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Reconstruction of Women Portrayal in Indonesian Movies
Women in movies so far have often been shown unfairly, especially in action movies. Women are usually only as a complement or as a weak party and need to be saved. Gradually this is starting to change, but there are still many movies that depict women as not important characters in a story. This has changed significantly in 2022 when there are several action movies featuring female characters as the main characters or characters with different characters from previous movies. In this research, two Indonesian movies released in 2022 were taken, namely “Mencuri Raden Saleh” and “The Big 4.” This study aims to see how the four female characters, namely Sarah, Fella, Dina, and Alpha are presented in the two movies by using semiotic analysis. The results showed that the four female characters were successfully reconstructed as characters who did not experience marginalization, did not obey the orders of the male characters, and did not follow the stereotypes of women that usually appear in movies. Even so, there are still stereotypes of romantic relationships that still emerge.
Part of the book: Gender Inequality