Juno and Knocked up, bad movies?

Question

Juno and Knocked Up, according to sources, have glamorized pregnancy it seems. These are good movies, but personally, I think they send off the wrong message.

Teenagers nowadays seem to pick up things from what they see on the big screen... some believe it is the cause of murders and such.

It was reported that after the movie Juno was released, a pregnancy cult had opened up in a high school. The school obviously denied it, claiming that most of the students are responsible kids.

Bull. I doubt that very much. They said that at my school, AKA the weed dealing school in my division.

Anyways...

Knocked Up is another bad one. Yes, they went through a lot of bad things, but it also made it seem slightly fun and funny.

Teen pregnancy and unexpected pregnancy is something to regret. It is nothing glamorous.

In teen pregnancy, this is what you lose:

Your friends

Respect

Sleep

Your grades drop

You drop school

You're labelled as 'easy'

Rumors start

Teachers dislike you

You lose you future

Life

And so much more.

Not to mention, you lose your figures. I know it's a big thing that people like to keep nowadays, so I hope that makes you regret this.

Now, I'm sorry for my rant.

But here is my questions.

Does anyone agree with me, and are there any other movies that you find helps make people NOT want to become pregnant. It's so I can show the movie in health class at the start of the school year.

Thank you,

RoXas.

Answer 1

Teen pregnancy and unexpected pregnancy is NOT something to regrret at all!!! I have a 5 year old who i had as a teen and now as a woman in her very early 20's am having bubba number 2. I did not lose my friends. I lost sleep like every woman who has a child. I didn't drop out of school, i finished via correspondance. I didn't lose my future or my life, i have a wonderfull life. I DO NOT agree with you. The only movie i can think of that will do what you want is called RIDING IN CARS WITH BOYS. It has drew barrymore in it

Answer 2

I like the movie knocked up but i do not think that seeing a movie like that is going to make someone run out and get pregnant. If they do then they do not have any sense.

I seen movies like that when i was younger and it did not make me think about getting pregnant.

Are people going to go out and recreate everything they watch on tv? I do not blame tv or the movies for teenage pregnancy i blame the teen.

If they do not have enough common sense to get on birth control and use condoms then that is their own fault.

Parents should not let their teens have so much freedom either because when you give a teen a inch they will stretch it into a mile...So if you let your teen run wild, stay on night with whoever then it is partly your fault if they end up pregnant but really all the blame is on the teen...They have a brain so i wish people would stop feeling sorry for them because they know what they are doing and what they are risking if they do things in life (s*x/drugs/etc)

If parents would stop feeling sorry for their kids and not offer to help them out when they get pregnant then maybe they would not risk it. (if the parents would say this beforehand and mean it.....I know i do) I will not raise my own grandkid. It is not my place.

I did not put my son off on no one so i think if you get pregnant then it is your own place to watch that kid 24/7 for 18 plus years.

Answer 3

i agree with jake they're just comedies. i didn't watch juno and then all of a sudden want a baby.  

Answer 4

Both are meant as comedies.  Take them with a grain of salt; no one expects these movies to be taken seriously.

Answer 5

First off I dont agree with you. I am a young mom of a 4 month old son. Im not a teenage mother I am in my early 20s. My son was unexpected but not regreted. I wasnt trying to get pregnant when i did but I wouldnt change it for the world. There are many teenage mothers and fathers out there that are wonderful parents to there children. Unexpected dose not mean the same thing as teen prengnancy, Im sure most of these teen mothers that you are talking about dont want to become pregnant.

Answer 6

I don't know any other movies, but I don't think teens are as much influenced by movies as much as they are influenced by products.

For instance, I am a mom in my mid 20's, and I was appalled when I went to the mall yesterday.  My mom offered to watch the kids so I could go get a gift for a bridal shower.  I was walking around and stopped in Spencer's because my friend is also having a bachellorette party.  I couldn't believe some of those shirts they had for pregnant teen moms, and the onsies that they had for little babies.  I would never wear any, and if I received one as a gift for my sons or myself, I'd throw it out.  Point I am trying to make is that if a teen sees a shirt and thinks its funny, you bet they will go get pregnant or have a baby so that they could wear them.  And then they had pacifiers with like buck teeth and big lips and such.  Its the marketing that is being done that I think sets of a trigger in these kids brains that its ok to have s*x and get pregnant.  My husband and I were talking the other day, and we agree that suddenly its the normal thing for a girl to get pregnant in high school.  I sure hope to teach my sons and any daughters we may have that its not normal to get pregnant in your teens.  LIve your life first.  

Answer 7

OMG!!! There just movies people !!!

Answer 8

i think that celebrity's have glamorized pregnancy more than these movies. they are a comedy. both movie were hilarous i saw both and i do not belive that they glamorized pergancy.  

Answer 9

they were both stupid

Answer 10

okay the thing is.... pregnancy happens.  and it happens to teens.. and you know what ? a beautiful life is nothing to regret and no reason to be labeled 'easy'... thus the reason for so many abortions and murders.  which you probably did because you were 'ashamed.'  

people get pregnant.  i did with my boyfriend, who i then married, and i'm 24, was 23 then.  so i'm not a teen, but i just graduated college and was nowhere near ready for a baby.. it was unplanned... does that mean i'm easy?? because i let myself get pregnant before iw as ready??

really... even if you were to say i was.. i dont care.  because god has a plan for EVERYONE.  and he gave me this precious baby for so many reasons, and i couldnt be more happy than i am today.  he's almost 4 months old and he's the light of my life, and i'm happily married....

and honestly, those movies helped me thru the pregnancy.  i could laugh at them and relate to them, and i think its awesome that hollywood is acknowleding these situations.

what about brokeback mountain?  its about g**s?  why do they make g**s look so glamorous... shouldnt they be ashamed?? you 'drop' family members.. lose your future with a family, life, etc..

you need to figure out what to do with YOUR life.. and support those who choose to make a life rather than ending one

EDIT:  you don't LOSE things from bringing a beautiful life into the world either.. you only gain things..  you gain family, you gain a love that youve never felt before for your child, you gain precious moments that you can't get from anything else in the world... so dont EVER say you lose things from having a miracle baby that God meant you to have at that moment in  your life.. you sound like an idiot!! i used the g*y example because just like you look down on teen pregnancy, some people look down on g**s the same way.. i'm turning the situation around so you can see how you sound to some people

Answer 11

i dont agree. parents try to blame movies, music, tv, ect on crappy parenting... plus, teens have been getting pregnant for YEARS. it didnt start when movies like juno and knocked up came out.

video games dont cause violence, movies dont cause teen pregnancy, music doesnt cause school shootings.    

Answer 12

There is a movie that was on the Lifetime channel that was called "Too Young To Be A Dad" that shows the other side of the situation and shows zero "glamour" in the situation. Hope this helps!  

Answer 13

Personally I didn't like either movie, not because of the fact that they glamorized teen pregnancy, and unexpected pregnancies, but because they were both just c**p movies. Sub-par acting (except maybe in the case of Ellen Page) and horrible scripts. I was too distracted by those to really notice the glamorization. (Not that all movies with that kind of humour are bad, I mean, Step Brothers rocked, but those two were awful.)

P.S. Bring on the thumbs down. I dare you. Lol. <333

*EDIT* I also agree with Dylan's Mommy. I mean, teen s*x is teen s*x, whether it's g*y or straight, and just because you can't get pregnant from g*y s*x, it doesn't make it any better than people who have s*x and get pregnant. Well, like what I mean, is if one of the g*y people was of the opposite s*x, there would be a chance of pregnancy, so they shouldn't be glamourized either. Plus those guys in Brokeback Mountain were like forgetting their families and all they wanted to do was have s*x...so it's not even like they were in love. Believe me, I saw the movie when I was like 11 and even I knew it was just about the s*x.

Answer 14

Okay I think that people read to  much into funny movies, because they want an excuse for wants happening to their kids or kids at school. I love Juno and no time soon am i going to get preggers.and i think your list of 'what you lose' is a little stereotypical. Not all kids at my school dropped out they stuck with it, teachers still like them. Their not getting paid to hate you their getting paid to help you. You don't lose your future because you can find help in the friends you still have. If you friends ditch you when you get pregnant then i guess their not really your friends. So if kids are getting pregnant its because they want to have s*x not because of a funny movie and its a bad choice yes, but it doesn't mean you lose everything and anything in your life.

Hope I Helped :)

Answer 15

QUOTE

In teen pregnancy, this is what you lose:

Your friends

Respect

Sleep

Your grades drop

You drop school

You're labelled as 'easy'

Rumors start

Teachers dislike you

You lose you future

Life

And so much more.

I NEVER LOST MY FRIENDS, MY GRADES GOT BETTER BECAUSE I TRIED FOR MY SON, I NEVER DROPPED OUT OF SCHOOL, I'M GRADUATING 6 MONTHS EARLY AND GOING TO UNIVERSITY, I WAS NOT LABELLED BELIEVE IT OR NOT, TEACHERS WERE CONSIDERATE,  AND I HAVE A FUTURE AND A LIFE AND I'M NOT SINGLE!

P.S - I'M 17!

TAKE YOUR STEREOTYPICAL OPINIONS AND SHOVE THEM.

Personally, I don't think those movies have anything to do with pregnancy. Everyone knows it's hard, it's common sense. People didn't watch Juno and say "Hey, i'm 16 and i'm going to go get pregnant now just to be like her".

And in referall to your Brokeback Mountain comment. Umm, you do lose things from being g*y such as priveledges. In many places you can't get married, adopt kids, rumours start, you're definatly labelled, you lose respect and many people dislike you because of it. I'm not against g*y people, i'm all for it. What they choose to do is their business. Just like being a teenage Mom is mine! Maybe you should get some facts straight before you start any more drama.

Also, for those who would like to comment, please feel free to email me instead of posting it here where i'll never see it again. I'd LOVE to hear from you!

EDIT: If I was to run out and have an abortion when I got pregnant you would be the first one to say something about it.

Answer 16

noo i love both of them movies :P

Answer 17

Yeah, I kinda have to agree with you. Juno glamorized teen pregnancy too much. Juno's pregnancy was too... easy. She got the guy, and suffered no apparent ridicule from other people at school. It never had a message in the end that although it worked out for Juno, a teen pregnancy can ruin your life. I haven't seen Knocked Up, so i can't really comment, although I think a unplanned pregnancy isn't necessarily devastating. Oh, and to Dylan's Mommy<3 4.24.08; I think your comment about Brokeback Mountain is waaaaaay out of line. You of all people should know better. When you yourself have gone through a controversial thing like an unplanned pregnancy in your early twenties, you should not be criticizing people with a lifestyle that is not the norm. I'm sorry, but it is better to keep your opinion to yourself on some issues.

Answer 18

Hahahaha, funny movies.....~xoxo ally*

Answer 19

God Said if you ignore me I will ignore you and then I will laugh at your calamity.

     I think God is beginning to chuckle a little

Answer 20

Well, I haven't seen Knocked Up, but I have seen Juno. I really don't think it makes people who wouldn't be having s*x anyway go out and have s*x because they think "Oh, being pregnant isn't that bad, who cares." Juno is avoided by people in her school, goes through horrible emotional times, and experiences a painful labor. It didn't make getting pregnant seem like a good idea.

I would just like to add, in response to your edit:

I have a lot of respect for g*y people, so please don't take this the wrong way. But you can lose things by being g*y. If you live in almost any of the 50 states, you lose the chance to marry the person you love. You can also lose some relationships when you come out, if your friends/family are not accepting of your sexuality.

Answer 21

there movies ur not ment to take them serious

Answer 22

I agree with you, save for this statement "unexpected pregnancy is something to regret".  You can be 30, married, and have a good career, and have an unexpected pregnancy.