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ABSTRAK Pada abad 21, jumlah penampilan tokoh wanita yang kuat atau tangguh di film-film Hollywood mengalami
kenaikan. Terdapat sejumlah jalan cerita di mana tokoh wanita berperan sebagai pahlawan atau sosok yang kuat
atau tangguh menghadapi tokoh-tokoh lainnya di film-film Hollywood. Menganalisa ?The Girl with the Dragon
Tattoo? dan ?Gone Girl? karya David Fincher, jurnal ini menyampaikan argumen bahwa representasi tokoh wanita
di kedua film tersebut hanya sampai pada titik tertentu. Memberikan sejumlah analisis mengenai hubungan antara
karakter pria dan wanita di kedua film tersebut, jurnal ini menunjukkan bahwa representasi tokoh wanita kuat atau
tangguh di ?The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo? dan ?Gone Girl? karya David Fincher sangat berkaitan dengan
terjadinya ketidakseimbangan kekuasaan atau power imbalance di dalam hubungan, dan hanya jatuh pada konsep
binary opposition, di mana tokoh wanita dilihat sebagai sosok yang kuat atau tangguh hanya di saat mereka
mengalami pembalikkan kekuasaan atau reversal of power di dalam hubungan.
ABSTRACT In the 21st century, the number of appearances of strong female characters in Hollywood movies is increasing.
There are a lot of circumstances in which female characters play as heroines or are powerful over other characters
in Hollywood movies. Examining David Fincher?s ?The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo? and ?Gone Girl?, this paper
argues that the portrayal of strong female characters in the two films is only to a particular extent. By presenting a
number of analyses of how relationships go between male and female characters in the two films, the paper shows
that the representation of strong female characters in David Fincher?s ?The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo? and
?Gone Girl? is strongly related with the occurrence of power imbalance in relationships yet only falls under the
concept of binary opposition, in which female characters are seen as strong or powerful only when they undergo
reversal of power in relationships.;In the 21st century, the number of appearances of strong female characters in Hollywood movies is increasing.
There are a lot of circumstances in which female characters play as heroines or are powerful over other characters
in Hollywood movies. Examining David Fincher?s ?The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo? and ?Gone Girl?, this paper
argues that the portrayal of strong female characters in the two films is only to a particular extent. By presenting a
number of analyses of how relationships go between male and female characters in the two films, the paper shows
that the representation of strong female characters in David Fincher?s ?The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo? and
?Gone Girl? is strongly related with the occurrence of power imbalance in relationships yet only falls under the
concept of binary opposition, in which female characters are seen as strong or powerful only when they undergo
reversal of power in relationships.;In the 21st century, the number of appearances of strong female characters in Hollywood movies is increasing.
There are a lot of circumstances in which female characters play as heroines or are powerful over other characters
in Hollywood movies. Examining David Fincher?s ?The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo? and ?Gone Girl?, this paper
argues that the portrayal of strong female characters in the two films is only to a particular extent. By presenting a
number of analyses of how relationships go between male and female characters in the two films, the paper shows
that the representation of strong female characters in David Fincher?s ?The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo? and
?Gone Girl? is strongly related with the occurrence of power imbalance in relationships yet only falls under the
concept of binary opposition, in which female characters are seen as strong or powerful only when they undergo
reversal of power in relationships.;In the 21st century, the number of appearances of strong female characters in Hollywood movies is increasing.
There are a lot of circumstances in which female characters play as heroines or are powerful over other characters
in Hollywood movies. Examining David Fincher?s ?The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo? and ?Gone Girl?, this paper
argues that the portrayal of strong female characters in the two films is only to a particular extent. By presenting a
number of analyses of how relationships go between male and female characters in the two films, the paper shows
that the representation of strong female characters in David Fincher?s ?The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo? and
?Gone Girl? is strongly related with the occurrence of power imbalance in relationships yet only falls under the
concept of binary opposition, in which female characters are seen as strong or powerful only when they undergo
reversal of power in relationships."
Fakultas Ilmu Pengetahuan dan Budaya Universitas Indonesia, 2016
