Condensed Quotes from IMDB

Persepolis

What they liked about it:
Imaginative
Realistic Characters (That they can relate to)
Unexpected humour
Fascinating and compelling story
Creative
Thought provoking
Powerful
Enlightening (about recent history of Iran)

Key quotes:
“I must say that this film opened up my eyes to the iranian culture. I, unfortunately, like others im sure just seem to take most media at face value. Therefore images of hollering extremists do come to mind, instead of human beings when i hear the word iran or iraq or middle east etc.... the most powerful aspect of this film is the fact it makes me question these mental images and makes me wonder why im being handled mentally like a puppet.”

“What's special about Satrapi is that there's nothing particularly special about her. She was a kid who grew up in a violent place, she's a human being. That's part of her point - the average person suffers from the efforts of the extreme.”

Amelie

What they liked about it:
Theme of pursuit of happiness
Affectionate treatment of women
Effective form of escapism
Makes you feel good (warm and fuzzy)
Beautiful
Idealistic
Relate to characters
Effective acting

Key quotes:
“The theme of pursuing your own happiness - in this case, your sexual happiness - really resonated with me. To see a movie that affectionately treats women is simply refreshing.”

“As a shy introverted woman who spends most of her time in her head, I love Amelie because she's a braver version of myself.”

“A beautiful, idealistic, fantastic, warm, fuzzy, wonderful movie, with interesting characters and a sweetly non-saccharine story... Audrey Tatou was able to present underlying emotions with subtlety and spot-on understatement.”

La Môme

What they liked about it:
Acting (powerful performance)
Great music
Dark, gritty, dreamlike