Open AccessSINEMATIK TEROR: EKSEPSIONALISME AMERIKA DAN PROPAGANDA ANTI-ISLAM DALAM FILM 12 STRONG
Author(s) -
Sekar Yolanda Azza,
Yusrina Dinar Prihatika
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
haluan sastra budaya/haluan sastra budaya
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2549-1733
pISSN - 0852-0933
DOI - 10.20961/hsb.v5i2.53181
Subject(s) - indoctrination , islam , movie theater , american exceptionalism , ideology , narrative , film theory , exceptionalism , sociology , religious studies , media studies , depiction , political science , law , art , literature , philosophy , theology , politics
The concept of American exceptionalism in American cinema is a way for propagandists to instill certain values or doctrines in the audience. This is clearly depicted through the narrative and non-narrative aspects where each dialogue, characterization, setting and also the way the camera take a shot reflects an effort of exceptionalism that is implanted throughout the film. These efforts led to the practice of propaganda against Islam and Muslim. By using a descriptive analysis method described using binary opposition theory, this research reveals the existence of American exceptionalism indoctrination which has an impact on the emergence of anti-Islamic ideology. The existence of a propaganda technique that is reflected in the film, such as card stacking, creates a cinematic terror in the film about the depiction of Middle Eastern people, especially Muslims.