Comments on: Persepolis is Personal

By: ubuntucat

ubuntucat — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 03:31:18 +0000

For the record, I watched the French with English subtitles. I believe an English dubbed version is in the works but hasn’t been released yet.

By: sajro

sajro — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 01:16:24 +0000

I’m 13 and I just watched Persepolis. I thought the movie was extremely good (although I can’t vouch for accuracy due to having no experience there) but I think many Americans would misinterpret it.

I can’t judge the English version (is that what you saw, aysiu?) but the French version with English subtitles could cause confusion to many Americans. The French expressions used within it and the way people talk (esp a little girl telling Allah to “Get the F*CK out!”) would be misinterpreted by the culturally undereducated, and let’s face it, average, American. I feel that as far as what I saw, it takes a higher degree of learning than many people (at least in middle-high school) get. It’s also not a type of learning one gets from school.

Overall I really enjoyed the movie.

By: ubuntucat

ubuntucat — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 02:17:32 +0000

Well, PartisanEntity, I appreciate your input. If you do end up seeing it, please let me know what you think.

By: cognitivecombine

cognitivecombine — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 11:08:04 +0000

I have not seen the movie yet, and to be quite honest, I was not planning to watch it. My first reaction when hearing about it was a very defensive reaction, “What do they want to say or criticize about us Muslims yet again?”. I avoided most talk about this film.

However, upon reading your refreshingly neutral and honest post, I think I may view this movie.

Most of the articles and discussions I came across about this movie, were attempts to hijack the topic for pro- and anti-Iran/Islam issues which I found tiring.

Your rendering of your impression of the movie is personal yet leaves room for the reader to make up their own mind.

Thanks,
PartisanEntity