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I found myself identifying with Satrapi's character more so when I was watching the movie then when i read the graphic novel. Perhaps this s due to the fact that watching the movie mad the more haunting aspects of the movie more real to me, than in the novel. I really enjoyed watching the movie, because I was able to "put a face with the name"-I was able to see more clearly and vividly what I had read in the novel. Unlike other members of the class, I do not think that this was due to the soundtrack-perhaps this had a subconscious effect but I didn't really think it impacted my perceptions of the movie. Moreover, i do not think the movie "cheapened" the effect for me. Even though it may have been "shortened" and more "condensed" than the novel, it still captured the essence of the novel. I don't believe that a movie has to go into ever aspect of the novel in order for it toe enjoyable. After today's class, I realized that the reason I enjoyed Persepolis the movie more may be attributed to the "holy moment". As we learned in class today, a holy moment is a moment of "pure presence", one you experience "no distance". I cannot pinpoint an exact scene in which I experienced it. I do not know if you can call this a "holy moment", because you did not feel enclosed by a set frame, but I was really moved by the scene in which Satrapi was in the prison with her uncle. Even though I did feel I was in the scene physically, I felt transported in the sense, in that I could relate to Satrapi, emotionally. Even though this was still portrayed in a child-like stance, it was one of few scenes in which Margie(as a girl) was seen to be upset over something or someone. This is also significant, because this contrasts sharply with the simple, and humorous tone Sartrapi usually uses in portraying the deeper, more harrowing aspects of her childhood.