ELite Journal: International Journal of Education, Language and Literature
Vol. 5 No. 2 (2025): ELite Journal (Volume 5 Number 2, April 2025)

Ideological State Apparatuses and Its Oppositions in Matt Reeves’ Film The Batman

Zhafirah, Muthiah Qalbu (Unknown)
Napitupulu, Johanes Claudio Perdana (Unknown)
Pasopati, Rommel Utungga (Unknown)
Hariyono, Hariyono (Unknown)
Kartiningsih, Rindrah (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
24 Apr 2025

Abstract

This article describes how the article tries to explore the Ideological State Apparatuses (ISAs) and its oppositions in Matt Reeves’ Film The Batman. The film of The Batman, directed by Matt Reeves, is a 2022 superhero film based on the DC Comics character, Batman. The writers of this article employ a qualitative method, which allows the reader to learn more about the object's background. This movie has deep ideological themes, especially when it comes to Althusser's ideology theory, which underlines how the movie shows the complicated connection between justice, class, and power. The analysis looks at how different political issues are involved since it could demonstrate actions taken by the power structure against those under them. In conclusion, The Batman not only explores such superhero aspect in a film, but also how the characters must face various dominations by opposing such ISAs.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

elite

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Subject

Education Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media

Description

The scope includes theory and practice in Education, Language Teaching and Learning, Linguistics and Literature, language teachers training, teaching English as a second and foreign ...