Symbols of the Nature Destruction in Transformers Movie - Repositori UIN Alauddin Makassar
SYMBOLS OF THE NATURE DESTRUCTION IN
TRANSFORMERS MOVIE
A THESIS
Submitted to the Adab and Humanity Faculty of Alauddin State Islamic University
Makassar in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Sarjana
Humaniora
By:DYAH SUPROBOWATI Reg. Num. 40300112014
ENGLISH AND LITERATURE DEPARTMENT
ADAB AND HUMANITY FACULTY
ALAUDDIN STATE ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY MAKASSAR
2017
TABLE OF CONTENTS HALAMAN JUDUL ...................................................................................... i
PERNYATAAN KEASLIAN SKRIPSI....................................................... ii
PERSETUJUAN PEMBIMBING.................... ............................................ iii
APPROVAL SHEET ..................................................................................... iv
PENGESAHAN SKRIPSI ............................................................................. v
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ........................................................................... vi
TABLE OF CONTENTS ............................................................................... viii
ABSTRACT .................................................................................................... x
CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION A. Background .......................................................................................... 1 B. Problem statement ................................................................................ 3 C. Objective of the Research .................................................................... 3 D. Significances of the Research .............................................................. 3 E. Scope of the Research .......................................................................... 4 CHAPTER IIREVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE A. Previous Study ..................................................................................... 5 B. Partinent ideas ...................................................................................... 7
1. Semiotic Approach ......................................................................... 7
2. Definition Concept of Disaster ...................................................... 8
3. Kinds of Disasters .......................................................................... 9
a. Natural Disasters ........................................................................... 9
b. Natural hazards increased by humans ........................................... 10
c. Disasters caused by humans .......................................................... 11
d. Theory symbols of Pierce .............................................................. 12
e. The Useof Triangle Meaning Based on Semiotic Analysis of Charles S. Peirce ........................................................................... 15
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f. Classification Symbol ................................................................... 16
g. Hazard Warning Label. ................................................................. 21
h. Biography of Ehren Kruger.. ......................................................... 23 i. Synopsis ........................................................................................ 27
CHAPTER III METHODOLOGY OF RESEARCH A. Research Method .................................................................................. 28 B. Sources of Research ............................................................................. 28 C. Instrument ........................................................................................... 28 D. Technique of Data Collection .............................................................. 29 E. Technique of Data Analysis ................................................................. 29 CHAPTER IV FINDINGS AND DISCUSSIONS A. Findings ................................................................................................ 30 B. Discussions ........................................................................................... 57 CHAPTER V CONCLUSIONS AND SUGGESTIONS A. Conclusion ........................................................................................... 58 B. Suggestion ............................................................................................ 59 BIBLIOGRAPHY .......................................................................................... 60 BIOGRAPHY ................................................................................................. 62
ABSTRACT
Name : Dyah Suprobowati NIM : 40300112014 Major : English Literature Department Faculty : Adab and Humanity Title : Symbols of the Nature Destruction in Transformers Movie Supervisor I : Syahruni Junaid Supervisor II : Muhammad Taufik
This research discussed about symbols of the nature destruction in Transformers movie
by Ehren Kruger that based on Pierce ’s theory about symbols of the semiotics triangle such
as object, representament, interpretant and Sobur ’s theory about interpretation of the objectmeaning. This research was descriptive qualitative method. The writer used note taking as
instruments in order to get the valid data. The findings showed eight picture symbols of the
nature destruction in the movie as they were; detector, nuclear, nest, an engine ship, pillar,
enemy, the driller, and the space bridge. The researcher concluded that symbols of the nature
destruction were symbols that describe about something damaged due to action or something
else that can be seen from the things that have potential to damage, such as pictures, tools,
creation, and light.Keywords: Symbol, nature destruction, and movie
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION This chapter deals with background of the research, problem statement, objectives of the research, significance of the research, and scope of the research. A. Background Human are social beings. In order to communicate each other, they need a
language. Language is an important tool in communication. As we know that language is any system of formalized symbols, signs, sounds, gestures, or the like used or conceived as a means of communicating thought, emotion, and other aspects.
The term “symbol” derives from the Greek stem of ballein ‘to throw’ and syn ‘together’. This etymology characterizes the way that words are forced into correspondence with ideas and their physical referents irrespective of any natural affinities. Throughout philosophical history, the term ‘symbol’ is almost exclusively applied to spoken utterances, inscriptions, or other culturally generated meaningful artifacts and actions created specifically for representational purposes. These cultural phenomena include talismans, ritual performances, religious relics, military insignias, spoken words, and typographical characters, among innumerable other forms. In contrast, a cough is generally referred to as a sign of a respiratory infection, not a symbol, and portraits are generally described as depicting people, not symbolizing them. Symbols are manifested in images, shapes, movements, or objects that
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represent an idea. These latter are signs that represent by virtue of some ‘natural affinity’, irrespective of human cultural intervention (Deacon 2011 : 1).
A symbol is a sign that stands for its referent in an arbitrary, conventional way. Most semioticians agree that symbolicity is what sets human representation apart from that of all other species, allowing the human species to reflect upon the world separately from stimulus-response situations (Sobeok 2001:23).
In explanation above, that symbol is something used for, or regarded as, representing something else. More specifically, a symbol is a word, phrase, or other expression having a complex of associated meanings; in this sense, a symbol is viewed as having values different from those of whatever is being symbolized.
Nature destruction is anything that of nature or wealth has been polluted and damaged by natural factors and some human activities. It is cited in Al Qur’an Surah Ar Rum ayat 41 as follows: “Corruption has appeared throughout the land and sea by [reason of] what the hands of people have earned so He may let them taste part of [the consequence of] what they have done that perhaps they will return [to righteousness].
” From explanation above, it can be concluded that telling about the nature destruction in this world, it is caused not only nature but also humans instead the aspect of the occurrence of nature destruction.
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The writer is interested to analyze the film "Transformers" to explore the existence of chemical symbols that refers to nature destruction in the film. Film is a powerful medium: being primarily visual, it therefore caters to a wide audience while natural destruction are divided into those thought of as originating from forces of nature or from the effects of humans. The writer is interested in analyzing this topic about chemical because in general research about symbols focus on symbols illuminati while this thesis focusing on symbols of nature destruction that many found in this
“Transformers” movie. Destruction caused by humans included
transportation accidents, industrial accidents, release of hazardous materials and the collapse of buildings (Hopkins 2008:28). Through this film, the writer will analyze the kinds of nature destruction symbol.
B. Problem Statement
Based on the background above, the writer formulates two research question as follow:
1. What are the nature destruction symbols found in this movie?
2. What are the meaning of those symbol in the movie? C.
Objective of the Research
From above research question, it can be concluded that the objectives of this research are:
1. To know the symbols of nature destruction in transformers movie.
2. To know the meaning of nature destruction symbol that found in transformers movie.
4 D. Significance of the Research
The significances of this research as follow:
1. Theoretically, this thesis will be a reference to students of work devotee, especially for students of English and Literature Department, for doing research about symbol.
2. Practically; this theory will be able to give more knowledge to the readers about symbol.
3. The writer hopes that this writing will give some useful information for the writer herself, students, society and others who want to know more about literature, especially about the symbol of the nature destruction not only in the transformers movie but also in other movies.
E. Scope of the research
This research is restricted to discuss about meaning of symbols. In this movie, the writer find many symbols but in this research focused on symbol of natural destruction. In this research, used Pierce
’s theory and Sobur’s theory as complement theory in order to interpret the meaning of the object.
CHAPTER II REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE This chapter deals with some relevant research findings, some pertinent ideas, resume and theoretical framework. A. Previous Study Researches have been reported about symbol of nature destruction, some of
them are as follow: Imran (2013) in his thesis
“Analysis of Symbol in Dan Browm’s Novel “The
Lost Symbol”. In this thesis, he found three kinds of symbols: Personal symbol,
consist of: The Order Eight Franklin Square, Melencolia I, SBB13, Masonic Ring, The Apotheosis of Washington, and The duble-headed phonix; Cultural symbol, consist of: Statue of Freedom, Hand of the Mysteries, Masonic Pyramid, Freemason’s Chiper, Great Seal of the United States, Kryptos, Federal Triangle, Number 33 and Cross or Rose Cross; Universal symbol, the writer found one symbols: Sacred Book.
All symbols used in
“The Lost Symbol” Novel by Dan Brown is to show as unite
state of America is nation build from freemason spirit. This study used semiotic approach because this analysis about symbol in the novel. The data were analyzed by using Jerry’s theory.
Rosida (2007) in her thesis
“The Analysis of Symbols in the Novel “The
Scarlet Letter” by Nathaniel Hawthorne”. She found four kinds of symbols use
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within the novel, namely: the scarlet letter, the meteor, pearls, and the rosebush next to the prison. The objective of this study is to analyze the symbol in the Novel “The
Scarlet Letter” by Nathaniel Hawthorne”. This study used semiotic approach
because this analysis about symbol in the novel. The data were analyzed by using Richard’s theory.
Melani (2010) in her thesis, “Analysis of symbol in “The Da Vinci Code”
Novel by Dan Brown”. She found there are five explained deepen symbols in
discussion, namely Holly Grail, painting “The Last Supper”, Mary Magdalena, Suniere’s Message Code, and Blood. Every symbol in this novel has each meaning and referent different with the object itself. Descriptive qualitative analysis used to explain kind of symbols that found in this novel. The Holy Grail is described about allowed Mary Magdalena, the painting talk last supper, represents the true story of what who in the painting. Monalisa is considers more detail about the background of the object of the painting. Monalisa picture’s message code is classifies this symbol as action symbol, and blood is study for truth and enlightenment is in the Da Vinci Code. This research used semiotic approach because this analysis about symbol in the novel. The data were analysed by using Revzina’s theory.
Hikmah (2008) in her thesis, “The Power of Symbols In Jalaluddin Rumi’s
Prosa “Fihi Ma Fihi” (it is what it is)”. She found in Jalaluddin Rumi’s Prosa “Fihi
Ma Fihi” (it is what it is), the writer concludes that there are many kind of symbols.Several example of these symbol are, scholar, prince, trial word, responsibilities, prayer, helpless, forgotten, ascetic, seal, religion, heart, unbeliever woe, the masters,
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the prisoners, the crucible, gold, house, fest, beloved and threw. This thesis is analyzed by Hermeneutics and Semiotic Approach those symbols reflected self unity to Allah for most creator, and also embody “wahda al wujud” unity of existence.
Based on the previous study above, this research has similarity with those researches. In Imran thesis, his research is analysis of symbol and use semiotic approach in novel it also happen in the second researcher and third researcher. They are study about symbols in literary work.
Based on the previous study above, there is differences with the writer has, three researchers analyzed symbol in the novel. In Imran thesis he used J erry’s theory, in Rosida thesis she used
Richard’s theory, in Melani thesis she used Revzina’s theory and the rest researcher is Hikmah analyzed symbol in phrosa and use hermeneutic and semiotic approach while the writer analyzed symbol in the movie and used Pierce ’s theory.
B. Partinent ideas 1. Semiotic Approach
Semiotics is usually defined as a general philosophical theory dealing with the production of signs and symbols as part of code systems which are used to
The shortest definition is that it is the study of signs.
communicate information.
Semiotics includes visual and verbal as well as tactile and olfactory signs (all signs or signals which are accessible to and can be perceived by all our senses) as they form code systems which systematically communicate information or massages in literary every field of human behavior and enterprise.
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Semiotics have considerable variation. Semiotics involves the study not only of what we refer to as ‘signs’ in everyday speech, but of anything which ‘stands for’ something else. In a semiotic sense, signs take the form of words, images, sounds, gestures and objects. However, the two primary traditions in contemporary semiotics stem respectively from the Swiss linguist Ferdinand de Saussure (1857
- –1913) and the American philosopher Charles Sanders Peirce (prono unced ‘purse’) (1839–1914) (Chandler 2007:2).
Ferdinand de Saussure (Linguist) calls the science of sign as semiology, unlike
Charles Sanders Peirce (Philosophy) states it as semiotic. Even though they lived in the same
period and had different statement, but they did not interfere each other (Rosida, 2007 : 10).
Some researches had different statements about semiotic but they had same idea in it, look at
about stubbes opinion:The term, which was spelled semeotics (greek: semeoitikos, an interpreter of signs), was first used in English in a very precise sense to denote the branch of medical science relating to the interpretation of signs.
2. Definition Concept of Disaster
The word disaster implies a sudden overwhelming and unforeseen event. At the household level, a disaster could result in a major illness, death, a substantial economic or social misfortune. At the community level, it could be a flood, a fire, a collapse of buildings in an earthquake, the disasters of livelihoods, an epidemic or displacement through conflict. As the limiting factor in disaster response is often the coping capacity of those affected, improving their resilience when responding to
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disasters is a key approach to lessening the consequence of a disaster (Hopkins 2008:28). is the occurrence of an extreme hazardous event that impacts
Natural disaster
on communities causing damage, disruption and casualties, and leaving the affected communities unable to function normally without outside assistance. all natural disasters have the potential to produce common land issues in terms of destruction, displacement, and deaths (UN-HABITAT 2010 : 19).
The writer conclude, destruction is a part of nature disasters. destruction happened start with nature destruction. Millions of people are affected by natural disasters every year, and their impact can be calamitous. From the destruction of buildings to the spread of disease, natural disasters can devastate entire countries overnight. Tsunamis, earthquakes and typhoons do not just wreak havoc on land; they also disrupt people's lives in both densely populated cities and remote villages.
3. Kinds of Disasters
a) Natural disasters
In the minds of many, disasters are divided into those thought of as originating from forces of nature or from the effects of humans. The list of natural disasters include weather phenomena such as tropical storms, extreme heat or extreme cold, winds, floods, earthquakes, landslides and volcanic eruptions. Disasters caused by humans have included transportation accidents, industrial accidents, release of hazardous materials and the collapse of buildings. (Hopkins 2008:28).
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Sample image: Tornadoes
b) Natural hazards increased by humans
From the earliest days, disasters were often classified as acts of God or acts of man, a language which persists in the terminology of insurance companies. As society has become more complex, it is evident that people are increasingly responsible, directly or indirectly, for the consequences of events previously ascribed to forces beyond their control. Many disasters arising from natural hazards would not have occurred or would have had a smaller impact on communities had it not been for actions by people: deforestation for firewood or building materials has resulted in landslides during heavy rainfall in Central and South America; overgrazing of cattle has allowed desertification in the Sahel; uncontrolled housing construction close to beaches increases risks from tsunamis and storms: removal of wetlands has eliminated a
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natural mitigating factor for the damage caused by tropical storms; political systems have turned droughts into famine, particularly in Africa (Hopkins 2008:29).
Flood Landslides
c) Disasters caused by humans
Though weather and geologically related disasters are considered to have generated the greatest number of deaths and economic loss, disasters generated by humans are increasing in importance. In former Soviet-bloc countries, industrial systems have left the environment heavily polluted with dangerous substances in many places. Globalization is now carrying industrial production to previously agrarian societies. The risk from the unintended release of hazardous materials is becoming ever more widespread. Potentially hazardous products are now available in communities and populations which do not have adequate regulations governing their use and, in fact, may not even be aware of their presence or health risks. Rapidly increasing transport of people and commodities across continents means that transportation disasters pose increasing threats to millions. Although effective
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methods to contain these threats are possible and used in many countries, others see implementing these disaster mitigation tools as contrary to short-term financial interests. Armed conflicts, often called Complex Humanitarian Emergencies (CHEs) are the worst disaster that can befall populations. The deaths among civilians in Vietnam, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mozambique and Iraq are counted in hundreds of thousands and, in some cases, in millions. (Hopkins 2008:29).
Waste Pollution
4.Theory symbols of Pierce
A symbol is a representamen whose representative character consists precisely in its being a rule that will determine its interpretant. all words, picture, written word, a sound, a piece of music, sentences, books, and other conventional signs are symbols (Buchler: 2013:112).
Santoso in Stira (2012 : 06) according to Pierce in semiotic and philosophy of language, symbol is correlated to its object by an arbitrary and conventional decision, and many symbol the Pierce sence such as flag, emblems, astrological, and chemical
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symbols, and also refers to the object that it denotes by virtue of law usually an association of general ideas.
Charles Sanders Peirce formulated his own model of the sign, of ‘semeiotic
[sic]
’ and of the taxonomies of signs. Peirce offered a triadic (three-part) model consisting of:
OBJECT REPRESENTAMEN
I NTERPRETANT
Figure 1.5 Peirce’s semiotic triangleTo qualify as a sign, all three elements are essential. The sign is a unity of what is represented (the object), how it is represented (the representamen) and how it is interpreted (the interpretant). The Peircean model is conventionally illustrated as in Figure 1.5
1. The representamen: the form which the sign takes (not necessarily material, though usually interpreted as such) called by some theorists the ‘sign vehicle’.
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Sign or Representament is something which stands to somebody for something in some respect or capacity.
2. An interpretant: not an interpreter but rather the sense made of the sign. Interpretant is a term for the meaning of sign.
3. An object: something beyond the sign to which it refers. that object is which the sign (represent) usually something else, but in the borderline case of self- references, representament an object can also be same with entity. Afterward, in semiotic object is something to know what the name or form of something, and object is the real thing that can be known what the name or form. In this part object have important role to find meaning of the signs.
In Peir ce’s own words:
“A sign . . . [in the form of a representamen] is something which stands to somebody for something in some respect or capacity. It addresses somebody, that is, creates in the mind of that person an equivalent sign, or perhaps a more developed sign. That sign which it creates I call the interpretant of the first sign. The sign stands for something, its object. It stands for that object, not in all respects, but in reference to a sort of idea, which I have sometimes called the ground of the representamen ”. (Chandler 2007:29).
Base on definitions above the researcher concludes that in Pierce theory are representament, object and interpretant correlated each other. Representament is something which stands to somebody for something in some respect or capacity,
interpretant is a term for the meaning of sign and object is which the sign (represent)
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usually something else, but in the borderline case of self-references, representament an object can also be same with entity.
The way of people’s understanding the representament are different based on their own experience.
Example use triagle meaning:
Picture
Semiotic analysis of Charles S. Peirce a.
Representament : Hand gestures pointing at a portal machine from within a car.
b. Object : Pointing to engine portal Street c.
Interpret : Thinking man who wants submissive and obedient to what is he commanded, man the desire security officers.
The decision was taken at scene 4, using techniques image capture medium shot, the shooting from the hip or until the center of the head. The scene is set in
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jammed state highways. The first scenes a young man stopped in front of portal machine-covered roads while calling security officers who are in a state of the traffic jam on the road toll. Overall, non-verbal signs in the first setting above interpret a man who was pointing a machine portal roads that cannot be open due to the absence of the officer who opened the portal the road. Sign contained in the first scene that hand gesture pointing to the facial expressions are not happy who are in a car. The object, push down the portal engine. The interpretation that man to be submissive and obedient to what is he commanded, the man wants the security officer immediately open portal covered roads in order to avoid the congestion that occurs (Feralina 2013 : 360).
5. Classification Symbol
According to Arthur Berger as quoted by Sobur in Setyaningsih thesis (2015:06) symbol is distinguished into:
a) Conventional symbol is words that we study and which stand to mention or substitute something.
Some commonly used conventional symbols are as follows: 1) Colors
a. Red : sexuality/immorality; vitality, blood, passion, emotion, danger, or daring; often associated with fire.
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b. Black: seen as a cold and negative aspect suggesting passivity, death, ignorance, or evil; black hens are used in witchcraft as are black cats. (NOTE: This symbol has often been “deconstructed” by writers who are interested in racial justice.)
c. White: innocence, life, light, purity, or enlightenment. (NOTE: This symbol has often been “deconstructed” by writers who are interested in racial justice. See also “The Whiteness of the Whale” in Moby Dick.)
d. Green : hope; new life, inexperience, immaturity; “go”; nature
e. Yellow: rotting, heat, decay, violence, decrepitude, old age, and the approach of death; cowardice f. Blue: cool, calm, peaceful; the heavens
- – or, conversely, “the blues”
g. Pink: innocence, femininity
h. Purple: royalty, bruising or pain i. Brown: a color somewhere between red and black; it is the color of earth and ploughed land and soil, it represents humility and poverty.
2) Nature
a. Light: truth, safety, warmth, knowledge
b. Darkness: evil, ignorance, danger 3) Seasons
a. Spring: birth, new beginning b.
Summer: maturity, knowledge, “prime of life”
c. Autumn: decline, nearing death, growing old
d. Winter: death, sleep, hibernation, or stagnation
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e. Christmas season: birth, change for the better
f. Easter season: rebirth, enlightenment 4) Weeds: evil (hemlock, pigweed, etc), wildness, outcasts of society 5) Flowers: beauty, youth, strength, gentleness, love 6) Water: washes away guilt, origin of life, regeneration, vehicle of cleansing (as in baptism) 7) River: fluidity of life, stream of life and death, change 8) Moon: changing and returning shape, feminine symbol 9) Sun: source of light, heat and life; masculine symbol 10) Cavern: the womb 11) Mountain: places where heaven and earth meet; stability, safety, often symbolic of human pride
12) Silver: relates to the moon, to water and the female principle; it may also symbolize the object of all desires and the harm they cause 13) Gold: the perfect metal; a reflection of heavenly light; it suggests the sun- fertility, wealth, dominion; it is a male principle 14) Pearl: associated with water, it may be regarded as symbolic of knowledge and wealth
15) Directions
a. East: land of birth or rebirth; of the Sun and Venus; it is associated with renewal, youth, feasting, song and love (sunrise)
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b. North: coldness, alienation, and hostility; it is the abode of death
c. South: warmth and comfort
d. West: is the land of evening, old age (sunset) 16) Weather, time
a. Snow : blanket which obscures, covers or even smothers; see also “winter”
b. Fog/Mist: prevents clear vision or thinking; represents isolation; mystery/confusion; prelude to important revelations c. Rain: sadness or despair; conversely, cleansing (water)/new life
d. Wind and Storms: violent human emotions
e. Lightning: indicates the spark of life and the powers of fertilization; it can be either life-giving or death dealing, so it is a sign of power and strength f. Morning
: the time of God’s blessings; the beginning of when all is still uncorrupted; a symbol of purity and promise g. Rainbows: also intermediaries and pathways between Heaven and Earth; mostly are generally heralds of good and are linked with cycles of rebirth h. Thunder: the voice of God or gods 17) Animals
1. Dove: peace, purity, simplicity
2. Fox: slyness, cleverness
3. Raven: death, destruction; they often play prophetic roles or function as a conductor of the soul
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4. Lion: a solar symbol, power, pride
5. Peacock: pride, vanity
6. Serpent/Snake: temptation, evil
7. Mouse: shyness, meekness
8. Hawk: sharp, keen eyesight
9. Owl: wisdom, rational knowledge; messenger of death
10. Salmon: instinct; sacred wisdom
11. Cats: are often viewed as servents of the underworld; they also symbolize cunning, forethought, and ingenuity
12. Lamb: serves as a manifestation of the power of Spring and renewal, sacrificial element, the children of God
13. Cuckoo: jealousy and parasitism, it lays eggs in the nests of other birds; laziness
14. Eagle: pride, majesty; military victory 18) Human body parts
a. Blood: symbolizes all the integral qualities of fire and the heat and vitality inherent in the sun; it also corresponds to vital and bodily heat; vulnerability b. Bones: strength and virtue
c. Eyes: windows to the soul or barometer of emotions
d. Mouth: indicator of character traits 19) Miscellaneous objects
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1. Chain: symbolizes the bond which ties together two extremes or beings; slavery or domination
2. Key: a key has the power and authority of letting in and shutting out; to hold a key means to have been initiated. It not only shows the power to enter a place, town, or house, but to accede to a spiritual state or abode or to a level of initiation.
3. Ladder: ladders are symbols of ascension and realization of potential
4. Mirror: often a solar symbol; vanity; broken mirror = bad luck
5. Wall: separation between people
6. Journey: may be a quest for truth, peace or immortality; a journey often serves as a metaphor for life 20) Setting
a. The forest: usually a place of evil or mystery
b. An isolated setting: alienation, loneliness
c. A garden: paradise of a haven
d. Window of a room: freedom or lack thereof
e. A park: a place for retreat and renewal
f. The town: place where rules are on their best behavior
g. Bed: consummation of marriage
b) Accidental symbol is a symbol which is more individual and closed. This symbol has relationship with someone’s history life.
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Universal symbol is the symbol which is rooted on the whole people’s experience.
6. Hazard Warning Labels
For the GHS, the assigned pictogram, signal word, and hazard statement are given in that order for each hazard category of the hazard class. Where the hazard class and or categories are covered under the UN recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods, Model Regulations, the assigned corresponding pictogram is given for each category below the GHS requirements. GHS is a system of classifying the safety of chemicals released by the United Nation.
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(United Nations 2011 : 253) 7.
Biography of Ehren Kruger
Kruger was raised in Alexandria, Virginia, and attended college at New York University. He attended the Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, graduating in 1990. His produced screenplays include Arlington
Road , Scream 3 and Reindeer Games. He was nominated for the Bram Stoker Award
for Best Screenplay for The Ring. He also did uncredited rewrites to Scream 4, when Kevin Williamson had to leave production. Early on in his career after penning the screenplay Arlington Road, he received the Nicholl Fellowship from the Academy
(an international competition open to new
of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
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screenwriters) in 1996. Kruger wrote the script of the television series adaption of Terry Gilliam's film The Brothers Grimm. http://collider.com/transformers-5- ehren-kruger-interview/ 8.
Synopsis
Transformers Dark of the Moon in 2011. In 1961, the Ark, a Cybertronian spacecraft carrying an invention capable of ending the war between the benevolent Autobots and the malevolent Decepticons, crash lands on the dark side of Earth's Moon. The crash is detected on Earth by NASA, and President John F.
Kennedy authorizes a mission to put a man on the Moon as a cover for investigating the craft. In 1969, the crew of Apollo 11 lands on the Moon.
In the present, the Autobots assist the United States military in preventing conflicts around the globe. During a mission to Chernobyl to investigate suspected alien technology, Optimus Prime finds a fuel cell from the Ark, discovering that it had survived its journey from Cybertron. The Autobots are attacked by Shockwave, who manages to escape. After learning of the top-secret mission to the Moon, the
- – Autobots travel there to explore the Ark. They discover a comatose Sentinel Prime Optimus' predecessor as leader of the Autobots – and the Pillars he created as a means of establishing a Space Bridgebetween two points to teleport matter. After returning to Earth, Optimus uses the energy of his Matrix of Leadership to revive Sentinel Prime.
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Meanwhile, Sam Witwicky is frustrated that he is unable to work with the Autobots or find a job. He also becomes envious of the close relationship between his new girlfriend, Carly Spencer, and her boss Dylan Gould. After finding work, Sam is provided information by his eccentric co-worker Jerry Wang about the Ark, before Jerry is assassinated by the Decepticon Laserbeak. Sam contacts the now- independently wealthy Seymour Simmons, and together they realize that the Decepticons and their leader, Megatron, are murdering people connected to the American and Russian space missions to the Ark. They locate two surviving Russian cosmonauts, who reveal satellite photos of hundreds of Pillars being stockpiled on the Moon. Sam realizes that the Decepticons raided the Ark long before the Autobots' mission and intentionally left Sentinel and five Pillars behind to lure the Autobots into a trap
- – Sentinel being the key to activating the Pillars and the Decepticons lacking the means to revive him. The Autobots rush to return Sentinel to their base for protection, but Sentinel betrays them and murders the Autobot Ironhide, revealing he had made a deal with Megatron to ensure Cybertron's survival.
Sentinel uses the Pillars to transport hundreds of concealed Decepticons from the Moon to Earth. Carly is captured by Gould, who is revealed to be in the service of the Decepticons. The Autobots are exiled from Earth at the demand of the Decepticons to avoid war, but as their ship leaves Earth it is destroyed by Megatron's second-in-command, Starscream, seemingly killing the Autobots. The Decepticons, led by Megatron and Sentinel, seize Chicago as their agents place Pillars around the
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world. Gould reveals to Carly that the Decepticons plan to transport their homeworld of Cybertron to the Solar System, then to enslave humanity and use Earth's resources to rebuild their world. Sam teams with USAF Chief Robert Epps to go into Chicago to save Carly, but they are nearly killed by Decepticon forces before the Autobots intervene, revealing they concealed themselves during the launch of their ship to convince the Decepticons they were destroyed as well as to prove to the humans that the Decepticons were untrustworthy.
Working together, the Autobots and human soldiers manage to rescue Carly and kill Laserbeak, Starscream, Soundwaveand Shockwave, with Optimus using Shockwave's arm-cannon to blast the Control Pillar, disabling the Space Bridge. Sam confronts Gould as he reactivates the Control Pillar, and knocks Gould into the Pillar, electrocuting him to death. Bumblebeeand Ratchet arrive and destroy the Control Pillar, permanently disabling the Bridge and causing the partially transported Cybertron to implode. Optimus and Sentinel fight while Carly convinces Megatron that he will be replaced as leader of the Decepticons by Sentinel. Sentinel severs Optimus' right arm, and is about to execute him when Megatron intervenes, incapacitating Sentinel. Megatron slyly proposes a truce, having the desire to become the one in charge again, but Optimus instead attacks Megatron, decapitating and killing him. Sentinel pleads for his life, but Optimus executes him too for betraying his own principles. With the Decepticons defeated, Carly and Sam are reunited and the Autobots accept that, with Cybertron gone for good, Earth is now their home.
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CHAPTER III METHODOLOGY OF RESEARCH This chapter deals with method of research, source of data, instrument of the research, procedures of collecting data and technique of data analysis. A. Research Method In this research, the writer used Qualitative Descriptive Methods in which
the data are taken in the form of words, phrases, and sentences, and interprets them descriptively. Bogdan and Biklen in Sugiyono (2011: 21) define
Qualitative Descriptive Method is a method that used to analyze and interpret the
data in the form of words of picture rather that number. The writer used this method to describe about symbols of the nature disasters in Transformers movie.
B. Source of Research
In this research, the source of the data was the movie “Transformers” by Ehren Kruger. This movie was published in 2011.
C. Instrument
Note taking is the practice of recording information captured from another source. By taking notes, the writer records the essence of the information. This writing process, information is more accessible. This means doing an outline, writing first draft and citing sources is made easier.
According to Nazir in Rosmini (2012:30) note taking was system for recording information which required the writer to use card. The information
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included the last name, page, line, and related information. The information was written on each card and also put chapter and where the data found.
D. Technique of Data Collection
The writer applied as follow: 1.
The writer watched the movie “Transformers” by Ehren Kruger many times to understand the whole story.
2. The writer screenshot the picture
of the movie “Transformers” by Ehren Kruger and classify the data related to the topic.
3. The writer interpreted the data based on the related theory.
E. Technique of Data Analysis
In analyzing data, the writer used Pierce ’s theory to analyze what are the symbols of nature disasters especially about symbol nature destruction in the movie “Transformers” by Ehren Kruger and the writer used Hopkins theory to describe about nature disasters. In this research, the writer used semiotic approach.
CHAPTER IV FINDINGS AND DISCUSSION This chapter provided the findings and discussions. In this research, the
writer presents a further explanation about the symbols of the nature destruction in transformers movie. In the findings section, the writer would like to present all the datum that had been found in transformers movie.
A. Findings
In this case, the datum were got from the transformers movie the dark of the moon. The writer described about the interpretation of symbols nature destruction based on the representament, object, and interpretant.