REPRESENTASI IDENTITAS ISLAM DALAM FILM BULAN TERBELAH DI LANGIT AMERIKA
Abstract
Film is the most effective thing to sending information and building public opinion. Film can bring the message and delivered to the public, which is about information, entertainment, or just a propaganda. Film that present with audio and visual, have power to influent public about an opinion that will be delivered. America as a superpower country also using film to building and defending country pride that make public following the America’s style. Islam’s stereotype and violence made by America after WTC bombing tragedy. The effect from making a bad image about Islam had a huge negative influence. Islam considered as an irrational religion. This research is trying to analize representation of Islamic Identity in Bulan Terbelah di Langit Amerika movie directed by Rizal Mantovani. This research used Roland Barthes semiotic method. This method pushes to denotation and connotation meaning. Roland Barthes semiotic used by researcher to study sign inside the Bulan Terbelah di Langit Amerika movie. In this research, researcher have a conclution that is in Bulan Terbelah di Langit Amerika movie, Islam pictured with symbols of certain atributes, and as a religion that love harmony between another people, not a religion that is identical with violence and terorism.