen pregnancy comedy, and that's WHY it was so good and so valuable. If it were played as an on-the-nose "Goody Two Shoes Gets Pregnant" moral lesson, nobody would have seen it except for the devout and soap-scented families who'd read about it in the Podunk Homeschoolers Newsletter.

The scriptwriter (Diablo Cody) and the gal who played the lead (Ellen Page) went out of their way to say in interviews that they're pro-"choice", which made it possible for huge numbers of reviewers to say it was a sharp movie about a strong heroine who is independent, intelligent, self-directed, spunky, and walks out of an abortion clinic in order to sisterhood-is-powerful, I-am-woman-hear-me-roar, have the baby.

It puts a non-stereotypical spin on it, which means its seen and taken to heart by a 10x bugger audience than it otherwise would have had.

Yes, "Bella" was great and I loved it. But "Juno" made the point to a different audience, and in a savvier way.

I hope "Gimme Shelter" continues reaching audiences other than the Teen Christian Clubs. It puts the "reach" into "outreach."