Persepolis – Film Review
Persepolis, an animated film showing life in Iran during the Islamic Revolution, and the Iran-Iraq war, is an exceptional film. I would go as far as saying that it is the best film I've seen so far in 2008.
When I heard it was animated, I was a bit reluctant, but this adaptation of Marjane Satrapi's autobiographical novel won me over in every way. It is entertaining, while unassuming. It teaches you more about the overthrowing of the Shah and the Islamic Revolution than any dry text book would. And above all, it is intensely human, and funny and touching.
Maybe it's just me, but it was a bit strange (perhaps even ironic) to watch the re-dubbed English language version. The abundance of American accents for what is a film about Iran, struck me as almost inappropriate, but knowing that this was originally a French film, made it less of a problem. Go figure, I suppose a Persian version is not on the cards. Not anytime soon, anyway...
The bottom line:
Persepolis is highly recommended. Go see it - you'll be glad you did!
5 stars out of 5