xlv Retmono explain 2003:106, “film dialogs have characteristics which set
them apart from other kinds of text or documents to be transferred”. in this paper presented in September 2003 at the National Congress on translation, he also
explains that different registered of dialogs are used in different genres of films such as comedians, musicals, action films, science fictions, horror movies,
historical blockbusters, westerns and many others
L. Film Theory
Film is one of art works. It is the illusion of reality in visual media that acted by stars, has its own style, genre and social events.
The study of the film has close relationship with society. Allen and Gommery states that “The making of the film also has social
dimension for several reasons. Filmmakers are member of society and as such are no less subject to social pressure and norms than anyone else. Furthermore, all
filmmaking occurs within some social contexts.” Films are social representation that is they derive their sounds and images,
theme and stories ultimately from their social environment. From the discussion above, it is obvious that film and society has close
relationship. Film, commonly, reflect the situation in the society at given time. Mean Girls is one of the film that represents American teenagers life in the late
20
th
century. The use of slang language is the main issues in this movie, which is then explore by the director.
L. Synopsis of the Film
xlvi Mean Girls is a teenagers film. This movie is about a girl named Cady
Heron who moves to Evanston, Illinois, Chicago, after being raised in Africa by her zoologist parents. Cady Heron has never known what “High School” truly
meant, because she lived her first 15 years in the African jungle and home- schooled. The first friends she makes at her new school, North Shore High
School, are two unpopular people. Tthey are unpopular because Damian is a gay and Janis is rumored as a lesbian. She latter meets The Plastics, the three popular
girls in this school, consisting Regina George the leader or the “Queen Bee”, Gretchen wieners, Regina’s full-times follower and Karen Smith “ The dumb
blonde “.they immediately let Cady into their group, but Cady wanting to keep her relationship with The Plastics, only so that they will know their dark secrets.
However, when Cady becomes falling in love to Regina’s ex- boyfriend Aaron Samuel. When Regina’s finds out, she reinforces her Queen Bee status, destroy
Cady by taking Aaron back. When Cady finds out, what began as a game to discover secret turns into a plan to destroy Regina. Then, Cady, Janis, and Damian
plot together bring Regina’s status down.
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CHAPTER III
RESEARCH METODOLOGY A.
Research Method
It is a descriptive qualitative study. It is descriptive since the researcher describes the object of the study without generalizing the result of the study.
It is qualitative, since the researcher describes phenomena in words instead of numbers or measurement. Cresswell states, “Qualitative research is
descriptive in that the researcher is interested in process, meaning and understanding gained through words or picture” 1994:145.
B. Data and Data Sources
