EUFONI: Journal of Language, Literary, and Cultural Studies
Vol. 2 No. 2 (2018): EUFONI: Journal of Language, Literary and Cultural Studies

PATRIARCHAL SOCIETY AND WOMEN’S POSITION IN ACTION MOVIE GENRE: CASE STUDY OF PIERRE MOREL’S TAKEN




Article Info

Publish Date
30 May 2020

Abstract

Action movie has established itself as one of the leading movie genres which has been present in the film industry for a long time. However, action movie genre has been characterized as male-oriented. This study aims to reveal the issue of patriarchal society and women's position represented in action movie entitled Taken, directed by Pierre Morel. Research problems in this study are related to: (a) how is the superiority of men depicted in the movie, and (b) how is women represented as the secondary subject. To analyze the movie, this study used the theory of Simone de Beauvoir especially in her book, The Second Sex. The result of this study showed that Taken movie reproduce the stereotype of action movie genre as male-oriented and women is considered as the secondary subject.Keywords: Taken, Action Movie Genre, Patriarchal Society, Secondary Subject, Simone de Beauvoir.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

EFN

Publisher

Subject

Humanities Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media

Description

EUFONI: Journal of Language, Literary and Cultural Studies is a scholarly journal published by English Department of Pamulang University. It is founded in 2017, with registered number ISSN: 2597-9663 (print) and 3048-4448 (Online). EUFONI has commitment to exchange and share ideas as well as ...