FEMINISM OF DIDO ELIZABETH BELLE IN BELLE MOVIE DIRECTED BY AMMA ASANTE

• SYIFA YUNIAR
• 2020

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Syifa Yuniar (31170191), Feminism of Dido Elizabeth Belle in Belle Movie

 

 

 

Feminism  is a movement  that demands  changes  to women's  rights and a  gender equality in all thing of work or doing something. The Belle movie is a literary work in the form of a movie with the theme of feminism during the era of slavery in England, with the main character named Dido Elizabeth Belle. Dido is a noble girl who has critical and logical thinking, this is proven when the main character is on a mission to uncover a case of sinking a ship and causing many slaves died. Dido is cares about the slavery around her proves that if Dido belongs to the type of socialist feminism, Dido who without hesitation tries to get the slaves to get their rights. In addition to the main character being a woman, this movie also gives character big impact and makes this movie a success to be said as one of the famous feminism movie.

 

Keyword : Literature, Feminism, Belle Movie, Main Character

 

 

 

Syifa Yuniar (31170191), Feminism of Dido Elizabeth Belle in Belle Movie

 

 

Feminisme  adalah  sebuah  gerakan  yang  menuntut  perubahan  terhadap  hak  hak perempuan  dan  sebuah  kesetaraan  gender  dalam  semua  bidang  pekerjaan  atau melakukan sesuatu hal. Film Belle merupakan sebuah karya sastra berupa film yang mengangkat  tema  feminisme  pada  zaman  perbudakan  di  Inggris  terjadi,  dengan pemeran  utama  bernama  Dido  Elizabeth  Belle.  Dido  merupakan  seorang  anak perempuan bangsawan yang mempunyai pemikiran kritis dan logis, hal ini terbukti ketika pemeran utama melakukan misi untuk menguak sebuah kasus tenggelamnya kapal dan menyebabkan  banyak  budak yang meninggal.  Sikap  Dido yang peduli terhadap perbudakan  di sekitarnya membuktikan  jika Dido termasuk kedalam tipe sosialis   feminisme,  Dido   yang   tanpa   ragu  mengusahakan   para  budak   untuk mendapatkan hak hak mereka. Selain pemeran utamanya adalah perempuan film ini juga memberikan sebuah impek pemeran utama yang sangat besar dan menjadikan film ini sukses dikatakan sebagai salah satu film feminisme yang terkenal.

 

Kata Kunci : Sastra, Feminisme, Film Belle, Pemeran Utama

• Literature

 

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