Juno Article

The article about Juno speaks on how Hollywood is starting to see the value of quirky movies for niche audiences and how it has a much bigger appeal to modern audiences. Juno tells the tale of a pregnant high schooler who decides to give her child to another family. The edgy story however appealed to a wider audience than intended. Juno previously had struggles with gaining a budget and independent films often can touch on riskier themes due to their low budgets as they don't require huge box office figures to gain a profit. When making Juno there was worries about protests from pro-life people (due to the topics of pregnancy and abortion). Juno was however a big hit with audiences. Juno also having mainstream stars such as Ellen Page famous for Hard Candy and X-Men gained a wider audience from this too. Jennifer Garner was famous for Daredevil and Elektra and Michael Cera was popular for the success of Super bad. This all added to the teenage audience appeal. Juno also released early to take advantage of the buzz for Sciretta. This got the film more attention in awards season and gain it more money for when it is printed. The clever script, characters and distribution plan were all key reasons to its success and eventual Oscar nominations.