THE PLOT ANALYSIS OF MOVIE " FRONT OF THE CLASS"
DIRECTED BY PETER WERNER
Hilva Silvira, Yola Merina, Dian Noviani Syafar
Program Studi Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris STKIP PGRI Sumatera Barat Hilvasilvira@gmail.com
ABSTRAK
Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui unsur alur dalam film Front Of The Class oleh Peter Werner. Sumber utama data dalam penelitian dilakukan dengan menggunakan metode kualitatif. Peneliti menggunakan sumber utama data adalah film Front Of The Class dan membaca teks film. Teknik pengumpulan data dalam penelitian ini menggunakan metode pencatatan data. Hasil penelitian berdasarkan analisis isi adalah unsur alur apa saja yang terdapat dalam film Front Of The Class. Adapun unsur alur yang ditemukan dalam film ini adalah exposition, complication, climax or turning point dan resolution. Pada tahap exposition,ditemukan tentang pengenalan karakter. Karakter utama dalam film ini adalah Brad Cohen yang menderita sebuah Tourette Syndrome. Pada tahap complication, konflik yang ditemukan adalah konflik internal dan external. Tahap climax atau turning point adalah titik emosi dari pemeran utama. Pada tahap climax menceritakan bahwa pemeran utama sulit menggapai mimpinya menjadi seorang guru karena Tourette Syndrome yang dideritanya. Pada tahap resolution, menceritakan pemeran utama, orang tua, dan orang- orang disekitarnya menerima bahwa ia memiliki Tourette Syndrome. Pada akhirnya Brad mendapatkan penghargaan sebagai guru tahun ini. Jadi, di dalam film Front Of The Class oleh Peter Werner alur dimulai dari exposition, complication, climax or turning point dan resolution.
Kata Kunci : Analisis Alur, Film
INTRODUCTION
Movie is a modern art that aims to entertain. Movie is a type of visual communication which uses moving pictures and sound to tell stories or inform. Sometimes movie uses as media to convey and present symbols and cultures. Usually, movies are a fictional stories, but
some of them are based on a true story. There are various kinds of genre movie, such as action, horror, comedy, romance, fantasy, thriller, drama, fiction, crime and so on.
Actually, movies are also produced in compact disc (CD) and digital video disc (DVD). Movie is able to tell much in a short time. In a movie,
there is an interesting character, theme, setting and plot. There are various plots in a movie. Plot is the logical interaction of the various thematic element of a text which lead to change of the original situation as presented at the outset of the narrative. There are some elements of the plot such as: exposition, complication, climax or turning point, resolution.
In this case, researcher wants to analyze the plot in “ Front of The Class” movie. The researcher interested in this movie is because this movie tells the true story of Brad Cohen. Front Of The Class tells about the struggle of a man who suffered from a syndrome but still trying to realize his dream, until he reaches his dream and tells the story of someone who gets discrimination.
Brad Cohen is a tourette syndrome sufferer. because tourette's syndrome is often laughed at by friends and difficult to get a job.
The most important intrinsic element that will be very useful in comprehending the whole story is plot. If the reader understands about the plot of a story in drama, it means
that he knows the entire story of it in detail. According to Disher (2001:
99), plot is more than simply what happens in a work of fiction. Klarer (2004: 15), plot is the logical interaction of the various thematic elements of a text which lead to a change of the original situation as presented at the outset of the narrative. Barnet ( 2008: 101), plot is sometimes equated with the gist of the narrative—the story—it is sometimes reserved to denote the writer’s arrangement of the happenings in the story.
Based on the explanation above, it can be concluded plot is a series of related to events or episodes that make up a story. The plot is rendering and ordering of the events and of a story, particularly towards the achievement of some particular artistic or emotional effect. Plot can be divided into three parts. They are beginning, middle, and ending of the story.
The plot of a story refers to the sequence of the action. All stories are unique, and in one sense there are as many plots as there are stories. In one general view of plot, however—
and one that describes many works of fiction—the story begins with rising action as the character experiences conflict through a series of plot complications that entangle him or her more deeply in the problem.This conflict reaches a climax, after which the conflict is resolved, and the falling action leads quickly to the story is end.
According to Klarer (2004: 15), there are four elements of plot that are Exposition, complication, climax or turning point and resolution. Barnet ( 2008: 101), the traditional plot has this structure: exposition, conflict, and denouement.
Marsh ( 2002: 42) state that in the exposition the reader or audience meets the characters, and any past events which help us to understand the situation are explained. According to Klarer (2004: 15), the exposition or presentation of the initial situation is disturbed by a complication or conflict which produces suspense and eventually leads to a climax, crisis, or turning point. Based on the expert above, exposition used to introduce the characters, which is
usually a physical description or characterization, designation or recognition setting, time of occurrence, as well as the conflict gradually have also begun to appear.
According to Barnet ( 2008:
96), an entanglement in a narrative or dramatic work that causes a conflict.
As stated by Tarrigan (2008: 157), complication is the beginning of events that cause some problems, disputes, difficulties or changes.
Based from the expert above, complication is sometimes reffered to as the rising action. In this stage, the conflict is develop gradually and intensified. Complication happen when he main character get disturbed, obstacles in achieving the goal.
Barnet ( 2008: 951), climax is the culmination of a conflict; a turning point, often the point of greatest tension in a plot. According to Tarrigan (2008: 157), turning point is the crisis or climax, the point of emotion, and the greatest attention and thrilling, when difficulties or problems are encountered and resolved. Based from the expert above, climax is highest point of
interest of the story, the point of emotion, and the greatest attention and thrilling, when difficulties or problems are encountered and resolved.
Based on Marsh (2002: 43), resolution is something drastic finally happens, something which solves problems and mysteries, and either happily or disastrously clears up the complications of the plot. As stated by Barnet (2008:96), resolution is the dénouement or untying of the complication of the plot. Klarer (2004: 15), resolution of the complication (French denouement), with which the text usually ends. Based from the expert above, resolution is the final section of the story it reveals the outcome of the conflict and establishes some new stability, It can also be said that the ending is the completion of a story.
RESEARCH METHOD
This research represented is a qualitative research. According to Moleong (2010:4), qualitative research method is define as a research procedure which are produced descriptive data in the form
of words written or spoken of the person who can be observed. In order to make analysis of the data easily, the researcher used source of data. In this research, the researcher used a movie of Front of the class (2008) meanwhile, its script as the source of data which trough the script. In this research, the researcher used a movie and it’s script as the source of data.
Substantive data in this research is Front Of The Class script.
Technique of data collection in this research is note taking/
recording. After collecting the data, the researcher analyzed the data to answer research question and get the result of this research. The resesarcher chose pragmatic approach with content analysis method. Ratna (2015:71) states that in pragmatic approach, the author is the subject as creator, but continuously its functions are removed, even at the time that the author is abolished.
FINDINGS AND DISCUSSION This research was conducted about element of plot in movie. After analyzed the data, the researcher got the result of this research. In this
research, the researcher found element of plot in Front Of The Class movie. There are four element of plot: exposition, complication, climax or turning point, and resolution.
The first is exposition stage, exposition used to introduce the characters, which is usually a physical description or characterization, designation or recognition setting, time of occurrence, as well as the conflict gradually have also begun to appear.
In the exposition stage explain about introducing characters, setting description such as name of place,the natural atmosphere, and time, and conflict or action begin. The example of exposition that the researcher found is about introducing characters and setting description especially about the name of place.
Brad says “My name is Bradley Cohen, My brother Jeff called me Dr Bobo. My mom called me... honey,
and the kids at school... well, they called me everything, from spas to freak”.
It tells about who is the main characters in this movie. Brad introduced about himself, told about how his friends and family call with various nicknames, and he also told that when he was a kid he did not have many friends. It included exposition stage because tells about introduction the character.
Exposition stage is the the opening the story, present the initian information which serves to continue the story to the next stage.
The second is complication, complication is sometimes reffered to as the rising action. In this stage, the conflict is develop gradually and intensified. Complication happen when he main character get disturbed, obstacles in achieving the goal. In the complication stage there are internal and external conflict. The example of complication that the researcher found is internal and external conflict. Nurgiyantoro ( 2010: 145), this stage is also called the stage of dispute that displays the opposition that has been raised in the previous stage, become increasingly
and increasingly tense. Conflict can be in the form of internal conflict, external conflict. In this stage tells about internal and external conflict that are displayed are very important to know, because the reader can see how and what are the hurdles through which the main character so he can realize his dream.
The example of complication occurred between Brad and his father. Brad says “See, mom and dad had divorced when I was a little kid and my relashionship with Dad had always been...Let's just say...complicated. I mean, I wore out his patience like nails on a chalkboard. It didn't help that my brother Jeff was also a little hyper”.
Brad introduces about situation and relationship with his family. Relationship with his family also included introduce character, because this is make the reader know how the relation main character and family. He also introduce his mom and dad. He tells that the relationship with his father is complicated.
The third is climaxor turning point, climax is highest point of interest of the story, the point of emotion, and the greatest attention and thrilling, when difficulties or problems are encountered and resolved. Climax or turning point occurs because this scene was the peak of emotion, because of Tourette Syndrome Brad is difficult to get a job and realize his dream of becoming a teacher. According to Tarrigan (2008: 157), turning point is the crisis or climax, the point of emotion, and the greatest attention and thrilling, when difficulties or problems are encountered and resolved.
The example of climax occurs when he was interviewed at a school but the principal denounces him.
Principal :Listen, they didn't tell me that you're gonna be handicapped.
How do you expect to handle a bunch of wild students, with a handicap like that?
Principal : I've seen teachers with disabilities before. And never with what you've got. I just don't see how you could ever teach a class.
The principal did not believe a disabled person could teach, and in the end brad surrendered his dream.
After the conflict between him and himself, he with his friends, finally happened climax that is between him with other character that causes the highest emotion of main character.
The last is resolution, resolution is the final section of the story it reveals the outcome of the conflict and establishes some new stability, It can also be said that the ending is the completion of a story.
In the resolution stage explain about the end of story. This section contains the end of the story or how the end of a story. The example of resolution is when Brad received award as teacher of the year.
Hillary : Some of you may've noticed an observer hanging around school for the last few weeks. Well, he was here to assess one of our
teachers. Mr Cohen. And I'm here to announce that our very own Brad Cohen has been chosen from amongst all the new educators in the state of Georgia to be Sally Maze First year Teacher of the Year.
CONCLUSION
From the previous chapter, it can be concluded that plot is a series of related to events or episodes that make up a story. The plot is rendering and ordering of the events and of a story, particularly towards the achievement of some particular artistic or emotional effect. Plot can be divided into four element. They are exposition, complication, climax or turning point, and resolution. The first exposition is to introduce the characters, which is usually a physical description or characterization, designation or recognition setting, time of occurrence, as well as the conflict gradually have also begun to appear.
The second, complication is sometimes reffered to as the rising action. In this stage, the conflict is develop gradually and intensified.
Complication happen when he main character get disturbed, obstacles in achieving the goal. The third, climax
or turning point is highest point of interest of the story, the point of emotion, and the greatest attention and thrilling, when difficulties or problems are encountered and resolved.The last, resolution is the final section of the story it reveals the outcome of the conflict and establishes some new stability, It can also be said that the ending is the completion of a story.
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