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DISAPPOINTMENT TO RIDLEY SCOTT’S THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN

FILM (2005) : READER RESPONSE ANALYSIS

THESIS

Submitted to the Department of Language Studies Graduate School of Muhammadiyah University of Surakarta

as a Partial Fulfilment of the Requirements for getting Master Degree of Education

Written by:

Widayah

(S200160082)

POST GRADUTE PROGRAM

MAGISTER OF LANGUAGE STUDIES

MUHAMMADIYAH UNIVERSITY OF SURAKARTA

2018

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NOTE OF ADVISOR I

Dr. M Thoyibi, M.S

Lecturer of Magister of Language Study Post Graduate Program Muhammadiyah

University of Surakarta

Official Note on Widayah’s Thesis

Dear,

The Director of Graduate Program of Magister of Language Study of Graduate Program

Muhammadiyah University of Surakarta.

AssalamualaikumWr.Wb.

Having read, examined and necessarily revised toward the thesis of

Name : Widayah

Nim : S200160082

Program : Magister of Language Study

Focus on : Literature

Titled : Disappointment To Ridley Scott’s The Kingdom Of Heaven Film

(2005) : Reader Response Analysis

I state that this thesis is approved to be examined by the board of examiners in the Magister Of Language Study of Muhammadiyah of Surakarta.

Wassalamualaikum, Wr, Wb.

Surakarta, 05 November 2018

Dr. M. Thoyibi, M.S.

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NOTE OF ADVISOR II

Dr. Phil. Dewi Candraningrum, M. Ed

Lecturer of Magister of Language Study Post Graduate Program Muhammadiyah

University of Surakarta

Official Note on Widayah’s Thesis

Dear,

The Director of Graduate Program of Magister of Language Study of Graduate Program

Muhammadiyah University of Surakarta.

AssalamualaikumWr.Wb.

Having read, examined and necessarily revised toward the thesis of

Name : Widayah

Nim : S200160082

Program : Magister of Language Study

Focus on : Literature

Titled : Disappointment To Ridley Scott’s The Kingdom Of Heaven Film

(2005) : Reader Response Analysis

I state that this thesis is approved to be examined by the board of examiners in the Magister Of Language Study of Muhammadiyah of Surakarta.

Wassalamualaikum, Wr, Wb.

Surakarta, 05 November 2018

Dr. Phil. Dewi Candraningrum, M. Ed

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APPROVAL

DISAPPOINTMENT TO RIDLEY SCOTT’S THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN

FILM (2005) : READER RESPONSE ANALYSIS

THESIS

BY

WIDAYAH

S200160082

Approved by the Advisor team

Advisor I Advisor II

Dr. M. Thoyibi, M,S Dr. Phil. Dewi Candraningrum, M. Ed

NIK 410 NIK

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APPROVAL OF THESIS FOR SUBMISSION

DISAPPOINTMENT TO RIDLEY SCOTT’S THE

KINGDOM OF HEAVEN FILM (2005) : READER

RESPONSE ANALYSIS

Submitted by

WIDAYAH

Has been examined for all reviions and corrections recommended

by the board examiners on November.... 2018 and is certifid to be accepted for submission

THE EXAMINER BOARD

Examiner I

Dr. M. Thoyibi, M.S

Examiner II

Dr. Phil. Dewi Candraningrum, M. Ed

Examiner III

Dr. Abdillah Nugroho, M.Hum

Surakarta, 05 November 2018

Universitas Muhammadiyah Surakarta Graduate School

Director;

Prof. Dr. Khudzaifah Dimyati

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Motto

A person who never make a mistake never tried anything new

(Albert Einstein)

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DEDICATION

This thesis whole dedicated to:

The Greatest ALLAH SWT

My Beloved Husband “ Edi S.”

My Beloved Parents “ Ngaisatin Istifadah” and “Bonaji”

My Beloved Daughter and Son “ NaelaAyu W.H.” and “A. FaishalLintang

W.A.”

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Abstrak Widayah. S.200160082 Disappointment To Ridley Scott’s The Kingdom of Heaven Film (2005)

:Reader Response Analysis. Thesis the Department Language Studies Graduate School,

Universitas Muhammadiyah Suarakarta, advisor (1) Dr. M. Thoyibi, M.S, (2) Dr. Phil. Dewi

Candraningrum, M. Ed.

Penelitian ini mempunyai 3 objek : (1) menggambarka profil dari review film The Kingdo m of

Heaven (2005) (2) mendiskrisikan isu kekecewaan terhadap film The Kingdom of Heaven

(2005) (3) menganalisa alasan kekecewaan. Pendekatan kualitatif di gunakan karna peneliti ingin

fokus mendeskripsikan bagaimana review penonton film the Kingdom of Heaven melalui teori

tanggapan pembaca. Data ini menggunakan dua sumber yaitu data primer dan data sekunder.

Data primer adalah data yang diambil dari situs Internet Movie Database (IMDb) dan data

sekunder diambil dari sumber artikel lain seperti, jurnal, buku, dan situs yang berhubungan

dengan teori tanggapan pembaca. Hingga Mei 2005 sampai 30 September 2014 sebanyak 923

review terdiiri dari 657 data yang dianalisisdan 266 spoiler. Isu yang dominan dari tanggapan

review adalah mengaplikasikan teori tanggapan pembaca dari Beachyang berhubungan dengan

respon budaya. Sebanyak 533 review menyatakan kekecewaan terhadap film ini. Berdasarkan

temuan menyimpulkan ada 21 isu kekecewaan. Berdasarkan analisis tanggapan pembaca,

penelitian ini juga berhubungan dengan kontek budaya. Pro dan kontra yang tergambarkan

dipengaruhi oleh latar belakang negara dan budaya mereka. Review yang merasa diuntungkan

akan menganggap film ini bagus sedangkan review yang merasa dirugikan akan menganggap

film ini buruk.

Kata Kunci : tanggapan pembaca, the Kingdom of Heaven, kekecewaan

Abstract

This research has three objectives: (1)To portray the profile of the reviewers the Kingdom of

Heaven Film (2005) (2) To describe the issues ofdisappointment of The Kingdom of Heaven

Film (2005) (3) To reveal the reason of disappointment. Qualitative approach is employed

because the researcher wants to focus on describing how the audience reviews of the Kingdom

of Heaven Film through Reader-Response theory .The data using two data source. They are

primary and secondary data. The primary data were taken from the Internet Movie Database

(IMDb) and the secondary data were taken from such as other source article,book, journal, also

website related to reader response theory. Till may 2005 Up to September 30 2014 there were

923 reviewers consisting of 657 data analyzed and 266 spoilers. The dominant issue which is

response by the reviewers is applying the reader response theory by beach dealing with the

cultural response. The total 533 reviewers stated that they disappointed to the film. The finding

concluded that they were 21 issues disappointment.Based on the reader response analysis, this

researvh also connected with the culture context. Pro Contra portrayed the ch aracter was

influenced by their background nationality and culture. The reviewer who feel advantages will

assume the Kingdom of Heaven film is Good while the reviewer who feel disadvantages will assume this film is worst.

Keyword:Reader Response, Kingdom of Heaven, Disappointment

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PRONOUNCEMENT

Iam the writer of this thesis

Name : Widayah

NIM : S200160082

Program : Magister of Language Study

Focus on : Literature

Title : “Disappointment to Ridley Scott’s the Kingdom of Heaven Film

(2005) : Reader Response Analysis”

Certify that the thesis is definitely my own work. Iam completely responsible of it’s

content. I absolutely states that this thesis is not plagiarism or made by someone

else. The other works related to the thesis have been written in the form of

quotation. The sources of the thesis have been listed in the Bibliography. If next the

thesis can be proved as a plagiarism, the certificate and academic can be cancelled

to be given.

Surakarta, 05 November 2018

Widayah

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AKNOWLEDGMENT

In the name of Allah, the most merciful for blessing the writer to accomplish this

thesis under the title” “Disappointment To Ridley Scott’s The Kingdom Of Heaven

Film (2005) : Reader Response Analysis”. This thesis is one of requirement for getting

the post graduate of language department at Muhammadiyah University of Surakarta.

Secondly, peace and salution always be given to our prophet Muhammad SAW

who has guided us from the darkness to the lightness.

However, this success would not be achieved without those support, guidance,

advice, help and encouragement from individual and situation, and I somehow realize

that an appropiate moment for me to deepest gratitude for:

1. Prof. Dr. Khudzaifah Dimyati, S.H., M.Hum, the Director of Muhammadiyah

University Surakarta.

2. Prof. Dr. Markhamah, M.Hum, The Head of Language Study Department

3. Dr. M. Thoyibi, M.S, and Dr. Phil. Dewi Candraningrum, M. Ed and Dr.

Abdillah Nugroho, M.Hum as advisors of the thesis who give guided and advice

during the arrangement of the research paper from the beginning until the end.

4. All of the lectures in English department who had given the knowledge

patiently.

5. All of my friends in the post graduate of language study (chika, adit, dina, ichal,

brian, alvy, andin and ayuk) I love you all

Finally, this graduating paper is expected to be able to provide the useful

knowledge and information to the readers.

Surakarta, 05 November 2018

Writer

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TABLE OF CONTENT

TITLE .................................................................................................................... i

SUPERVISOR’S APPROVAL FORM.............................................................. ii

SUPERVISOR’S APPROVAL FORM............................................................. iii

APPROVAL ........................................................................................................ iv

APPROVAL OF THESIS SUBMISSION ......................................................... v

MOTTO .............................................................................................................. vii

DEDICATION ................................................................................................... vii

ABSTRACT ..................................................................................................... viii

PRONOUNCEMENT ....................................................................................... ix

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT .................................................................................. x

TABLE OF CONTENT ..................................................................................... xi

CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION ........................................................................ 1

A. Background of the Study. .......................................................................... 1

B. Problem Statement ..................................................................................... 3

C. Objective of the Study ............................................................................... 2

D. Benefits of the Study ................................................................................. 3

E. Paper organization .....................................................................................3

CHAPTER II LITERATURE REVIEW AND UNDERLYING THEORY .. 4

A. Underlying theory ...................................................................................... 4

1. Reader response theory .......................................................................4

a. The notion of reader response........................................................ 4

b. The major of reader response ........................................................ 6

c. The type of reader response ........................................................ ...7

2. Structural Element of Film...................................................................8

B. Previous study ........................................................................................... 8

CHAPTER III RESEARCH METHOD.......................................................... 13

A. Type of Research ..................................................................................... 13

B. Object of the Research ............................................................................. 13

C. Data Source.............................................................................................. 14

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D. Technique of Collecting the Data ............................................................ 14

E. Technique of Analyzing Data .................................................................. 15

CHAPTER IV RESEARCH FINDING AND DISCUSSION........................ 16

A. Research Finding ..................................................................................... 16

1. Review Profile ................................................................................... 16

a. Review by Country ...................................................................... 16

b. Review by Year ........................................................................... 18

c. Review by Gender ....................................................................... 19

2. Issues of Disappointment................................................................... 20

B. Discussion ................................................................................................ 46

CHAPTER V CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION..................................... 50

A. Conclusion ............................................................................................... 50

B. Suggestion................................................................................................ 51

BIBLIOGRAPHY .............................................................................................. 52

APPENDIX......................................................................................................... 52

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