Persepolis is also the name of an autobiographical cartoon, translated in Chinese as "I grew up in Iran". Persia is the transliteration of Iran's old name in Europe, and the name of the work implies that the author is dissatisfied with today's Iran, and hopes that Iran can get rid of the dark clouds and rejuvenate this once glorious nation? Or does Persepolis represent a powerful religious and national ideology, but this ideology is out of sync with the times, and the author wants to tell everyone about this situation in his own narrative and resonate with the audience?
It doesn't matter. Politics and history are not within my grasp, I just want to talk about superficial things. The original work was recommended a long time ago, and I gave it 5 stars because it was worth it. I heard that the animation was filmed a few years ago, but it was only now that I had the opportunity to appreciate it. First of all, as an animation, although it is not technically first-class, it can also attract some attention, but it is a bit fancy and not so simple in terms of the original work. In addition, as an adaptation of the film, I am more disappointed: the whole film is like fast forward from beginning to end (reminds me of the theatrical version of Evangelion, which is the spliced TV version), it is a spliced comic book. , so this makes it difficult to go deep into the film with a shallow taste of everything, and the whole look is like listening to a straightforward story. It is true that as a comic, it can be described in a more straightforward manner as a whole, because a grid of pictures can lead readers into the author's inner world and grow up with her. There are different small climaxes at different stages; but as a movie, if there is no climax, it will appear. Too bland. Maybe it's the biographical movie model, but 90 minutes is too short for such a nuanced novel. This kind of work should absolutely be used to make a series of animated series. It doesn't need to be as much fancy as a movie, and it tells the story in a plain and meticulous manner.
However, compared with comics, animation has a great advantage in highlighting the psychological activities of characters, and for example, the narrative of history can also be very stylized. I was moved a few times when I watched it, but compared to reading the comics, the movie is a transfer of music and vision, while the comics come directly from the heart.
I admit that I have a preference for manga, no amount of honesty in anime can be as pure and candid as manga. When we sit quietly under the lamp and watch the author tell us about her life in black and white pictures with strong contrasts in large and small frames, the mood is irreplaceable by animation.
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