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The Potrayal of Social Oppression As Seen in Jordan Peele’s Us Movie
Galuh Ning Pramesti

Last modified: 2022-07-22

Abstract


Social Oppression is formerly known as the activity when one group is being dehumanized by another group or a group which more dominant. In general we can say that oppression is when a group in a position of power controls in cruel and unfair ways. Therefore, this research aims to analyze the portrayal of social oppression in Us movie 2019 by Jordan Peele using the theory of oppression and movie analysis. This research used a qualitative descriptive method which enclosed library research with written word from dialogue and picture from capture scene in the movie. This research used sociology of literature as the approach. This research used the theory of oppression, theory of classes, and theory of movie analysis the result later will divided into three sub discussion, which are the cause of social oppression, the effects of social oppression and the level of social oppression. The result of the study shows that Red’s family, the characters in Jordan Peele’s Us faced oppression from the superior group. In arranging this study, the writer also applies cinematographic aspects such as camerawork, lighting, additional technique in analyzing data presented in movie to determine oppression faced by the characters