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2008 7 [ Entertainment Persepolis brings identity crisis to life in graphic novel K e l s e y S c h r a d er Staff Reporter "Persepolis" is Marjane (prounounced Mar-JOHN) Satrapi's charming, yet tormented, search for self identity and sense of a home during Iran's troubled political and social past, illustrated and narrated by Satrapi herself. "Persepolis" is a touching autobiography of Iranian and Western identity. The graphic novel is Satrapi's memoir of growing up as a young girl in Tehran, Iran during the 70's and 80's, depicted through simple black-and-white cartoon pictures. Her story begins at age six, in 1979, when the Islamic Revolution and the fall of the Shah took place. Before the revolution, Irani girls like Satrapi didn't have to wear scarves over their hair and faces, and although the country wasn't perfect, the citizens had many freedoms they no longer have. Due to the revolution, however, many things in ^^S atrap i's life change; her bilingual school is closed d<5wn, schools are separated by gender, and she is forced to wear a veil at all times. Satrapi's story depicts her own struggle with political conflict, revolutionary parents, and her identity crisis in an oppressive society during the Iran/Iraq war. Satrapi decided to write the novel due to her extraordinary story and her desire to share with the world the problem of the international stereotype of Iranian women. Her decision to use a graphic novel to portray the story wasn't symbolic in any way, but was probably the best way to convey her memoir without losing the audience's interest. "Image is an international language... it is more accessible," Satrapi said. "People don't take it so seriously. And when you want to use a little bit of humor, it's much easier to use pictures." "Persepolis," the film, was directed by Satrapi as well as Vincent Paronnaud, and was released in France last June. The movie follows the book and its sequel in the same animation style the novel portrayed, and won the Jury Prize at the 2007 Cannes film festival. Recently, "Persepolis" arrived in the animation made the movie interesting to watch. However, it was sometimes hard to follow due to the French dialogue with English subtitles, and unless you read the book previously, the movie didn't do a great job at explaining her situation. "Persepolis" is currently playing at select theaters. New theater provides cheaper alternative M a x H a yes Staff Reporter Sick of spending a small fortune every time you go to the movies at Bridgeport? If so, the new Century movie theater, located in the Food Court at Clackamas Town Center Mall, on SE 82nd Avenue in Portland, is a closer, cheaper alternative. The theater is equipped with 20 fully digital screens, 3-D capabilities and very comfortable stadium seating. With so many screens, the theater can have many movies playing at different times of the day, so there is always something to watch after a long day of shopping at the mall. Tickets for movies at the new theater are available for $7 for a matinee, compared to $8.50 at Bridgeport, and can be purchased online or at a machine outside the theater. Three-sport athelete J u s tin M onahan knows Simply select a movie and swipe Hometown Sports is the best local source for your credit or Sports Apparel, Spirit Wear and by far the debit card to buy coolest Letterm an’s Ja ck ets anywhere. your ticket. Once inside Stop by for a visit and see how things the movie theater, have changed. 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Overall, I was very happy with the movie experience, and I didn't have to spend a ton of money. So next time you want to go to see a movie and want to save a little money, check out the new Century theater at Clackamas Town Center. Trashy TV shows need to clean up SfTW sets bad example________ u Continued from page 3 Every year herds of college students migrate to a tourist beach for a week of drinking, dancing, wearing next to nothing and probably regretting it all the next ♦ morning. I understand it's what some people do on Spring Break, but should it really consume an entire channel for a whole week? We all know MTV is mainly for teenagers, a population which already faces pressures each day to make wrong decisions. So why is the channel that claims to be about the music, such a bad influence on today's youth? Well the money of course! But the head honchos at MTV should know that watching other people party isn't the only thing that entertains us. Trashy shows such as "Date My Mom" and "Pimp My Ride" are cheap entertainment, but probably have more influence on us than we think. According to the Parents Television Council, "MTV is watched by 73% of boys and 78% of girls ages 12 to 19, and it is profoundly influential in the lives of its young fans by glamorizing drug and alcohol use, sexual promiscuity and violent behavior. MTV airs (on average) nine sexual scenes per hour and more than eight un-bleeped profanities per hour." I will admit MTV is starting to air shows that actually matter such as "Choose or Loose," a show to inform and encourage young voters, or "True Life," a series of documentaries that inform viewers of different people and circumstances such as obsessive-compulsive disorder, immigration, eating disorders and poverty. But even so, MTV's Spring Break Special continues to disgust me year after year. Not only that, but its boring. Why would I want to watch people party for a week? I'm actually worried for someone who enjoys sitting on a couch watching people drink. What happened to the days when we went out and rode our bikes during Spring Break? MTV viewers are our future and I just think the station officials should take this into consideration instead of attempting to turn our brains to mush. I know I don't have to watch MTV if I don't like it, but it astonishes me how low the standards are-all in order to make money. Shows directed towards teens should be helpful and entertaining, not boring and harmful. This Spring Break, go out and participate in something fun instead of sitting back and viewing the ridiculous trash MTV chooses to show.
