Representation Of Women's Body In The Imperfect Film By Ernest Prakarsa
Genny Gustina Sari ,Mochamad Iqbal ,Rinaldi ,Ikhma Zurani ,Benazir Bona Pratamawaty
Keywords:
Representation, Women's Body, Film, Construction ,
Abstract
Women's films are here to accommodate female audiences by raising the theme of women's lives as the main story. Since the 1970s until now, women's films have not changed much, the patriarchal ideology that is rooted in and dominates the political economy market still makes women passive objects which are interpreted as marginal people in the order of life. One of the themes raised, for example, talks about the female body as a commodity which is debated, constructed and represented from all perspectives. The film Imperfect by Ernest Prakasa is here to try to break the stigma about the female body, where happiness is not judged by a perfect body shape. This paper looks at the representation of the female body in the film Imperfect through the characters Rara, Neti, Maria, Endah and Prita are described as disproportionate and not ideal. From the narrative point of view, this film clearly describes in detail the form of female body imperfections that cause problems in life. The audience is led to commodify the contents of the spectacle and then draw it into the reality of their lives. In terms of dialogue, the sentences that emphasize the imperfect forms of women's bodies are far more than sentences about the importance of being happy. Even at the end of the film, the main character seems to emphasize his fat body shape as a form of imperfection. In terms of the attributes used, the authors see that some attributes are indeed attached to a woman's body image that is not ideal, namely through make-up, shoes, bags and types of food. The main thing is, the film Imperfect failed to break the stigma about the female body that has been prevailing so far. The director's efforts to represent happiness through the shape of a woman's body actually seem to reinforce the stigma that the ideal woman's body is white and slim.