I really enjoyed watching the movie Persepolis. I feel that it was a good interpretation on the book being that it stayed true to the story and the original graphics of the novel. I also think that they accurately depicted Marjane’s character and personality, as well as the humor included throughout. I actually enjoyed the graphics even more than I did in the book; perhaps this is due to the fact that film animation can capture motion as well as image. Because of this, I feel that the movie portrayed more expression. For example, while reading the scene where the police bust the party Marjane is attending, I didn’t immediately understand what happened when the boys were being chased on the roof. It wasn’t until Marjane said the one died that I understood. In the movie though I understood immediately because I found it much easier to see every moment of the scene instead of a few snapshots.
Looking back on the book and movie as a whole, I definitely have found a new perspective on the culture of Iran and its people. However, there were portions of the story that I didn’t enjoy as much. I would always get confused or bored when great detail went into Iran’s history and the war. Although it may have been necessary to inform the reader of that information, I found it distracted from Marjane’s personal life story, which was the most important part in my opinion.
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