Persepolis is based on a graphic novel, written and drawn by Marjane Satrapi. I have fortunately had the chance to read this graphic novel awhile back and it blew me away. But i had no idea that it was becoming a movie. I saw the preview for this movie awhile back and thought meh, another hokey art house film. Well after awhile i realized, HOLY SHIT! I read that comic! And low and behold this was a perfect adaptation of Marjane's story.
The movie is basically the author of the comic who also was the co-director of this film Marjane Satrapi's life story of growing up in Iran during the Iranian Revolution and during the time when Iraq took over. It involved elements of her family getting arrested for being communist, to her rebelling against the rules set for the females in Iran and speaking up for the revolution in the middle of class. It really tells the story very well of a girl growing up with a government who did not allow the females to be expressive of themselves.
What makes this movie great is the animation. This movie is fully animated but in a classic cartoon/comic style. Not CGI, and when something like this comes out, it goes to show you that movies like Shrek and Ratatouille do not have to be the originators in animation films. Everything about the animation in this film, with the way it flowed on screen or to how well it worked with the story and how close it was to Marjane's artwork in the comic.
This film has a lot of heart in it and there are some scenes that are downright sad, this movie deals with death and oppression a lot and sometimes it goes to show you how good we had it here. But there are also scenes where the movie is hilarious, Marjane was not the best little girl in the world and loved to cause trouble with her unhealthy obsession with Bruce Lee, and her love for Iron Maiden. The "Eye of the Tiger" montage was one of my favorite scenes, hands down.
Overall, i highly recommend this movie to anyone whom may be into comics, art, stories about triumph, or even comedies.
9/10
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