A city in ancient Persia, northeast of Shiraz. It was founded in the late 6th century bc by Darius I.
This is the story of Marjie, her family, and the Iranian nation Islamic revolution.
First of all let us discuss the graphics; I for one loved the artwork and the fact that there weren't many frames per second so the film went a little slow, which was great.
Modern day Marjie is in color while her flashback are black and white, a movie culture cliche, yet it went very well with the storyline.
The second thing I want to talk about is the star of the movie. Marjie is really easy to relate to. Okay, not everyone thought they are the next prophet and that they could talk to God while growing up, but we all thought we had some secret special power that no one else can posses or access.
One scene I absolutely loved was after the Shah's regime fell, Marjie smuggled a Bee Gees record into school to show off in front of her friends. Another girl wanted to show off as well and brought out an ABBA record.
"What? ABBA they SUCK!"
Of course, sh grew up right into a punk phase, wearing what qualified as punk shoes in the 80's, which was a pair of Nikes. She wore a "PUNK IS NOT DED" jacket over her hijab and jelbab. Four for you, Marjie. You go, Marjie.
Another scene I loved was the introduction of the martyr's assembly. It was very powerful. They cleverly showed the audience how those actions do not represent all, but a few who are in position to force those actions on others.
Marjie is sent off to Austria to study in a French boarding school, she gets mixed up with some crazy crowd. When she gets home she starts having an identity crisis and sees a psychiatrist, who then proceeds to diagnose her with clinical depression.
After being diagnosed with depression she falls into nothingness for a while, then makes her huge comeback by singing Eye of the Tiger. I know. I KNOW!
The whole film is filled with little witty remarks and jokes, and there is no wonder as why it was nominated for the best animated film Oscar back in 2008.
My favorite character would have to be the grandmother. She's fierce, strong, funny, witty, sassy, and fills her underwear with tiny flowers everyday to smell "nice and fresh". Could this film get any better?
Final rating: 4/5
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