TRUE LOVE IN GARY WINICK’S
LETTER TO JULIE MOVIE
(2010):
AN EXISTENTIALIST APPROACH
RESEARCH PAPER
Submitted as a Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for Getting Bachelor Degree of Education
in English Department
by:
YULY SUYANA
A 320 080 193
SCHOOL OF TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION
MUHAMMADIYAH UNIVERSITY OF SURAKARTA
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Approved by
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MOTTO
Everything is possible if you believe in Allah.
( The Writer)
We should make our own destiny.
(Celo’s
Motto)
With great power comes great responsiblility.
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DEDICATION
This research paper whole heartedly is dedicated to: My beloved parents who have sacrificed everything for me,
My beloved brother, thank for attention,
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ACKNOWLEDGMENT
Praise to Allah SWT, the Lord of Universe, for blessing and guiding the
research paper as a partial fullfilment of the requirements for getting Bachelor
Degree in English Department, Muhammadiyah University of Surakarta.
The researcher is fully aware of people’s help and guidance. Therefore, in
this opportunity, she would like to express her gratitude and appreciation to:
1. Drs. Sofyan Anif, M. Si., as the Dean of School of Teacher Training and
Education Muhammadiyah University of Surakarta.
2. Titis Setyabudi, S.S., M. Hum., as the Chief of English Department
Muhammadiyah University of Surakarta,
3. Dr. Phil. Dewi Candraningrum, S.Pd., M.Ed., as the first consultant, who
has given guidance, advice, and information patiently during arrangement of
the research paper,
4. Drs. Sigit Haryanto, M. Hum., as the second consultant and her academic
consultant who has helped to correct the grammatical structure of the research
paper,
5. Drs. H. Abdilah Nugroho,M.Hum. as the third consultant, thanks for his
kidness and his advice.
6. Her beloved parent, “Mother” Nirwana Sari and “Father” Suyanto for the
love, prayer, support, patience, care, and all the sacrifies,
7. Her beloved Brother “R. Yudy Saputra” for all of his love,
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G. Theoretical Application ... 11
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a. Character and Characterization ... 35
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3) Duration of Shot ... 69
e. Editing ... 69
B. Discussion ... 73
CHAPTER IV: EXISTENTIALIST ANALYSIS ... 77
A.Existential Aspect of Letter to Juliet ... 77
1. Being ... 77
2. Existence before Essence ... 81
3. Consciousness (Cogito) ... 83
4. Freedom to Choose ... 85
5. Anxiety ... 87
6. Transcendence of Ego ... 89
7. Nothingness ... 91
B.Notion of True Love ... 93
1. Promises ... 94
2. Honesty ... 94
3. Jealousy ... 95
4. Discussion ... 96
CHAPTER V: CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION ... 100
A.Conclusion ... 100
B.Suggestion ... 101
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SUMMARY
YULY SUYANA. A 320 080 193. TRUE LOVE IN GARY’S WINICK
LETTER TO JULIET MOVIE (2010): AN EXISTENTIALIST APPROACH.
RSEARCH PAPER. SCHOOL OF TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION MUHAMMADIYAH UNIVERSITY OF SURAKARTA. 2012.
This study is about secret of the truth in Letter to Juliet movie (2010). This objective of the study is to apply the Existentialist approach to analyze true love in Letter to Juliet movie (2010).
The writer uses Sartre’s major point of Existentialism to answer the problem of
the study. The study is descriptive qualitative research whose data are taken from script in Letter to Juliet. The technique of analyzing data is descriptive.
The study comes to the following conclusions. First, based on the structural analysis of each elements, it shows that the character and characterization, plot, setting, point of view, theme, casting, mise-en-scene, cinematography, sound, and editing are related to each other and form the unity. Second, based on the existentialist analysis, humans have different existences, their existences are based on different being, choice, and act. Human has a freedom to choose and then responsible for his existence. The responsibility will appear in an anxiety. Gary Winick shows the struggle and the meaning of true love. He believes that true love never look at the age, and social background. Love has a big power and something which is important in human life.
Keywords: Secret of the truth, Letter to Juliet Existentialist Approach.
