Semiotic Analysis of Feminism in Joko Anwar’s Movie “Perempuan Tanah Jahanam”

Abstract

Movies be a part of entertainment media that represent the state of the community and record the dynamism of nowadays's social society, ranging from inequality of poverty to gender injustice. The Perempuan Tanah Jahanam movie is a gore horror genre featuring female actors. Its story focuses on four women as a lead female actresses. Joko Anwar as director, presents and describes female actors not solely as supernumerary and accessories in movies. The purpose of this study is to explore the value of feminism in the Perempuan Tanah Jahanam movie through signs and markers using Roland Barthes' semiotic analysis method, which also employs the radical and postmodern feminism concept inspired by Rosemarie Putman tong. Based on this study's analysis, it is concluded that women are capable and control themselves over their bodies. Women refuse to follow the public perspective that women are powerless and must always propose to male protectors. Women are independent and dare to refuse sexual abuse. The film reflects feminism in how female actresses play roles in Perempuan Tanah Jahanam's movie.