AN ANALYSIS OF BIRDS OF PREY MOVIE VIEWED FROM ITS CULTURAL VALUES AND ITS CONTRIBUTION TO CROSS CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING

Ningsih, Suprihati. 16420073. 2023. An Analysis of Birds of Prey Movie Viewed
from Its Cultural Values and Its Contribution to Cross Cultural
Understanding. Final Project, English Study Program, Faculty of Language
and Arts Education, University of PGRI Semarang. Advisor I: Dr. Rahmawati
Sukmaningrum, M.Pd., and Advisor II: Ajeng Setyorini, S.S., M.Pd.
Keywords: Cultural values, Birds of Prey, Cross Cultural Understanding
This final project was conducted to analyze cultural values found in Birds of Prey
movie and its contribution to Cross Cultural Understanding Teaching. The
objectives of the study were (1) to know the implication of cultural values found
in Birds of Prey movie based on iceberg analogy. (2) To find out the contribution
of Birds of Prey movie to cross-cultural understanding. The methodology of this
research was descriptive qualitative research. The main sources of this research
were Birds of Prey movie and the script of Birds of Prey movie. The writer used
some steps in analyzing the data. First, analyzing words/sentences indicate the
cultural values in the script of the movie. Second, categorizing the cultural values
based on the elements of culture. Third, finding the correlation of cultural values
in Birds of Prey movie to Cross Cultural Understanding. Fourth, elaborating the
contribution of cultural values to Cross Cultural Understanding based on
theoretical review and personal judgment. Fifth, writing the result. The last,
Making conclusions and suggestions. In the process of analysis, the writer found
several cultural values which covered symbols, language, food, clothing, beliefs,
attitudes, values, and artifacts. This movie teaches us about social life, how to
become a tough woman, effort and hard work, solidarity, and emancipation of
women where women are usually underestimated and labeled as weak humans.
The contribution of this movie to cross cultural understanding teaching is giving
information about other countries’ cultures and increasing knowledge. Movie can
be an alternative media to cross cultural understanding teaching. Therefore, it is
suggested that the teacher can use movies as media in teaching Cross Cultural
Understanding in order to make students interested in learning about the culture.