Proceedings of the 9th Asbam International Conference (Archeology, History, & Culture In The Nature of Malay) (ASBAM 2021)

Tradition and Industry

Representation of Silek Minangkabau in Cinema

Authors
Herry Nur Hidayat1, *, Bani Sudardi2, Sahid Teguh Widodo3, Sri K Habsari4
1Sekolah Pascasarjana Universitas Sebelas Maret Surakarta
2,3,4Fakultas Ilmu Budaya Universitas Sebelas Maret Surakarta
*Corresponding author. Email: herrynh@student.uns.ac.id
Corresponding Author
Herry Nur Hidayat
Available Online 27 April 2022.
DOI
10.2991/assehr.k.220408.065How to use a DOI?
Keywords
Silek; Minangkabau; Cinema; Tradition; Industry
Abstract

Film is a complex work of art production as well as a symbol of social behavior. Films also have an influence on the audience through the content they convey. This article examines three film titles containing Minangkabau: Harimau Tjampa, Merantau, and Surau dan Silek. All three are assumed to convey silek as a part of the traditional life of the Minangkabau community and represent the social changes that occur. Film semiotics and social semiotics are used as theoretical frameworks. The study focuses on visual imagery and narrative characterization tools to reveal social changes related to silek in Minangkabau. As a result, the three films show a significant change in silek representation. Harimau Tjampa can be called a quite accurate film representing silek as a tradition in Minangkabau. Film Merantau conveys silek as a means of building a film genre as an action film. Meanwhile, Surau and Silek conveyed a shift in their view of silek as a tradition to silek as a competed sport. Through its representation in the three films, it can be said that silek has undergone a social change from tradition to become an industrial commodity, in this case, the film industry.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the 9th Asbam International Conference (Archeology, History, & Culture In The Nature of Malay) (ASBAM 2021)
Series
Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research
Publication Date
27 April 2022
ISBN
10.2991/assehr.k.220408.065
ISSN
2352-5398
DOI
10.2991/assehr.k.220408.065How to use a DOI?
Copyright
© 2022 The Authors. Published by Atlantis Press SARL.
Open Access
This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC 4.0 license.

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AU  - Sri K Habsari
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