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The Razors Edge

 

 

razors edge

Persepolis critique

Persepolis

Novel vs. Film

Persepolis is an eye-opening, charming and heart-warming story of a young girl’s journey. She is a native Iranian and the child of a family entrenched in the struggles of the Iranian people during the revolution and war between Iran and Iraq during the early 80’s. Her parents send her to Europe and she is accepted among “the marginals”. It’s fun to see how this girl is influenced along the way by her parents and grand-mother, her uncle and then the kids in Vienna where she goes to French school. She feels guilt for leaving her family in Iran while she is safely in Vienna and she experiences growing pains. Her journey is depicted in gritty greys and strong black lines with obvious contrasts and simplicity.
One glaringly obvious difference between the graphic novel Persepolis and the film is the order in which the story is told and the use of narration to describe more completely the history, politics and emotions of the main character Marji. Instead of the stories of Marji's feeling boxed and linear they flow more fluidly.
The second difference I noticed between the book and the film was the use of color and lack there of.

  In the book the illustrator uses only black and white and a very and embellishes very little. The book jacket and the cover and back are colorful using a saturated red tone. Black and white represent an absence of joy, flamboyance and freedom depicting a girls experiences with an Islamic Regime in the late 70s-90's. She is experiencing a lack of freedom and liberation that doesn't exactly scream pastels. The covers colors of red and navy symbolize the danger and passion of the authors experiences. 
In the film multiple colors fill the screen twice in the airport scenes to book-end her experiences leaving and returning Iran.
All and all I really enjoyed reading Persepolis and watching the film and I would recommend it to anyone weather they are interested in animation or just want to see a great film/novel. :)

Script for Life On the Razors Edge

LIFE ON THE RAZORS EDGE
BY:MELISSA SHERBET

Episode 1 Battery envy

Scene 1

The viewer finds the two main characters eating a romantic candle lit dinner. The entré is:hair and shave cream as desert.

Venus:

For Christmas we should travel to Europe and shop. Dior, Versace. I want to show you all the great shops and museums of Paris.

Phil:


That sounds really nice. Too bad I have to work Venus. It would take me months to save for a trip like that.


Venus:

Maybe next year then.     

Scene 1 part 2

  We find them in bed.

Phil:

Good night Venus, I love you

Venus:

Good Night Phil, Thank You

Close-up on Phil frowning

Fade to Black

Scene 2

It's Saturday and the couple venture out to the park to take a walk. Close up on their hands embraced while they walk down a path.

Venus:

You know I can pay for us to go see Europe. You just have to show up and enjoy the cheese.

Phil:

No absolutely not! I will pay for this trip! You paid last time we went away and I will not stand by and have you shell out the money for this one!

Norman Norelco:

Venus? Is that you?

Venus:

Norman Norelco? How the heck have you been all these years?

Norman Norelco:

I've been FANTASTIC, I just got this primo job on wall street. My paycheck just tripled!

Venus:

That's wonderful for you!This is my boyfriend Phil.

Norman Norelco:

Well hello Phil

Phil:

s'up

Norman Norelco:

So Phil, what do you do?

Phil:

I work for PedEx

Venus:

Phil was named most valuable employee at Pedex last month

Norman Norelco:

(chuckles)

you must be so proud. Well I gotta go. If I want to get to the gym today I better get going.

Venus:

Nice seeing you again!

Phil:

Nice meeting you dude.

Norman Norelco:

By!

Norman exits the screen

Venus:

He looked great!

Fade to black

Scene 3

Phil and Byron are sitting at the bar on bar stools.

Phil's head is in his hands.He's visibly upset

Phil:

Dude I don't know what to do. I have no money and she's used to a really nice lifestyle. Traveling, shopping, expensive jewelry showered upon her. The other day she introduced me to this guy that is better educated,has the big guns and is so successful! Aaahhhh!

Byron:

Buzz, buzz

Phil:

Huh?

Byron:

Buzzzzz Buzzzz

The camera pans over to the hot pink toothbrush sitting next to Byron. She's totally flirting with him and he keeps buzzing.

Byron:

What you need is power! Girls love the Buzz!

Camera focuses on phils expression of enlightenment.(animated light bulb)

Scene 4

Camera is focused on Venus as she goes from normal to an expression of WTF?!

Venus:

What have you done?

Phil:

What do you mean?

Venus:

You look so different! What have you done to yourself?

Phil:

I thought you would like me more, with my new power, no? You thought your friend Norman was so great, with all his power and great big muscles!

Venus:

No! Norman is self absorbed and obnoxious!You are far better than him!  I like you just the way you are!In fact I LOVE YOU!

Music plays and they are happy again!

THE END

Final Project Info

LIFE ON THE EDGE


Episode1: Battery Envy
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Animation Final Project Idea

I’m going to make a soap opera in stop motion animation using items found in my bathroom and I’m enlisting a group of my friends to do the voices.

The scenery will be my bathroom and a cabinet. I’m going to make a bed out of a plastic container and cotton balls.Their will also be a scene shown in the park while they take a walk.

Characters

Venus (23 years old) = Female razor

Venus was born wealthy. She never needed of anything and was always well taken care of. Her parents (Sensor and Parker D.) expect her to marry as rich as they are and are very discriminating for their daughter of course.

Phil Fusion (24 years old) = Male razor

Fusion comes from a working class family. His family is happy but poor.

He feels insecure about his upbringing and lack of money and power(muscle) and fears he will lose Venus to a razor that has more money,class and power.

Byron (24years old) = Male Electric Toothbrush

Byron is Fusions best friend and confidant. When Fusion needs advise as to what to do about his relationship he turns to Byron. 

Norman Norelco (25) = Electric Body Hair Trimmer

Norman is an Ivy Leaguer and very privileged. He’s a playboy, works out and is single and available and has always wanted Venus. They once had a moment although he is too superficial for her. She prefers Fusion. Norman 

 Storyline

Day1

Venus and Fusion are living day by day happily in the bathroom. The beginning scene finds them eating dinner. Dinner consists of hairs for dinner followed by shaving cream for dessert. Afterward they are found showering and then going to bed.

Day 2

Venus and Fusion are taking a walk when they come across Norman Norelco walking his dog (played by a nail clipper)

Norman has just got a job on Wall Street and he is bragging about it to Venus and Fusion. He is buff from all his working out and mentions that he’s going to have to juggle going to the gym with his new job. He will be making the big bucks and Phil feels more and more jealous and insecure.

Day3

Phil Fusion goes to meet his friend Byron (played by the electric toothbrush) at a bar and he says how jealous he is of Normans MBA and buff body and how he feels that if he doesn’t do something soon he’s going to lose his girlfriend to Norman. While they are sitting at the bar a cute pink toothbrush babe walks by and Byron gets really excited. He buzzes and Phil gets an idea.

Day4

Phil appears at home and he looks different to Venus. He had implants. (batteries attached to him someway) He asks her what she thinks of his new body and newly acquired power and she tells him that he was perfect the way he was. He should not try to change himself for her.  

 The End

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