Persepolis (2007)
Maybe because I'm from a completely different cultural background from most of the people who reviewed this movie here on Flixster, maybe because I didn't read the original graphic novel, or maybe because I was sitting next to the hottest guy I've ever gone out with while watching this movie, Persepolis doesn't really speak to me. I have to say that the protagonist's journey is very unusual, and the art is quite interesting (although I wouldn't call it amazing). And I can see the impact of this type of story can give to a Western audience. It actually reminds me of a book "Reading Lolita in Tehran" by Azar Nafisi, which is also from the perspective of an Iranian diasporic woman living in a Western country. Other than that, the story has not been told effectively, nor have the characters been well developed -- I don't even care about them, not even those who die in the film. With all the respect to the filmmakers and the loving audience, I have to confess that I had to make myself sit through the movie. Let's face it, there could be more to a film than just a voice narrating a story with visual presentation, no matter how touching the story itself is. Also, there are just too much cliché in the construction of those supposedly profound or touching scenes. There are a few funny moments, but I suspect that the filmmakers tried too hard to be funny sometimes and it becomes silly and sometimes even a little bit embarrassing. All in all, the audience the film targets is one that comes from the "free world." I guess it did what it intended to, but it just doesn't work for me.
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