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Countering the Backlash

(Reading Islam in Islamic Movies: From Ayat-Ayat Cinta to 99 Cahaya di Langit Eropa)

Authors
Muria Endah Sokowati1, *
1Department of Communication Studies, Universtias Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta, Indonesia
*Corresponding author. Email: muriaendah@umy.ac.id
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Muria Endah Sokowati
Available Online 29 December 2021.
DOI
10.2991/assehr.k.211227.025How to use a DOI?
Keywords
Islam; Representation; Politic of Aesthetic
Abstract

The boom of Islamic films in Indonesia in the post-new order has the mission to construct Islam and its values. The 9/11 incidents and the threat of terrorism have affected the negative image of Islam. Islamic films in portraying Islam brought the spirit to challenge its stereotype. In the beginning periods of the emergence of Islamic cinema, represented by Ayat-Ayat Cinta’s phenomenal Islamic films, Islam was depicted as tolerant and respectful to others, especially from values identical to the West. This film successfully performs the harmony of Islamic and western values in its narration and visual aesthetic. The different image of Islam is represented in Islamic films produced recently. In 99 Cahaya di Langit Eropa, which successfully attracts the audience, Islam has the ambition to conquer the West. This film attempts to position the greatness of Islam compared to the West. Instead of promoting the victory of Islam over the West, this movie depicts the inferiority of Islam towards the West’s domination. This paper compares the construction of Islam in the face of the west in Ayat-Ayat Cinta and 99 Cahaya di Langit Eropa. This paper explores the difference in aesthetics between the two films by analysing the narrative and visual strategy in portraying Islam.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the International Conference on Sustainable Innovation Track Humanities Education and Social Sciences (ICSIHESS 2021)
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Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research
Publication Date
29 December 2021
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10.2991/assehr.k.211227.025
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2352-5398
DOI
10.2991/assehr.k.211227.025How to use a DOI?
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© 2021 The Authors. Published by Atlantis Press SARL.
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