This clip, from the 2007 film Persepolis, does a great job at capturing the way I feel at the moment.
I have to admit that the last few posts have been cop-outs and poorly planned. This month I have several posts already in the works, so hopefully they'll be more cohesive and thoughtfully written. I was going to make today's post a long one but have decided to postpone it and post it when it's more...finished.
I did recently watch Persepolis, having finally read both of the graphic novels upon which the film is based. The film is gorgeously rendered in flat animation that is mostly black and white, doing a great job retaining the style of the graphic novel. The story is autobiographical and deals with some Serious Stuff, and some of the most suspenseful scenes are done in silhouette. I chose to watch the film in its original French version while reading English subtitles, but the film has also been dubbed in English with great actors like Iggy Pop and Sean Penn. At its core it's a coming of age story, and is masterfully put together. I know that a lot of people are put off by animation and/or black-and-white films, but I think even they would enjoy this one.
I saw this wayyyy back in the day when I think we were freshmen. I really enjoyed it. It was good to see some traditional animation after the many years of Pixar ruling the animation world with an iron fist (I still love Pixar though)
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