Eye Candy #352 - "Persepolis"

Persepolis:  A refreshing change of pace in the current trend of animation, the bulk of which is crowded out with computer-generated or anime-derivative mediocrity. Based on the graphic novels of the same name, "Persepolis" is the story of Marjane Satrapi, a young Persian girl growing up before, in, around, and after the Islamic Revolution in Iran (specifically Tehran) during the late 1970's/early 1980's. She and her family are fairly political but not religious, and it's not long before the promises of a new start and justice for the abuses of the Shah turn to oppression and overbearing religious zealotry. Dealing with much weightier themes than surfing penguins and cooking rats, this is the film that should have won the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature. Woodchuck sez, "Me likey".