As with many film adaptations of novels, the film almost always ends up being less informative with the message, and often falls short. Unfortunately, I found this to be true with the Persepolis film. While I did like seeing the animations, which were drawn very well, I was disappointed at the amount of things that were cut. Many of the things were shortened or cut out in general, which I felt caused the film to have a different effect. We didn't see many of the struggles that Marji went through.
In the book, Marji's parents played a large role, but in the film, we saw mostly her and her grandmother. I feel that incorporating all the important parts of the book into a 90 minute film was a bad idea, and they should have perhaps considered making two films. I realize that having two films may not be as successful, but I felt that the true essence of Satrapi's work, and the true message about Iran got lost in the numerous cuts made.
--Cameron
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