Persepolis!

Soooooooo... That's kinda what I thought throughout the whole film. I won't lie, when I first sat down with to watch it, I was taken back by the comic/black & white style of the movie.. Not to mention the FRENCH w/ English subtitles.. For the first time in my life, I was dying to know French. Anyway, I thought that there was no way that the movie would keep my attention, but I found myself almost captivated by how much impact and oppression was described through the eyes of Marjane.

I have not looked at the book yet, but I remember Olivia mentioning that it was set up as a comic book as well, so I am interested how much of an impact the book will be able to portray Marjane's lack of freedoms and time to be herself. I found it interesting how interested she was with Shah and other political situations going on in Iran. Even as a very young girl she was never afraid to ask questions and engage herself in "adult" conversations." Something else that surprised me was the relationship she had with her communist uncle... A little odd if you ask me, but hey, to each its own. There were a lot of parts of the movie that shocked me, some of which were extremely inappropriate and almost made me angry. One example was when Marjane's mother was disrespected by a man, basically claiming she was worthless and only good for men to have sex with. I can't even imagine how scared she must have been, but good for her to stay so strong to herself and leave with a scowl on her face, as Marjane becomes quiet.

I am very uneducated on the war that was/is going on in Iran, but can see the power that was reined over the people just by watching the animated movie. I am looking forward to learning more about the war, and hopefully the book will be a good reference to better understand what is going on.