Persepolis, the movie, is more effective than Persepolis, the graphic novel, in enlightening a 21st – century, post 9/11 Wester audience “that an entire nation should not be judged by the wrongdoings of a few extremist” by utilizing dynamic features to create a connection between the audience and characters to highlight character individuality. Visual aspects, more specifically on-screen emotions, along with the presence of sound create a dynamic feeling for the audience, while the book’s panels tend to be more stagnant. This dynamic feeling, I believe, aids an audience in connecting with characters’ emotions, creating a sense of intimacy as the audience feels what the character feels. For example, during the torture scene I was able to see
