Persepolis

I'm not usually this much of a movie whore, but in the case of this film I'll make an exception. No wait a minute, I'm a complete movie whore. Never mind that first comment.

For the ill-informed, Persepolis is a black and white animated feature length film that was originally a graphic novel created by Marjane Satrapi about her childhood in Tehran, Iran. It's a wondrous film full of spark and wit and French dreaminess. I'm a sucker for subtitled movies (i.e. The Edukators, Pan's Labyrinth) and this one is no different. This one flowed beautifully and I hardly noticed the subtitles once I immersed myself into Marjane's smartly animated and well scripted story.

I had the chance to see this in theaters way back in February, but sadly did not and that's what I hate the most - seeing a film on dvd and thinking that it would have been loads better in the theater. But now I've seen it and I love it and I want other people to see it and comment on it and see just how beautiful a film it is. It's films like this that capture my imagination and tug at the right heartstrings and make me appreciate how wonderful the art of storytelling truly is. It is a gift that we humans can share with one another and I'm so blessed that we have the unique opportunity to watch, critique and enjoy each others stories.