01.17.08

Persepolis

Posted in foreign, indie, comedy, animated, drama, reviews at 8:22 pm by FilmFemme

Hey, a movie that I don’t feel compelled to tag with ‘misogynist’! Hooray!

Actually, I sort of love this movie. I saw it on accident because Atonement was sold out and didn’t know anything about it except someone “heard it was good” and “was based on a graphic novel or something.”

So.

Yes, it is animated. Yes, it is based on a graphic novel. Yes, it is good.

Persepolis is the story of a young woman who spent her early childhood in Iran, during a lot of political upheaval, and was eventually sent to France because there was too much turmoil and danger in Iran. The story starts in the middle, then goes back to the main character, Marjane’s, early childhood and through her adolescence. It not only taught me a shitload of Iranian history (while still being monstrously compelling), it’s also a really sweet story of a girl growing up that I could totally relate to! Also, how fucking adorable is the animation: That’s the little girl (Marjane) pretending she’s Chairman Mao or possibly Jackie Chan. I don’t remember specifically, but sooooo cute!

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