Persepolis

When we began watching the movie Persepolis I was actually surprised to see that it was basically a comic book in motion. What I mean by that is the format of the film was exactly like the book, and I was kind of upset because I was thinking we just read this and it is exactly the same as watching the movie, what a waste of time. However, I began to pay more attention and I like the format of the film this way because it doesn't take away from the message the book was trying to give.
There were a few things that took away from the book when watching the movie. Evven though they left out a few scenes, they put all of the major scenes in the movie so that is the least of the problems. When reading the book I had time to look at was everyone was saying in their little "bubble" when they speak, but in the movie that was not possible. There were a lot of things going on at once, just like in the book. In the movie it was harder to grasp what was happening at some points because you didn't have time to think, the movie kept going. Another thing is the transition from one scene of her life to the next. In the book it says the title of what you are going to read about next, and you had time to think about waht previously happened. The movie sort of jumped around from this scene to the next scene so fast that I was confused as to what was actually going on. While watching the movie I was thinking, wait did this happen first in the book, or are they just speeing the movie up?
Overall, I did like the movie, besides the fact that we didn't get to watch all of it;). I think that not a lot was taken away from the book because they were set up the same way. Unlike other movies where they change the characters apperances, dialogue, and other things to make it more dramatic. I like how this movei did not do that at all. Therefore, the book and movie are simillar and do not contrast too much as to where it takes away the actual message.