tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984824.post4393932306710530923..comments2024-03-12T10:31:11.815-07:00Comments on The Ward-O-Matic: Persepolis: Marjane Satrapi speaksWard Jenkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05013085293679968596noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984824.post-68181965523710142532008-04-26T19:34:00.000-07:002008-04-26T19:34:00.000-07:00Hey Ward,I just saw this today. Drat.Are you an AS...Hey Ward,<BR/><BR/>I just saw this today. Drat.<BR/><BR/>Are you an ASIFA-PDX member? This is exactly the kind of stuff I wish I heard about through that channel, but I totally missed it.D.J.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00156358912885372218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984824.post-49164913030984270652008-04-07T08:52:00.000-07:002008-04-07T08:52:00.000-07:00Ward, sir – good to see you on the internets again...Ward, sir – good to see you on the internets again.<BR/><BR/>I couldn't concur more. I knew very little about this movie when I saw it, and was equally swept away with similar doubts about comparisons with <I>Ratatouille</I> (which I personally thought had been the year's best movie, period). As a designer, <I>Persepolis</I> really came through as an incredible visual treat for me. And coming home from a European holiday this weekend, I watched it again on the inflight Air Canada TV dealies they have now, and almost cried when it cut short because the plane was landing. I have spread the word mightily, and will definitely be buying my own copy.Jeopehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10412625368262161233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984824.post-24998506248826589922008-04-06T18:02:00.000-07:002008-04-06T18:02:00.000-07:00"why aren't we talking more about this film? It's ...<I>"<B>why aren't we talking more about this film?</B> It's a 2D animated feature film with some great animation, great story -- a true personal historical tale told from a single individual artist's view; a graphic novelist who's been able to successfully visualize her story up on the big screen. That's what all of us strive for, right? "</I><BR/><BR/><I>"Why aren't we screaming at the top of our lungs, telling everyone we meet to go see this film? We need to support these types of films or else we're going to have to subject ourselves to typical studio output. Base, trivial, executive-driven, vapid, stale studio output. "</I><BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/>Amen , brother ! Totally agree with you. <BR/><BR/><B>Why?</B> Like you, I just don't get why there's not more detailed discussion of this film and what it could mean for traditional hand-drawn animation .<BR/><BR/>I wish I had an answer. I think it's just a matter of telling as many people as possible to go see it . (which , given the film's limited release pattern in the U.S., hasn't been easy for everyone depending on where they live) . Hopefully it will find a wider audience in North America once it is released on DVD.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984824.post-68271840821829584602008-04-05T09:17:00.000-07:002008-04-05T09:17:00.000-07:00hey welcome back to the blogosphere!I definitely a...hey welcome back to the blogosphere!<BR/>I definitely agree with you ward: Ratatouille is pretty good (i think that after seing the movie everybody wanted to cook sitting on the head of another person and steering him like a crane) but persepolis is another thing. it's so smart, tough but delicate and ironic at the same time. deserved completely the oscar. too political for the academy? too many european movies winning awards? could be. <BR/>and the books are so good too. <BR/>that girl is really brilliant, want to see what she's preparing nextLa Doctorahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06066529584948357811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984824.post-70036514407213400532008-04-04T12:48:00.000-07:002008-04-04T12:48:00.000-07:00I so love the books. I think they are a real insi...I so love the books. I think they are a real insight into a culture we fed so much propaganda about. I haven't seen the film but if the clips are anything go by the film looks like it may out do the comics... a rare thing indeed! I thought that RATATOUILLE was god but not that good... I can't wait to see PERSEPOLIS... Thanks for the post!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com