GITS Script Reading & Analysis: “Juno”

Welcome to the GITS Script Reading & Analysis series, Volume 22. This week we will be analyzing the screenplay for the 2007 movie Juno [written by Diablo Cody]. It won an Academy Award and a Writers Guild of America Award for Best Original Screenplay, and a Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay.

You may download a February 6, 2007 PDF of the script here.

Here is the movie’s trailer:

Some reviews of the film:

Los Angeles Times (Carina Chocano)

National Public Radio (Bob Mondello)

New York Times (A.O. Scott)

Variety (Todd McCarthy)

The BoxOfficeMojo site for the film’s performance in theaters [grossed $231M worldwide].

A fun bit of business with Diablo Cody and Ellen Page about favorite lines of dialogue from the movie:

Let’s use this post today for your general reactions to the script.

Did you enjoy it? What aspects about it made the most impact on you? Would you consider it a ‘good read’? What struck you most about the writing?

Our analysis schedule for this week:

Monday, August 27: General discussion
Tuesday, August 28: Structure
Wednesday, August 29: Characters
Thursday, August 30: Themes
Friday, August 31: Dialogue

Also note we will have a live Tweet-Cast on Wednesday, August 29 at 8PM Pacific. You are invited to get your DVD or Netflix set to play the movie at precisely 8PM, then join professional screenwriters on Twitter for live commentary. This interactive approach to analyzing a movie in real-time is a lot of fun and has led to some great insights into the films we have reviewed. Hashtag: #JUNOTC.

Also if you know of any more interviews or behind-the-scene videos related to the movie, please let me know.

See you in comments to discuss Juno.

For all of the other screenplays and commentary in the GITS Script Reading & Analysis series, go here.

NOTE: THE USE OF THESE SCREENPLAYS IS FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY.

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