Persepolis: Comic vs Film

Both the movie and the graphic novel did a very good job at telling Marjane's story. The movie did a really good job at copying the art still of the novel. The subtitles in the movie moved faster than most movies, but it was still easy to keep up. Unlike the novel, the movie did not show Marjane's inner thoughts as well as the comic. In the graphic novel, sometimes a whole page was used just to put emphasis on Marjane's feelings. The movie also lacks some of the experience gained from story. The gutter in the novel helps show the reader that time is passing, but sometimes there were messages written in the gutter. The messages catch the reader off guard and draws attention. The messages explain things that may not make sense to everyone. Furthermore, the movie did a better job at showing Marjane's age. They way she talked and acted in the film helps the viewer to get a good sense of how old she really was when all the events where going on.