The Intersection of Science and Local Culture: A Film Analysis

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10.2991/978-2-38476-321-4_7How to use a DOI?

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Local Culture; Madura; Science-Fiction Film

Abstract

A film titled Semesta Mendukung was released in 2011. It is a work of fiction that combines local culture and the concept of science. The family drama film centres on a junior high school student named Arif from Sumenep Regency on Madura Island, East Java. Arif likes Physics, but his parents are not rich, so he has to work in a workshop after school. The film opens with a scene of a bull racing competition, a typical Madurese culture. Meanwhile, the concept of science appears three times. First, Arif showed how to make a balloon not burst when pricked by a needle. Second, Arif helped his friends pick up a ball stuck in a tree using the water rocket concept. Third, Arif participated in the International Physics Olympiad in Singapore and was asked to make a thunderous sound using cloth. Arif completed this task brilliantly when he made a bull racing whip with a sarong cloth given to him by his father in the village. This article aims to analyze the intersection between science and local culture by looking at the intrinsic elements in the film, namely characters and characterization, setting, plot, language, and theme. The theory of the intrinsic elements of a literary work was used to analyze the film. The analysis results show that science is an inseparable part of a culture. Although often not realized, there are scientific principles in everyday activities, including cultural events.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Antonia Rahayu Rosaria Wibowo
PY  - 2024
DA  - 2024/12/24
TI  - The Intersection of Science and Local Culture: A Film Analysis
BT  - Proceedings of the Third International Conference on Communication, Language, Literature, and Culture (ICCoLliC 2024)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 77
EP  - 86
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-2-38476-321-4_7
DO  - 10.2991/978-2-38476-321-4_7
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