Different meaning differs from zero meaning. Different meaning means there are no equivalence between the SL and TL but the translation still communicate
and have a meaning. For example:
SL: I love the pussy, hell yeah TL: Aku suka perempuan
The meaning between the SL is differing from the meaning conveyed in TL. In SL the speaker did not mention anything about gender, but in the TL, the translator
translated it into perempuan. It means the translator has different interpretation about the word.
6. Naturalness
Farahani 2005 defines naturalness as the extent to which a work of translation sounds natural in the target language. The translation should be as natural
as possible in target language in term of expression so the reader can easily understand the meaning of the text and can enjoy the translation. The possible way to
check the value of naturalness is refer to native speaker of the language and ask their evaluation of the naturalness of the translation. The second way is to follow the
grammatical rules in the target language. It is can only be done if the translator has a deep knowledge of the grammatical rules and the using of daily language of the target
language. For example:
SL: Delivery on five. I repeat, delivery on five. TL: Bersiap menyerang, kuulangi, bersiap menyerang.
The translator used the phrase bersiap menyerang to translate the phrase
delivery on five
. The phrase is more common used in Indonesia and when we translate the phrase literary it would become: pengiriman dalam lima. It would be
sounded “unnatural” to Indonesian people. In this research, method the researcher used to determine the level of
naturalness is by asking two respondents to read the translation of the slang expressions found in the movie. The readers are students from English Literature and
take Translation as their concentration. Then, the level of naturalness is divided into three levels based on the judgment of the two readers. They are natural, less natural,
and unnatural.
7. About
Tropic Thunder
Tropic Thunder is a 2008 American action comedy film co-written, co-
produced, directed by, and co-starring Ben Stiller. The film also co-stars Robert Downey, Jr. and Jack Black. The story is about Ben Stillers satirical look at
Hollywood, Tropic Thunder concerns the production of an epic Vietnam War film that quickly derails thanks to the giant egos of everyone involved in the production.
The film was casted by Stiller stars as Tugg Speedman, he was an action hero trying to surge out of that genre. Jack Black plays Jeff Portnoy, a drug-addicted
fat comic also attempting to change his image by taking on such a serious film. They star alongside Kirk Lazarus Robert Downey Jr., one of the worlds most awarded
actors, and a man who insists on immersing himself totally in a role. In this case, that means Lazarus has had his skin dyed in order to portray an African-American soldier.
Brandon T Jackson played as Alpa Chino, a rapper that promoting his drink product. Steve Coogan acted as Damien Cockburn, the director of the movie, and there was
Tom Cruise played as Les Grossman. The movie started in the making of Tropic Thunder, a book written by
Vietnam War veteran, John “Four Leaf” Tayback, into a movie. The problem arose when rookie Director, Damien Cockburn could not control the actors who behave on
their own way and the movie could not follow the initial schedule. The production was reported to be in one month behind schedule in the initial shooting. The
producer, Les Grossman, got angry and ordered Cockburn to get the filming back into the track or he would cancel the filming.
Follow advice from Four Leaf, Damien dropped the actors into the middle of the jungle, with hidden cameras and rigged special effects explosions to film
guerrilla-style. The actors were given fake guns and a map which would lead them to the place where they would be picked by helicopter to the hotel and that would be
the end of the filming. The map was given to Tugg as the leading actor, who suddenly behave like he was the leader of the group. Damien, incidentally, walked into an
active landmine and died instantly. Most of the group believed that he was hiding and the blow was a visual effect. Then, the group met the real drugs dealer who thought
that the actors are real American soldiers who came to catch them. The actors did not know the fact they dropped in the middle of Golden Triangle, where drug dealer
named Flaming Dragon had its home base operation built in it. The actors started firing the drug dealers, thought that they were still filming and successfully drove the
drugs dealer away thanks to the help of explosion effect that were set beforehand. When Four Leaf and pyrotechnics operator Cody Underwood tried to locate
the dead director, they were captured by Flaming Dragon, it was time when Four Leaf revealed that he did not lost his arms in the war. As the actors continued through the
jungle, Kirk and Kevin discover that Tugg was leading them in the wrong direction. Then, the rest of actors took the map from Tugg and left him alone to the direction
which he thought the right one. Unfortunately, he was captured by Flaming Dragon and brought to their heroin factory, which he thought it was the POW camp from the
movie. Kirk, Alpa, Jeff, and Kevin unintentionally discovered Flaming Dragons
heroin factory. After seeing Tugg being tortured, they planned a rescue attempt based on the films script. Kirk disguised as a farmer towing a captured Jeff on the back of
a water buffalo, distracting the armed guards so Alpa and Kevin could locate Tugg. After the gang noticed a hole in Kirks story, the actors open fire, temporarily
subduing them. When the gang realized they were being guarded by actors, they gathered their guns and began firing. The four actors located Tugg, Four Leaf, and
Cody, and they crossed a bridge rigged to explode to get to their helicopter. Tugg asked to remain behind with the gang which he considers his family and fans but
quickly returned when Flaming Dragon firing him. Four Leaf detonated the bridge allowing Tugg to reach safety, but as the helicopter took off, the gang fired an RPG at
the helicopter. Rick unexpectedly came out of the jungle carrying a TiVo box and throws it in the path of the RPG, saving them. The crew returned to Hollywood,
where footage from the hidden cameras was compiled into a feature film, Tropic Blunder
, which became a major critical and box office hit. The film made Tugg won his first Academy Award, which Kirk presented to him at the ceremony and all of the
actors presented as the audience.
8. Previous Studies
