*** – This 2007 French-made animated film centers on the trials and hardships suffered during the life of a young Persian woman. It details events from the oppressive regime of the Shah to the even more oppressive regime of the Ayatollah to attempts to fit into Western culture by moving to Vienna and Paris. This is really a very dark and depressing movie that shows how religious fundamentalism and intolerance can not only destroy one person’s life but also entire families and countries. This is a message I am fully on board with. Although as a film, I must admit that even though the message is great, there were some considerable dull spots and lulls. Animation and visuals-wise, “Persepolis” was quite simple but fairly unique and appealing enough to not be off-putting. The character detail was fairly lackluster - registering probably somewhere between “Clerks: The Animated Series” and the Monopoly guy – but the landscapes and backgrounds were very cool, and reminded me somewhat of the cover of “OK Computer”. So, despite its rather dismal subject matter and tone, its simplistic animation style and fairly crummy English-language audio track, it is probably worth watching, if for no other reason than to show that Iranians didn’t turn into crazy world-destroying idiots until about 1979.
Persepolis
*** – This 2007 French-made animated film centers on the trials and hardships suffered during the life of a young Persian woman. It details events from the oppressive regime of the Shah to the even more oppressive regime of the Ayatollah to attempts to fit into Western culture by moving to Vienna and Paris. This is really a very dark and depressing movie that shows how religious fundamentalism and intolerance can not only destroy one person’s life but also entire families and countries. This is a message I am fully on board with. Although as a film, I must admit that even though the message is great, there were some considerable dull spots and lulls. Animation and visuals-wise, “Persepolis” was quite simple but fairly unique and appealing enough to not be off-putting. The character detail was fairly lackluster - registering probably somewhere between “Clerks: The Animated Series” and the Monopoly guy – but the landscapes and backgrounds were very cool, and reminded me somewhat of the cover of “OK Computer”. So, despite its rather dismal subject matter and tone, its simplistic animation style and fairly crummy English-language audio track, it is probably worth watching, if for no other reason than to show that Iranians didn’t turn into crazy world-destroying idiots until about 1979.
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