“I’M THROUGH WITH LOVE, IT’S JUST A PETTY BOURGEOIS EMOTION!”
you said it, sista
Cheyenne Smith News & Comics: My Top Ten Animated Ladies: # 5 Marjane Satrapi ↘
Congrats, we’ve made it half way through our list of two dimensional dames! Number five comes all the way from Iran. And Austria… and France. Both an internationally acclaimed graphic novel and Academy Award nominated feature film, Persepolis perfectly combines plot and character development…
God: Go, and do what you have to do.
Marx: Remember, the struggle goes on! Eh?
God: Yeah, yeah. The struggle goes on.Persepolis (2007)
Octav Druta: On the power of violence ↘
I am fascinated by violence. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not a violent person but I find it fascinating to see how easily can violence corrupt my mind. This makes me ponder on the power of violence.
Photo credits: Emmy Vesta Fotegrafe
I find that witnessing “unfairness” triggers the feeling…
It’s usually the French complaining about English people ‘butchering’ their language, after watching Persepolis I’ve just realised the ridiculousness of French people trying to sing along to songs in English.
This and when the King of England says “Bien sur!” are my two favorite audio parts in the movie.
"Momo: Life is a void. When man realizes that he can no longer live,
so he invents power games…
Marjane as a teenager: Bullshit! Life isnt absurd! Some people give
their lives for freedom. You think my uncle died for fun?
Egotistical prick."
- Persepolis
"Listen. I dont like to preach, but here’s some advice. You’ll meet a lot of jerks in life. If they hurt you, remember its because theyre stupid. Don’t react to their cruelty. Theres nothing worse than bitterness and revenge. Keep your dignity and be true to yourself."
- Marjane’s Grandmother
