Watched the original French version.
A lot more depressing than I remember, especially for an animated coming-of-age story. I remember reading the first half of the novel this was based on in High School, and as an adaptation, I think the film Persepolis is as good as it could be. It does a great job of depicting the struggles of growing up as a woman from Iran and has opened my eyes to some of the hardships that have been…
Oh, wow. Talk about an underrated gem. I did not expect to enjoy this as much as I did. Why has nobody told me about this movie before???
Pleasantville is so fun and touching. It has a few hiccups in the second half, especially regarding its…allegories? They just feel a bit misplaced. But even still, overall really good, and it should definitely be more highly regarded.
Also, man, I gotta stop caring about average ratings on Letterboxd, because wdym WandaVision…
