I thought it was really interesting that everyone in the movie was white and Asian American. There were really only a few characters that came into focus in the Middle American high school world that Juno inhabits. One was anti-abortion Sue-Chin, who informs Juno that her "unborned" fetus has fingernails while solitarily picketing outside of the clinic. The other was Vijay, perhaps a member of the JV track team who asks Bleeker (Michael Cera) if he has heard about Juno's pregnancy, then confesses to going commando in order to increase his sperm count.
To me, who grew up in Middle America, it seemed accurate to populate the school with these characters. I thought that their quirkiness was great. I think when more films start recognizing that most American high schools are full of Sue-Chins and Vijays, then films will become more complex.
What did other people think of these characters?
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