HEROISME IN MOVIE “TAKEN” BY LUC BESSON AND ROBERT MARK KAMEN

Heroisme

Abstract

A hero is a figure who always defends the truth and defends the weak. The hero in this case is not someone who wants to win in war, but the hero is how he solves the problems he is facing. According to Christopher Vogler, there are twelve stages of the journey that a hero must go through. The purpose of this research is to identify and understand the depiction of heroic traits in the film "Taken (2008)" written by Luc Besson and Robert Mark Kamen through the twelve stages of the Hero's Journey theory by Christopher Vogler, as well as finding out what kind of journey of heroism is depicted by the character Bryan Mills in the film "Taken (2008)".

The method used in this research is qualitative description. The data source used in this research is conversational dialogue from the film script "Taken (2008)". The data collection process in this research is by watching films, reading and understanding film scripts, and analyzing the hero stages carried out by Bryan Mills. The data analysis process in this research is by watching films and analyzing the data using the Hero's Journey and Archetype theory according to Christopher Vogler.

The results of this research state that Bryan Mills as the main character is a hero, seen from his life journey which is in accordance with the twelve stages of the hero's journey in Christopher Vogler's theory, even the twelve stages can be randomized according to the author's wishes so that the story is not monotonous and boring.

It can be concluded that Bryan Mills is a hero, this has been proven through analysis of the stages of the hero's journey and based on Archetypes theory. This research also proves that the hero's journey theory can be used to analyze modern literary works with modifications, not only to analyze fantasy stories or legends.