Friday, May 29, 2015
Persepolis Film Response
The film of Persepolis was much more hands on with presenting messages/themes of the story when compared to the book. This naturally happens with films because films more directly present a story, as opposed to a book that is more than likely going to have a lot that must be interpreted. As far as learning about the story, I preferred the book more because it had a lot of information and detail, while the movie felt rushed and unexplained. I know that the movie did have a lot of detail, but it did not have nearly as much as the book. I did, however, really enjoy the visual depictions, such as when she gets older and her body literally morphs into an adult body. I found the movie to very entertaining on the visual end but overall feel that the book was a better depiction of her story and message.
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I agree that the movie was a lot more direct with specific themes and how certain depictions, like her body morphing, were creative and cool scenes to actually watch happen. I like how you pointed out that the book offers a lot more detail so you better learn her story because that is exactly how I felt about the book too. I felt I learned more about Marjane from reading the book than watching the movie.
ReplyDeleteI agree; Although the movie is more lively with the music, voice acting, and animation, it lacks important themes like the cultural tension that Marjane experiences in the book (Marjane doesn't cut her hair in the film, which shows how she identifies with her Iranian identity. In the book, the way she cuts her hair demonstrates how she tries to conform to Austrian society and "get rid" of her Iranian identity).
ReplyDeleteI like how we have the same idea! Although the novel was much more helpful to completely give details about her life and the Iranian culture the film was a bit more entertaining like you said.
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