Deconstruction (Juno)

This is the very opening picture for the film Juno. This isn't any ordinary opening scene as  you can see because just this scene is in cartoon. The girl walking alone the pavement seems to have a bottle in her hand, the watcher however is unsure to what this is yet. We get the feeling that this girl already could be the main character.

The next till picture we see is the girl again, but this time she is drinking from the carton which was once before in her hand. She appeares to be standing in the middle of the road. This could mean many things, but one is that she's carefree.

This picture shows just the bottom half of somebodys body. From the other pictures before I guess this is the young lady carrying the carton as she is wearing the same trousers and the same shoes. The van in the background shows that this is probably belonging to the girl. Also, this character still seems carefree as she is walking on leaves without hesitation.

This opening credit shows the title of the film. Again, the girl which we do not know the name of yet is seen walking down the street still with a carton in her hand. She looks dopey and like her mind isn't even in the world. Maybe she's walking to a destination, somewhere she likes to be.

To the viewer, this picture doesn't really have a meaning.  It shows the top of a telephone wire with birds flying away. However, this could be the view of the young woman we have seen before in all of the other still shots. It could show the danger yet the happiness of this girl's life.



This opening credit has the name 'Ellen Page'. This suggests that this is the characters name is real life. In the picture the young woman looks happy, almost that she is dreaming of something she enjoys doing.

This picture is also another that may be important to the girl but not to the reader just yet. It shows a road and the side of a house. The house could be known to the girl as this is why it is in her visions, and maybe could be important.

This shows the young woman up against walking past a shop. This shop has guitars, which relates to music of some kind. This could mean that she, or someone she cares about could be involved with music. Also, whoever this person is, their credit could just be above the guitars.

The last opening credit of is of the costume designer, yet we also see the girl drinking out of her Sunny D bottle. This may be something she is passionate about as she seems to be carrying the carton around quite alot.