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ABSTRAKFilm komedi romantis Hollywood dikenal tidak ramah terhadap perempuan. Anggapan ini kemudian
dipertanyakan ketika tokoh utama wanita pada film The Holiday (2006) berasal dari latar belakang budaya yang
berbeda, yaitu Amerika dan Inggris, meskipun keduanya memiliki masalah percintaan yang serupa. Penelitian
ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui bagaimana produk Hollywood menggambarkan kuasa perempuan Amerika dan
Inggris dengan mengangkat isu relasi kuasa dalam hubungan romantis masing-masing tokoh. Dengan
menggunakan analisis semiotik visual pada delapan scene yang telah dipilih, penelitian ini menemukan bahwa
perempuan Amerika digambarkan sebagai lebih berkuasa daripada perempuan Inggris dalam hubungan romantis
meskipun dinamika keduanya serupa.
ABSTRACTHollywood romantic comedy has been known to be unfriendly to women. This notion is questioned when thefemale leading characters in The Holiday (2006) have different cultural backgrounds, American and British, yetboth encounter similar relationship problems. This research aims at finding out how this Hollywood productportrays the power of American and British women using their power in romantic relationships as the mainissue. Utilizing visual semiotic analysis in eight selected scenes, the research finds that American woman isportrayed more powerful than the British in romantic relationships although their dynamics of power are alike., Hollywood romantic comedy has been known to be unfriendly to women. This notion is questioned when thefemale leading characters in The Holiday (2006) have different cultural backgrounds, American and British, yetboth encounter similar relationship problems. This research aims at finding out how this Hollywood productportrays the power of American and British women using their power in romantic relationships as the mainissue. Utilizing visual semiotic analysis in eight selected scenes, the research finds that American woman isportrayed more powerful than the British in romantic relationships although their dynamics of power are alike.]"
Fakultas Ilmu Pengetahuan Budaya Universitas Indonesia, 2015
