Light and shadow, black and white, only the body is imprisoned

Evie 2022-03-22 09:01:55

The colors that are too simple to be simple, together with the light, constitute this film with a hint of coolness in the depression, like there is a bubble in the deep water, and there is hope in the dead silence.
Grandma said, "I collect some jasmine flowers every morning and put it in my bra when I'm wearing clothes, so that my body will be fragrant every day."
Living in the environment of war and revolution since childhood, experiencing terror and death since childhood, the protagonist Mazan was able to speak out against dictatorship from a young age. The film is told from the Zaire dynasty in Iran, where there is sacrifice and death for progress and revolution. My grandfather was put in prison, and my uncle was hanged. In a period when there was no freedom of movement or even freedom of speech, I saw Mazan's active life, as well as the love of my parents~ I secretly bought punk tapes, wore Nike shoes, and The denial of religious teachers in the school, etc., everything is doomed that Mazan is definitely not suitable for living in an environment like Iran. Mom and Dad sent her to Vienna, but an Iranian lives in Europe, moving from place to place, enduring other people's eyes, and even living like a homeless person. He doesn't dare or doesn't want to admit that he is an Iranian. In the end, he has experienced war. She was hit by so-called love.
"Mom, don't ask me questions, I want to go back."
After the Great Revolution and the Iran-Iraq War, Iran seemed to have a pleasant atmosphere. The grown-up Mazan also came out of the blow and started dating her boyfriend. The funny thing is that when I was driving, I was held by my boyfriend, so I was taken back to the police station by the police. My father said, "When I was dating your mother, you could still walk down the street holding hands." Only got married. After marriage, Mazan was lost again, and her grandmother's comfort and encouragement made her stand up again. Another secret party, because the window was not closed, the police who heard the sound rushed in with an ak47. The girls quickly put on black robes and headscarves, poured the wine into the toilet, and the boys hid on the roof. Finally, as the police chase the boys, a friend falls downstairs.
"I want to part with you" Mazan said,
"Come on, child, Iran is not for you, you will live a good life in France, don't come back, I won't allow you to come back" Mom said that
when parents, mothers and grandmothers stand in front of you when you know, maybe this is the last time you see them
A free soul is life.
After reading it, I suddenly thought of the advertisement I saw on the subway a few days ago, "When you are busy with life, life has left you."
Freedom, enjoyment, this is life. We are all working hard for the life we ​​want, but friends, please don't sacrifice the present for the future life, imprisoned souls are not qualified to live.
Don't forget, collecting jasmine every morning will make your body fragrant every day, this is life~~

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Persepolis quotes

  • Marjane as a teenager: Promise you won't ask me any questions.

  • Marjane's grandmother: [watering flowers] Ha. Serves them right. Why you practically snipped off their little thingies. Will you please take off that god-awful veil? It makes me claustrophobic.

    Marjane as a teenager: [takes off her veil] I'm so used to it, I forget I'm wearing it.