Jacomedi A Surprisingly Unforgettable Movie!

Hadrina The movie's neither hopeful in contrived ways, nor hopeless in different contrived ways. Somehow it manages to be wonderful

Ava-Grace Willis Story: It's very simple but honestly that is fine.

Lela The tone of this movie is interesting -- the stakes are both dramatic and high, but it's balanced with a lot of fun, tongue and cheek dialogue.

negatively-positive-girl A style so simplistic, yet all characters are able to be identified. Carrying a story with twists and turns, as any life does, this story makes me feel like I could be her, but I also wish to meet her. Liked it.

viabilityfer Persepolis is a film adapted from the autobiography compiled by Marjane Satrapi. It depicts her life as a child growing up around the time of the Iranian revolution in '79, her life as an adolescent in Europe, and her return to Iran and young adult life. The animation is two dimensional and in black and white, which I like as it evokes the same feelings as the novel. It is simple but still quite appealing and well put together. The progression flows very well, if a bit brief at times. The film works both as a coming of age story and political film, with these elements intertwining. Satrapi did a wonderful job at telling her story, it is fascinating throughout and structured perfectly. Anyone can identify with her in some way, even if one hasn't experienced such oppression from a government, certainly they felt as she did at one time. The only thing that refrains me from giving Persepolis a higher rating then an 8 is that the film is honestly too short at 90 minutes. The graphic novel had some great situations/subplots that I think the film could have drawn more attention to. I think if it was around maybe 30 or 40 minutes longer it would have been perfect.

Bento de Espinosa I liked this animation, but mainly because of the visuals. Graphically it's very appealing and atmospheric. The black and white and the shadows really transmit the horror that it must be to experience unfreedom coming upon you, what it is to feel helpless and what religions can do to mankind.But, as others have stated, unfortunately the main character is not very likable. She doesn't come across as someone who is genuinely suffering, but more as a spoiled girl who suddenly cannot continue to live her happy-go-lucky life. Instead of finding a way out or doing something against it, she becomes embittered and that's it. That makes her very unsympathetic. Many important details are not explained, for example why she can leave the country, but her parents, who have money (and probably influence), remain there.10 stars for the visuals, 1 for the story, 5 for both.

jamariana Persepolis is a wonderful tale about a young girl's journey from childhood spent in war-torn Iran to adulthood. The main character is strong, one that the audience can sympathise with, and fairly intelligent. The history of the Iran-Iraq war is told with such sincerity and emotion. It's explained with lyrical and poetic clarity in a way that the audience can emotionally connect to and understand. The narrations by Marjane, her father, and several other people in the life of Marjane do not sound like boring history lectures, but insightful and captivating accounts of destruction, hatred, terror, injustice, and the likes. The film touches on many controversial issues such as women's rights in traditional Islamic countries, war, torture, and corruption. It is very well adapted, entertaining, and incredibly refreshing. I particularly appreciated the colour switching, which many have called pretentious. However, I think it suits the film very well and serves a wonderfully artistic purpose.Persepolis is a great film for women, a great film for men, for those who have suffered, for those who want to understand suffering, for those who appreciate good animated films, for those who like politically charged dramas with a heart and a mind, and for anyone who can appreciate a great film as rare as this one.