Semiotic Analysis Of Indonesian Films
In Tanah Air Beta, Tampan Tailor, Preman In Love, And Cintaku Semanis Es Krim
ABSTRACT
movie is a series of moving pictures, usually shown in a cinema or on television
and often telling a story. The mixture of
experience, feeling, emotion,
and thought are needed in order to create a successful work. The story of movie is different from other. However, it must have
an esthetic value. Therefore, the researcher interested in studying the condition social states
through semiotic theory. The problem statements that will be answered by this
research are
about the kinds of social states
expression found in indonesian movie
dealing with the lower class societies.
This research focuses on the states condition that found in indonesian movie,
dealing with the lower class societies. The
movie are Tanah Air Beta, Tampan Tailor, Preman in Love and Cintaku Semanis Es
Krim. Then, the research design of this
research uses literary criticism. The data source of this research is taken
from four movie of Indonesian movie
dealing with the lower class societies.
Key
Words: social states, indonesian movie, lower class societies.
INTRODUCTION
The development
of art film in Indonesia has
developed very rapidly. Currently, Indonesian film industry in the country has been able
to demonstrate success to show films that are
closer to Indonesian national
culture. Nowdays,
The industry film in indonesia be able to grab the attention of public.
So, after
the development of mass communication
technology that can
provide a constitution for the development of the film industry.
although there are many other forms of mass
media, the film has an exclusive effect for
the audience. from tens to hundreds of studies related to the effect that all the film media
for human life, it makes strong influences in thoughts, attitudes,
and actions of the audience.
the
film can be interpreted as moving images which was completed by
colour,
sound, and a
story, or commonly
called the live image. known
as the film is a
medium of mass communication.
Because it is
a powerful medium of communication,
not only just an
entertainment but also for lighting education.
the film has its
own artistic value because
the film was created as a work of creative personnel professionals
in the field. films
can be grouped into two major divisions, namely
the category of narrative and non-narrative films.
Narative film
is a film produced by a well-crafted story
and played by
actors and actresses.
Non narative film
is film
category take reality
as the subject. so
record the fact of
the fiction of
reality.
In
the midst of the
growth
at this time, the film has been presented in
such a way as to offer a wide range of colours,
of courseadapted to the phenomenon that
is happening in the
community. Films
same
with other artistic media
possess basic properties of other media that
exists in a diverse arrangement. The effort to play the movie has space and time, and shorten. It forward and rewind freely within the limits of the region boundaries are quite roomy.
Indonesia
is a country with a huge population. certainly
a lot of interesting stories that can be
peeled in each individual. plural Indonesian
state have a wide
variety of ethnic groups, languages
and religions. therefore
researchers are interested in analyzing the Indonesian movie tanah
air beta, tampan tailor, semanis es krim and punk in love. The
researcher was interested
to study these
films
because these films present
a story about
a piece of social strata in Indonesia, especially in the interior, the
capital city of
indonesia and among teens which happend now.
many
symbols that have
the spirit and letter of the
message in the film on top
that can be studied. from
the background and the problems above,
the researcher was interested in conducting research
with the title “semiotic analysis of Indonesian films in tanah air beta, tampan tailor, preman in love, and
cintaku semanis es krim”. this
research will focus on the semiotic analysis of Indonesian films Depicting the meaning of symbol in those films will be
appropriate to be analyzed by Riffatere’s theory that is semiotic theory.
A.
Problems of the Study
Related with the
background of this research, the researcher has explained that those films
express many phenomena of life. Many things covered in films that make the
researcher curious to depict the value inside the films. Here some problems
that will be analyzed by the researcher:
1. What kinds of social states expressions are used in Tanah
Air beta film?
2. What kinds of social states expressions are used in
tampan tailor film?
3. What kinds of social states expressions are used in
preman in love film?
4. What kinds of social states expressions are used in
cintaku semanis es krim film?
B.
Objectives of the Study
Related
with problems of study above, this research intends to depict his attention to
the real social condition, some phenomena of life that may be
influenced by the
condition social states in society. The objectives of the study are:
1. Identifying the semiotis expressions used in Tanah Air
beta film which are speak about the social states of life
2. Identifying the semiotis expressions used in tampan tailor film which are speak about the
social states of life
3. Identifying the semiotis expressions used in preman in
love film which are speak about the social states of life
4. Identifying the semiotis expressions used in cintaku
semanis es krim film which are speak about the social states of life
THEORETICAL PERSPECTIVES
Semiotic
Theory as the theory, semiotic means systematical study about production and
signs interpretation, its procedure, and the significance for human’s life also
argued that semiotic is a science or analysismethod to analyze the signs. Signs
mean everything represents into another, such as, experience, though, feeling,
idea, and soon. Therefore signs are not only the language, but also everything
in this life. However, we have to consider that language is the most complete
of sign. Semiotic itself is science aboutsigns. In Greece, semiotic is semeion=
sign. Signs are found whenever, such as language, body language, traffic lamp,
flag and so on. The elements of literature, film, building, or sing of bird may
be called a sign.
The
American philosophies, Charles Senders Pierce, state that we can think through
signs. Without signs mean no communication. Two thousands ago, the Greek
philosophy have already though the function of signs, the definition, and the
functionhave been discussed. Nevertheless, the name of semiotic has used since
VVIII century by Lambert, Germany philosopher. Many people think and discus
about semiotic. However, there are two main sources of contemporary
semiotictheory. They are Charless Sander Pierce and Ferdinand Dessausure. Both
of them are the main sources in semiotic theory. Pierce is the Philosopher and
logician, and then Saussure is the master of linguistic. Study about semiotic
of film is the way to analyze a system of signs which determine what the
convention is that supports the producing of meaning. Seeing any various inside
the internal structure or context will produce the differents meaning.
Understanding
what semiotic is, it is really expected that semiotic will be useful in
analyzing the literature, movie especially. Shortly, semiotic is one of the
appropriate theory help understanding the literature, movie especially. Today,
it is important, because in human’s life is full of signs. Through the signs,
the process of life is more efficient because of the signs. People can make
communication with the society. Therefore, human is called homo semioticus. In
addition, Teeuw stated that literary work is a work that uses a meaningful
signs as its medium, that is language. The meaning of sign is determined by
social convention, such as, grammar and the meaning. Therefore, the literary
people as the language user must be according to the system of language
convention they use. It is because language has concept as the basic for
understanding the real world and the basic of communication among others.
Consequently, the reader of literary work in producing the sign must
appropriate with the language system used in the first time, hopefully the
readers will interpret the meaning of work exactly.
The
science of signs usually thinks that the phenomena of society and culture are
signs. Semiotic itself discuses about the systems, the procedures and the
conventions which are enable for every sign to have a meaning. In literary
criticism, semiotic include the literary analysis as the using of language that
depends on the additional convention and analyzing the characteristics that
give the meaning with various knowledge.
METHODS OF THE STUDY
In
this study, literary criticisms will be used asthe method of this research. It
usually regards an analysis, interpretation, and evaluation of literary work:
it does not mean “finding fault with it”. It relies on the movie. The
researcher will describe, understand them and systemize the objective of study.
The objective is the real social condition of the siciety that need more
attention. Every expression in the film will be connected through the methods
in semiotic. Based on Riffatere’s theory they are heuristic and hermeneutic.
To get the data
needed, the writer conducted and field research by using some technique.In
addition, the researcher finds any relevant data to enrich the knowledge about
the object. Beside that,the data analysis is started by watching and
understanding the social
condition which appear in the movie. In the second,
the analyzing is needed
to understand the movie each tittle.
The last step is inter text interpretation.
It helps the
researcher to understand the works deeply. After findings and discussion are summarized and finished by making conclusion.
According to the
research, the researcher finds four
kinds of social states which appear in indonesian
movies; (1) social states in intem
of indonesia, (2) social states in the capital city of indonesia,
(3) social states in the middle condition of indonesia, and
(4) social states in the young people of indonesia.
Those are included into each movie
in different number of result.
FINDINGS
A.
Identifying The Semiotis Expressions Used In Tanah Air
Beta Film
This movie said about the story of one family in timor
timor. The story was taken in 1999 when timor timor become timor leste. The
name of mind character in this movie is Tatiana. Tatiana is one of woman who was
parted with her son, Mauro.
When displacing, she forced
to leave Mauro because he was sick
in Timor leste. This happend in our nation indonesia. Disintegration not only swept the nation,
but also the
family in timor leste.
The condition of that teritory was very apprehensive
because the land in there place was dry until the all of plants unirigated
agricultural field the colour is brow. Such as infertile land. But the theory
of infertile land in the border of indonesia was completely remove with
tatiana. It because of tatiana try to plant soybean in the dry land , and it
was successful grow.
Besides that, There is not electricity in that place. All
of people use flickering lamp for lighting their house. The condition was very
primitive. There are some dissimilarity to whom live in those place because all
people who has clean face, white skin has hight position. Foreign people was
ennobling.
The symbol of this event above that in the east of
indonesian there are many social states between native people and foreign people. Native people in
the east of indonesia is bovine then the foreign people is cleaver. Actually it
is also seen when tatiana as the teacher of elementary school. We knew that the
elementary scool in that place only a shack without well in the middle of
field. It means there is not facilities of the government to make them know
about knowledge. In this movie also give many knowledge to the spectator that
there are people around us who cannot read because they do not school in the
past.
Motaain,
is the region where the northern border between Indonesia and
Timor Leste. The
area near the Balibo, becoming the second veranda
for their separate countries. But Tatiana
eldest son, who
was disappointed at being left,
refusing to meet his mother. Merry, Mauro’s sister make him awaken. The family unity,
ultimately created. In the border areas, Motaain
still have a love
for “tanah
air pusaka” despite the limits of patience
almost there.
B.
The semiotic expressions used in tampan tailor film which is speak about the
social states of life
This
movie tells the message to the spectators that the life must go on even if
there are many problems in front of the eyes. The story of the film was taken
in the capital city of indonesia jakarta. Jakarta was gives him valuable lesson
in his life because jakarta was stingy city. This film tell about family
consist of father and his son. The name of the father is topan and the name of
the son is bintang.
Topan
is
a tailor, has just lost his wife, lost her
sewing shop and almost lost his future.
Bintang is a students of elementary school he is
is expelled from school because there is no charge to pay his
payment school. But topan never lost his hope.
With the help of his
cousin, Darman.
Topan begun
enjoying all the work
to continue to make
a living. But the life never
walks stright.
Darma
lives in
the slum tenement
which already filled married with four children. topan and bintang already grateful to
sleep in the house. His cousin was helping him so much. He
tries to look for a job but he couldnot get it. Then he starts
from a train ticket brokers, a
view days letter, topan was arrested. Then he must live in the jail
approximately one night. After that he change his life to get a good job . he
works in
construction workers to hazardous work, then he leave his job and change become a stuntman. Actually before he
become a stuteman, prita the woman who help his son was help him to get some
jobs as a tailor. But the foreman in the place he works as a tailor jealous to
him. Then, topan was frouded and slander with the foreman. And after this prita
never help him again. The symbol of this film was found in the social life in
jakarta. Poor people always stand in under even if he has an knowledge. Money
always the first priority than friends, education and family. The last of this
story topan and bintang get his tailor again because his bundle know about the
truth of his foreman.
C.
The Semiotics Expressions Used In Preman In Love Film
Which Are Speak About The Social
The
film tells the story of
a village thug
his name is syahroni. He like the elementary
school teacher who stand on the last semester student of ITB her name is Rini. Roni love to Rini did not walk
easily because there are rich people Raden
mas Sutopo didesa.
The film itself has a place in the mountains of Dieng
in Wonosobo, central
of java.
Roni
in her life as a thug
and almost got expelled
from their homes because of behavior
that makes people
uneasy. And Sutopo
who has many
wives and the rich villages respected by
many people including
the headman pack for his services to the elderly can be a headman
in his village.
While Rini as
college students from the city have a gentle
nature and rational result of his education and Rini return
to home due to the lack of elementary
school teachers in
the village. And
a lot of interesting stories that happened when
the rivalry between Sutopo and Roni love Rini. But when the pack headman
as parents Rini decide
who can become the head of her village
to marry with
Rini.
Its the time
when the competition
starts to become
a village head, Roni supported by
Rini makes
kind of party named "EGP =
Emang
Gue pikirin" and also
not to be outdone Sutopo also founded "PETOT = Pengennya Ngotot". By touching the whole campaign
not only among
indigenous peoples, including the
people of China and India, the campaign roni
made progress. while among Sutopo also
campaigning but also
requested assistance from the renowned shaman famous
Dieng mountains and
the shaman is
very modern because there asked BB PIN
and ask winnings
to be transferred as well as the child of
a shaman heri
It's
time for the thrilling vote count Roni
because the outcome
will determine the
future of love Roni and Rini. Calculation
results lead to sound fierce between Roni
and Sutopo balanced
sound. But there
was still one left on the ballot in the ballot
box and the fact that the voice belonged
to kecerungannya Sutopo
roni but won
the election. But
with the results
of Rini is not received, then the
belief Rini escape
and capture men
for questioning Sutopo treatment PETOT cheating
in the election.
It
turns out that both held successful
elections and Ron
finally won the
election, but by an indirect electoral kemengangan
smooth step Rini
roni to marry
because there is still one more obstacle that
heri shamans believed
by those around. With
ingenuity rony shaman
can eventually defeated
and hospitalized because Sutopo suffered after
being kicked by Rini.
The
language used is not good
but a lot of lessons
that can be drawn from the film, a lesson
that sometimes we
do not speculate in
advance and we can apply in our lives: It turns out that love can change everything
including the changes experienced
by Roni. Originally
thugs be good due
to his love for Rini. The power of a woman's feelings would lead him to
determine his own future even though a lot of rejection
that comes and human
life when there is desire there
is a change and
that change will lead
it to run properly. Quackery
can never be separated in human life
especially those in pursuit of power both in life and modern life
tradisioanal. The
last is creativity
turns ushering people
in intelligence and
success in life
D.
The Semiotic Expressions Used In Cintaku Semanis Es Krim
Film Which Are Speak About The Social States Of Life.
tells
the story of a girl looking for a high school graduate who wants to work
in Jakarta. He then
stayed at his
brother who sells ice cream.
Arrival changed everything he sells ice cream is in demand for
its innovation. Until he knew
the boss an
interior design company and then accepted employment
there. Departure for
the work of making ice cream sales slump. Jealousy
plus perch made
worse off sales only. But all of her
back when the
girl in the know girlfriend
cheating with his
business partner.
RESULT DISCUSSION
Based on the data presentation and discussion, the first
analysis is to find
what kinds social states which found in indonesian movie.
Based on this clasification we can know
that social states is because of the
position of works, how about the economics , and the place they live. Many
people said about social states in society and it always happend in our dily
life.
CONCLUSION
After Identifying the semiotic expressions used in Tanah
Air beta film which are speak about the social states of life, tampan tailor
film which are speak about the social states of life, preman in love film which
are speak about the social states of life cintaku semanis es krim film which
are speak about the social states of life. All of them are speak about social
states which appear in indonesia. From this research we knowthat the reason why
the social states appear are money. Because money make the social states
between the poor and the rich people, the bundle and the employe, the beautiful
people and the bad people, the cleaver people and the bovine people.
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