Bahasa dan Feminisme dalam Filem Shuhaimi Baba (The Language and Feminism in Shuhaimi Baba Films)

Abstract

This study is about language and feminism aspects in the horror genre of Malay films, directed by one of the prolific women directors in Malaysia. A woman directing tend to be feminism in the sense of the performance. That case, in this study, would be analyzed from the selected of vocabularies and the form of sentences of the characters. Language or dialogue in the film important in delivering a story assisted by other aspects of the film, including cinematography, sound effects, music, visual symbols, and aesthetics. Shuhaimi Baba is one of the leading film directors in Malaysia who has directed and produced important films in the Malaysian film industry and has received numerous international recognition. In some of her films, she has used the image of women as the subject of storytelling. The purpose of this study was to analyze language aspects in the context of feminism used in the Shuhaimi Baba film, Pontianak Harum Sundal Malam I (2004). The language of feminism in the context of this study is a speech that can indicate female power. It was shown through character dialogue as well as through visuals that encompass all aspects that viewers can see. This study has used the textual analysis method and the postmodern feminism approach. The language in this film shows a woman with a strong personality, power and decision maker. © 2018, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Press. All rights reserved.