Feminist Analysis Of The Film “Kartini (2017)” Using Rolland Barthes Semiotics

Abstract

The film "Kartini" by director Hanung Bramantyo is a film based on the true story of the life of an Indonesian female emancipation hero named Raden Ajeng Kartini. The purpose of this research is to tell about the condition of Javanese women at that time, Kartini struggled to achieve her ideals, namely equalizing the rights of women and men. The method used in this research is a qualitative research method that is descriptive and uses semiotic analysis. The analytical method used in analyzing the film "Kartini" is Roland Barthes' semiotic analysis method, namely in the form of two-stage signification (two orders of signification) with a system of signifiers and signifieds which is also called denotational meaning in the film "Kartini". first level. and significance. The second stage is a second level connotation analysis of scenes that show a depiction of femininity in the Kartini film. The results of this research were the discovery of 3 stereotypes formed in the film "Kartini". First, the stereotype of women as supporting the household. Second, the stereotype of women as dandies or people who like to dress up and attract men's attention. Third, the stereotype of women is in second place after men or second class. The conclusion obtained from this research is that the denotative meaning in the feminist analysis of this film scene illustrates that women had social inequality in the eyes of Javanese society in the Kartini era. in describing the feminist analysis of the character Kartini in the film Kartini is clearly depicted in every scene

Keywords

• Gender
• Semiotics
• Rolland Barthes