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Persepolis (2007)
Okay, finally a non-Anime animation. So this was a French movie set in Iran. It was mostly character driven following the life of Marjane who began as a little girl, possibly around the age of ten. The course of the movie carried into her adulthood. It was a coming of age sort of story wich also dabbled with politics. I was really captivated by the artwork. At first glance it seemed kind of simple, but I noticed the fluidity of the character's movement and plenty of motion on screen. Little things like the angles of a character's hand and just everything as it moved about. Often animation has their characters set in limited movements, as if they can't draw from every angle. In this movie it felt as if they were able to draw from every single angle imaginable. There was a very interesting balance between cartoon feel and realism. The composition was superb. The film was based on Marjane Satrapi's autobiographical graphic novel, and it defintely had documentary-esque vibes. Freedom was a predominant theme. On the one hand living in a country without freedom was very difficult. There was a lot of opression and fear. On the other hand living in a free country was also very difficult, and it's greatest hurdles were probably the many distractions that cause a person to loose sight of what's important in life. I think these contrasts were very well represented. Overall it was a very enjoyable watch for me. I could not find any fault or anything to criticise in the movie. The only thing that could have made me love the movie more would be content that appealed more to me, but that being said I would not actually want anything in this movie to be changed.
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Persepolis (2007)
Okay, finally a non-Anime animation. So this was a French movie set in Iran. It was mostly character driven following the life of Marjane who began as a little girl, possibly around the age of ten. The course of the movie carried into her adulthood. It was a coming of age sort of story wich also dabbled with politics. I was really captivated by the artwork. At first glance it seemed kind of simple, but I noticed the fluidity of the character's movement and plenty of motion on screen. Little things like the angles of a character's hand and just everything as it moved about. Often animation has their characters set in limited movements, as if they can't draw from every angle. In this movie it felt as if they were able to draw from every single angle imaginable. There was a very interesting balance between cartoon feel and realism. The composition was superb. The film was based on Marjane Satrapi's autobiographical graphic novel, and it defintely had documentary-esque vibes. Freedom was a predominant theme. On the one hand living in a country without freedom was very difficult. There was a lot of opression and fear. On the other hand living in a free country was also very difficult, and it's greatest hurdles were probably the many distractions that cause a person to loose sight of what's important in life. I think these contrasts were very well represented. Overall it was a very enjoyable watch for me. I could not find any fault or anything to criticise in the movie. The only thing that could have made me love the movie more would be content that appealed more to me, but that being said I would not actually want anything in this movie to be changed.
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