CITRA LESBIAN DAN REPRESENTASINYA DALAM FILM BODIES BODIES BODIES (2022)

LESBIAN IMAGE AND ITS REPRESENTATION IN BODIES BODIES BODIES MOVIE (2022)

Studi ini akan membahas bagaimana identitas lesbian direpresentasikan dan ditampilkan dalam film Bodies Bodies Bodies (2022) dalam bentuk karakter Bee dan Sophie. Analisis tekstual melibatkan analisis adegan-adegan terpilih di mana peneliti akan memeriksa bagaimana identitas lesbian diproduksi dalam hal tanda-tanda visual, dialog, interaksi emosional, dan perilaku karakter. Berdasarkan teori representasi (Hall, 1997) dan konsep identitas queer dalam sinema (Benshoff dan Griffin, 2005), analisis akan didasarkan pada produksi makna dalam konteks interaksi sehari-hari, kedekatan fisik, keheningan, kerentanan, dan dinamika kekuasaan. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa identitas lesbian dalam film tersebut diekspresikan sebagai sesuatu yang dinormalisasi dan diasimilasi secara sosial dalam suasana kaum muda modern, yang pada saat yang sama ditandai dengan ketidakamanan emosional, ketidakpercayaan, dan ketidakstabilan. Identitas lesbian diwujudkan melalui ketergantungan emosional, kecemburuan, penenangan, konfrontasi, dan pergeseran kekuasaan, dan bukan melalui deklarasi verbal. Studi ini menambah diskusi tentang topik representasi queer dalam sinema modern dengan menunjukkan bagaimana penampilan identitas lesbian diproduksi dan ditampilkan melalui praktik visual dan emosional kecil dalam cerita film arus utama.

Kata kunci: Identitas Lesbian, Representasi Queer, Penampilan, Sinema Queer

This study will discuss how lesbian identity is represented and displayed in the film Bodies Bodies Bodies (2022) in the form of the characters Bee and Sophie. Textual analysis involves the analysis of selected scenes in which the researcher will examine how lesbian identities are produced in terms of visual cues, dialogue, emotional interactions, and character behavior. Based on the theory of representation (Hall, 1997) and the concept of queer identity in cinema (Benshoff and Griffin, 2005), the analysis will be based on the production of meaning in the context of everyday interactions, physical proximity, silence, vulnerability, and power dynamics. The results of the study show that lesbian identity in the film is expressed as something that is normalized and socially assimilated in the atmosphere of modern youth, which at the same time is characterized by emotional insecurity, distrust, and instability. Lesbian identity is manifested through emotional dependence, jealousy, appeasement, confrontation, and power shifts, and not through verbal declarations. This study adds to the discussion on the topic of queer representation in modern cinema by showing how the performance of lesbian identity is produced and displayed through small visual and emotional practices in mainstream film stories.

Keywords: Lesbian Identity, Queer Representation, Appearance, Queer Cinema