Pred's Movie Minute: "Persepolis"
Sunday, February 17th, 2008 - 12:53am
It's absolutely amazing. A page-by-page recreation of the books (which are also fantastic), it's gorgeous, and astonishingly well-acted. I honestly thought, at first, since the movie is in French with subtitles (an English version is on the way, apparently) that a lot of it would get lost, but they do a astonishing job of recreating the mood, look and feeling of the original graphic novel. It's in incredibly limited release, I know, but if it's playing near you, I couldn't possibly recommend it more. I don't know if it'll win for Best Animated Feature over Ratatouille, but I can't imagine anyone arguing if it does.
I should have more to say, but I don't. It's all there to see. Go see it.
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Glad you posted this - I've been wondering if it was worth the effort. Will definitely see it now.
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Only theater in town showing it is on South Beach at 5 and 10. Hopefully I can make it on Tuesday to see it.
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I've wanted to see this ever since it was first announced. I'm a huge fan of the books, and I'm glad to hear they translated well to the screen. Thanks for the heads-up, Pred.
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I can't comment on the transition from graphic novel to film as I haven't read the originals, but the movie by itself stands strong. There really doesn't seem to be a great beginning, it's somewhat abrupt, and ends just as strangely. However if you have a chance, I definitely recommend seeing it.
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I've been looking forward to this movie. I'm glad you reminded me. Maybe I'll think about it enough that I'll actually see it in theaters.
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Me and the girlfriend just got back from watching the movie. I went in not knowing anything about the movie except that pred liked it. I didn't even know it was animated or about Iran till I watched it. Very excellent surprise and would recommend it to everyone.
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Glad to hear you liked it Edwin. It's really well-done, and probably the second most charming movie I've seen all year (#1 would be Interstella 5555). This is a definite first-day DVD buy for me.
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This was assuredly our type of movie. The projector was shaking so I'd love to see this in HD.
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So roller-skating nazis in gas masks beat out the Ayatollah? Hmm... Yeah, I'd say that's about right.
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I only bump this because the DVD just came out. Go buy it. Now.
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I got a chance to see this movie in the theaters and was quite impressed.
The auto-biography was compelling, brave and genuine. The animation and art style quite impressive. I also loved the cinematography and scene transitions.
Highly recommended.
Just arrived from Netflix. Looking forward to watching it tonight.
I saw this one in the local volunteer-run theater and I'm definitely getting the DVD. I love the dichotomy it explores between the very stylized animation and the fact that it's a true story. It's also way funnier than I expected.
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It's out on Blu-Ray even, which is kind of surprising.
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