Niken Murthiningsih, 2250406557 (2011) Traditionalism for Patriotic Character Building in the last Samurai Movie. Under Graduates thesis, Universitas Negeri Semarang.

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Abstract

This final project is concerned with the analysis of traditionalism for patriotic character building reflected on The Last Samurai movie.This study was carried out (1) to explain traditionalism for patriotic character building displayed in the movie The Last Samurai and (2) to find out the trditionalism in housing, clothing, ritual and weapons support patriotic expression in the movie The Last Samurai. The method applied in this final project is qualitative one. The procedure of collecting data includes watching the movie, transcribing dialogue and describing the settings. The procedures of analyzing the data include identifying scene, setting and dialogue, selecting the scene and setting, classifying the setting, dialogue and interpreting the scene. The analyzes of this study are the trdaitionalism in Japanese culture in housing and clothing, weapon and expression patriotic. The result of the analysis show that samuri commiting Hara-Kiri to protect his honor. Before commiting his tradition, they must do some rituals. They have to wear ceremony with a sword placed in a special cloth (Kimono) and then dress in white vestment which symbolizes clean and purity. The tool that usually use are tanto (short sword), Wakizhasi, or Samurai katana (long aword). Kimono and samurai is the one most of symbolizes identifying from Japanes Culture. The last analyses about the patriotic expression show that patriotism can be difinded as love of one’s country identification with it, and special concern for its well being and that of compatriots.

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