MORAL VALUES AND THEIR GOOD IMPACTS IN HACKSAW RIDGE MOVIE BY

Ahmad Nurjani, Sulaiman, Dedi Efendi

Faculty of Language Muara Bungo University [email protected]

ABSTRACT

This research analyzes about the moral values and their good impacts in Hacksaw Ridge movie by Mel Gibson. The goals of this research are to explain the moral values and the good impacts of moral values itself from this movie. In this research, the writer uses descriptive qualitative method, because it helps the writer to explain the data in the form of phrase and sentence. The data is analyzed through some ways: identify, classify, analyze, and conclusion. The writer describes and analyses sentences from conversation of characters in Hacksaw Ridge Movie that contain moral values within it. There are two kinds result in this research, they are moral values and their good impacts. Moral values that the writer found from this movie are moral values of being, such as honesty, courage, peace ability, self-discipline, self reliance and potential, and moral values of giving, such as loyalty, respect, love, and unselfishness. The writer also found some good impacts of these moral values. First, moral value can improve someone’s high self confidence. Second, moral value make someone has patience. And third, moral value can create someone’s care.

Key words: Good impact, Hacksaw ridge, Moral value.

I. INTRODUCTION is true. This is a war movie that marked Gibson’s comeback after 10 years Hacksaw Ridge which is released vacuum in the film industry. Gibson is on September, 4th, 2016 is a story about formerly known as one of famous an American army who refuses to use American actor, director, and also a gun in the war because of his traumatic producer. He is born in Peekskill, New feeling when Desmond’s brother is York, on January, 3th, 1956. He is also nearly die in a fight with Desmond in the directed some film that success and win past time. Another reason is about the appreciation such as Desmond’s belief that forbids to killing. (2006), (1995), Passion of This movie is adapted from the true The Christ (2004). story of an American army named Since on the writer’s view, this in World War II. movie shows how moral values are. Desmond Doss is a person who thinks Desmond Doss looks like to show that that his belief is the one that he thinks it morality is everything. Morality refers to concern with what is good or right in and bad manner. It means that the people’s relationship to each other. It director hopes the movie viewer can can be seen how he defends his ideology learn the message. to not use gun in the war. He becomes Based on the explanation above, one of American army who has an the writer wants to analyze this movie to important role in the winning of find moral values and their good impacts American against Japan in World War in Hacksaw Ridge movie. The writer II. Desmond marked the new history of thinks this movie is worth to be analyzes America as the one of American army chooses moral value this movie to be who success to get supreme honorary analyzes because the research of moral “Medal of Honor” from American values especially in Hacksaw Ridge government after saves the heart of other movie is not done yet before it. Besides, 75 armies during the war in Okinawa. this movie contains a lot of moral values Talk about moral values, it that has good teaching to be applied in always relates to the element of human daily life and moral learning process in itself. In other word, moral value appears education and behavior. is caused by social problems in the society. Moral value is a value of human’s prestige. The existence of this II. METHOD OF THE value reflects how the human’s status as RESEARCH the supreme creature between other creatures. Someone who has high level The writer uses descriptive of moral value wishes for society to have qualitative method in this research. It is a attitude and behavior as much as is method of research where the data is proper of human itself. Ideally, human described in form of words rather than always hope that these values can be numbers. That is why this research is applied in the human’s life aspects as the called as qualitative research. As what basic to keep human’s life continuance Bodgan and Biklen (1982:28) stated that and solve the morality problems. But, in qualitative research is descriptive; the real condition sometimes it is still far collected data is in form of words as from expectation. These moral values picture rather than numbers. are like easier to be discussed, but too Furthermore, Ratna (2008:46) difficult to be applied. also states his opinion relates to the Sternberg (1994:938) states that qualitative research as seen below: moral value is a term in logic that a “ Penelitian kualitatif principle or action or character of human adalah penelitian yang is true or false, right or wrong and good memberikan perhatian or bad view of the goodness or badness terhadap data alamiah, of human action or character. In other data dalam hubungannya word, it can be concluded that moral dengan konteks value is about people belief on good and keberadaannya dan bad thing. It gives the example of good memanfaatkan cara-cara attitude and culture, which is inspired penafsiran dengan from society’s behavior. In the movie, menyajikannya dalam moral value is about the director’s bentuk deskripsi”. message to the movie viewer about good “ Qualitative research is a characters in Hacksaw Ridge movie research which gives that contain moral values and their attention to the scientific good impacts in this movie. data, the data on its 5. The writer finds out the theory relation with context of from book which appropriates to this its existence and utilizes research. the interpretation ways by present it into descriptive c. Analyzing the Data form”. Data which is collected, for the next it would be analyzed. In analyzing From the definitions above, it can the data, the writer uses some ways: be concluded that qualitative research is 1. Identify a research which is formed by words as It is the first step that writer do to picture, rather than statistic and numbers analyze the data in this research, which gives attention to the scientific where in this step the writer data, the data on its relation with context identifies the data that are collected of its existence and utilizes the before. It is aimed to make the final interpretation ways by present it into decision whether the data that the descriptive form. writer collected before contains moral values or not. a. Source of the Data 2. Classify The writer uses the primary and In this step, the writer tries to secondary data classify the data which is found in 1. Primary Data Hacksaw Ridge movie such as The primary data is from conversations in Hacksaw Ridge Hacksaw Ridge movie directed by movie by correlates with the theory Mel Gibson. book which is used. 2. Secondary Data 3. Analyze The secondary data is taken from After classify the data, the writer analyzes the conversations in books, and internet article. Hacksaw Ridge movie which relates to the focus of the research. b. Collecting the Data 4. Conclusion The writer uses some steps to collect This is the last step where the the data, they are: writer makes a conclusion all of data 1. The writer downloads this movie about the moral values and their from www.rmcmv.us. good impacts in Mel Gibson’s 2. The writer watches Hacksaw Hacksaw Ridge movie to make this Ridge movie in several times. research clearly. 3. The writer tries to understand the III. RESULT whole story in Hacksaw Ridge movie until the writer finds the moral The data of in this research is values and their good impacts in this presented in writing form. It is movie. analyzed in the form of word 4. The writer collects and writes the based on the finding. The writer conversations and monologues from presents this research in systematic writing form which is into two group, they are moral values of started by background, being and moral values of giving. The identification, and also goal of moral value of being is a value that is this research. In research method, within evolved humans beings into the the writer collects some data that behavior and the way we treat others the writer thinks they contain which includes: honesty, courage, peace moral values in Hacksaw Ridge ability, self-reliance and potential, self- movie to be analyzed by using discipline and moderation, fidelity and theory books which are chastity. While the moral value of giving appropriate to them. is that values need to be practiced or provided which would then be accepted IV. DISCUSSION as a given. Moral value of giving includes: loyalty and dependability, The writer explains the finding of respect, love, unselfishness and research as found in Hacksaw sensitivity, kindness and friendliness, Ridge movie by Mel Gibson. The justice and mercy. writer also divides the finding and discusses them to clarify the a. Courage data of moral values and the good impacts of moral values Linda and Eyre (1993:44) state that itself by using some books as the courage means doing the right thing theory to analyze those data, when it is hard. It means that the best which are mentioned by Lynda & choice is the correct difficult options. Eyre (1993), Angelis (2003), People can take some of the choices in Hurlock (1997), and Watson life and certainly has consequences that (1979). are comparable with the result that will be found. Therefore, people must boldly 1. Moral Values Found in determine a correct choice even thought Hacksaw Ridge Movie it is very difficult.

Moral values are the result of [00:10:10 – 00:10:35] process of comprehension implementing Joshua : I’ll phone an ambulance. of God and humanity values in human’s Desmond: No, no time. Joshua’s life. So, these values will guide human pickup. Quick! knowledge and creativity appropriately Joshua : Okay. (Linda and Eyre, 1993:11). Moral value, Desmond is a person who has in this case, actually appears by the long courage to refuse an opinion that he process through the emergence of any thinks it is inappropriate in solving the society in running social activity. In the problem. One day he helps a person society, the people interact to one named Gilbert who gets an accident another. That creates norm and value of when he repairs a car around the church the society; then from the norm and area. He shows his courage to refuse value, the moral value based on their Joshua’s opinion. Desmond knows that agreement will seem by itself. Gilbert should be arrives in the hospital Based on Linda and Eyre’s faster to get medical treatment. That explanation, moral values can be divided conversation also shows that Joshua is a person who is not calm in facing a The conversation below shows how problem. Desmond is an honest person. b. Potential [00:15:39 – 00:15:51] Desmond: My blood. I need it back. Potential is trying to be one’s best self and asking the best from oneself Dorothy : Well, it don’t work like that, (Linda and Eyre, 1993:60). Desmond is we can’t just give it back to you. a person who has big potential of what Desmond: Well, you got to. Ever since he believes to do something. It is seen in you stuck me with that conversation between Desmond and his needle, my heart’s been father, Thomas Doss below: beating real fast. Every time I think about you, it [00:25:47 – 00:26:02] beats faster still. Thomas : Look, you gotta sit and think and pray about everything. I It describes conversation between mean, look at you, you’re Desmond and Dorothy in the hospital. doing it right now. You won’t Dorothy is a nurse that Desmond knows be able to live with yourself since he gave his blood after carries if you go. Gilbert to the hospital. The conversation Desmond: No, I won’t be able to live above shows how the Desmond’s with myself if I don’t. I’m honesty to say what his deepest feeling going to be a medic. That’s to Dorothy. going to be my way to serve.

The conversation above show how Desmond potential is. It happens between Desmond and his father, d. Unselfishness Thomas Doss, when they meet in the cemetery. Even though Desmond’s Unselfishness is learning to feel with father dislike if Desmond turns into war, and for others. Empathy, tolerance, but Desmond tries to make sure to his brotherhood (Linda and Eyre, 1993:118). father that he wants to turn in the war as Desmond’s unselfishness can be seen in a medic. the conversation below. It happens in the military courthouse when Military Judge c. Honesty asks for Desmond’s reason of refusing Colonel Sangston’s request to uses the Honesty is the inner strength and gun as the Desmond’s requirement to get confidence that is bred by exacting furlough. truthfulness, trustworthiness, and integrity (Linda and Eyre, 1993:29). [01:00:00 – 01: 00:18] Honesty is telling the truth. Everyone Desmond: I had a job in a defense plant likes it. Telling the truth allows everyone and I could’ve taken a deferment, but to know what is exactly happened and that ain’t right. It isn’t help people feel safe and peaceful inside. right that other men should fight and die, that I would just be sitting at home safe. I need to It happens when the Desmond and serve. I got the energy his brother, Hal Doss fight to each other. and the passion to serve as a When their father, Thomas Doss or Tom medic. do not care about it is caused he drunk, their mother, Bertha Doss show her love Desmond’s statements above show to them through reactions above. that Desmond is an unselfishness person. He would not just be sitting at home safe f. Loyalty while the other men should fight and die in the war. That is the reason why he Loyalty to family, to employers, to wants to turn in the war. Even though he country, church, schools, and other only wants as a medic. organizations and institutions to which commitments are made. Support, e. Love service, contribution. Reliability and consistency in doing what you say you will do (Linda and Eyre, 1993:96).The conversation below shows the Hal Doss’ Individual and personal caring that loyalty towards of his country, America. goes both beneath and beyond loyalty He signs up to struggle in World War II and respect. Love for friends, neighbors, against Japan. even adversaries. And a prioritized, [00:19:00 – 00:19:16] lifelong commitment of love for family Bertha : Why didn’t say nothing to (Linda and Eyre, 1993:110).People lives us? with their own problems, life is not easy. Hal Doss: ‘Cause you would have tried God never gives problem outside of and talked me out of it, and I know what human capability. God always give His I’m doing is love for the human and He also right. commands us to always give our love to Bertha : And what about His the others. Commandment? Hal Doss: It’s not killing in a war. It’s [00:05:40 – 00:06:05] protecting. Loads of boys from our Thomas : Block him with your right, church are going. Desmond. There is a war and they need men. Bertha : Stop it! Do you hear me? And working in paper What are they fighting about? mill ain’t going to save this country. Thomas : When’d they ever need a reason? Even though in the conversation Bertha : Tom! Ugh! above Hal Doss’ mother seems like Thomas : Why stop ‘em? Saves me disagree if He turns in the war. But, Hal whipping them both. This way, I just Doss is on his conviction to turn in the whip the one that war against Japan. wins. Bertha : Tom! No! Oh, God. Tom! g. Peace ability Wake up, can you hear me? Peace ability is the ability to understanding and control ourself before do something to create peace. It does not down. It can be seen when he helps mean the elimination or ignoring of some of American Armies who got hurt emotions. Rather, it means to control and still alive individually. them and to prevent their causing hurt to other people (Linda and Eyre, 1993:52). Desmond’s peace ability can be seen in conversation between Sergeant Howell and him after Desmond gets bad [01:13:53 – 01:14:02] treatment by Smitty and his friends when Desmond: Put your hand right here. Put Desmond is sleeping in military camp your hand on there, Jack. Come room. They hits Desmond until he gets on, come on. some of bruised. Come on, we’re going to get you under cover. Come [00:47:35 – 00:48:08] on, come with me. Come with me, Jack. S. Howell: Private Doss, can you identify the men that beat you? The scene illustrates Desmond’s Desmond: No, Sarge. enthusiasm to help Jack, one of S. Howell: Are you saying that you don’t American Army who got hurt. Desmond know who attacked you? also motivates him to make him always Desmond: I never said I was attacked, believes that he will be safe. This can be Sarge. an example for us that everything is S. Howell: Well, what the hell are you possible as long we are sure and believe saying, Doss? You bruised your body it. sleeping? Desmond: I… I sleep pretty hard. i. Self-Reliance S. Howell: Alright. Self-Reliance is accepting the Conversation above shows that responsibility for and the consequences Desmond is a peace ability person. Even of one’s own actions and performance, though he must be lie for it. It can be rather than blaming luck or seen when Sergeant Howell ask him who circumstances or someone else (Linda doer is, Desmond answers that he never and Eyre, 1993:60). In other word, it can be attacked by anyone. Even though be defined as someone’s conviction to actually he knows who attacked him do something and accepting the was. That conversation also shows that responsibility for and its consequences. Desmond is lie for a kindness. It is the first thing that can rise up the courage. Desmond is a person who has h. Self-Discipline big self-reliance.

Self-discipline can be meant being [01:50:32 – 01:51:50] able to motivate (Linda and Eyre, Desmond: Please, Lord, help me get 1993:71). It can be reflected by one more. Help me get one enthusiasm. It is a big spirit in facing all more. Please help me the things. Desmond as the main get one more. One more. Help character has big spirit. He always tried me get one more. One more. hard to achieve something. He never felt Help me get one more. are not going to go up One more. there without you.

That monologue shows how Captain J. Glover is a respectful Desmond’s self-reliance to his action person. It can be seen in the monolog and accepting the responsibility for and above when he meets Desmond is its consequences. He believes that The reading his Bible around the military Lord will help him to help the other camp. His statements above show his victims more than it again. respect towards of what Desmond has done to the American country. j. Respect 2. The Good Impacts of Moral Respect means really caring about Values Found in Hacksaw Ridge how people feel. The importance of and Movie basic necessity for respect are self- evident. Respect is the basis and Moral value is a value of foundation (and often the motivation) for human’s prestige. The existence of this several of the other basic values of life value reflects how the human’s status as (Linda and Eyre, 1993:103). It can be the supreme creature between other seen in conversation below: creatures. Someone who has high level of moral value wishes for society to have [02:01:03 – 02:02:11] attitude and behavior as much as is Capt. J. Glover: All I saw was a skinny proper of human itself. Ideally, human kid. I didn’t know how always hope that these values can be you were. You’ve done applied in the human’s life aspects as the more than any other basic to keep human’s life continuance man could have done and solve the morality problems. in the service of his Moral values itself have their country. And I have impacts to people. The impacts here can never been more wrong be good or bad impact. It depends on about someone in my good moral values or bad moral values life. I hope one day you too. It means that good moral values will can forgive me. We have good impacts and bad moral values have to go back up will have bad impacts. But, in this tomorrow. I realize that research it is only focused on moral tomorrow is your values and the good impacts in Hacksaw Sabbath. Most of these Ridge movie. After the writer analyzes men don’t believe the all data of this research, the writer same way you do. But concludes that there are some of good they believe so much impacts of moral values in Hacksaw in how much you Ridge movie generally. The writer will believe. And what you only include some of data that can did on that ridge, it’s represent each of the good impacts of nothing short of a moral values in Hacksaw Ridge movie miracle, and they want below. a piece of it. And they a. Moral Value Can Improve Someone’s High Self Confidence b. Moral Value Make Someone Has Self-confidence is an attitude or belief in self-ability so that in his actions Patience not too anxious, feel free to do things according to desire and responsibility for Patience is one of the most important his actions, polite in interacting with parts in shaping of someone’s morality. others, have a boost of achievement and Patience consists of two things, namely can recognize the advantages and emotional and desire control. In terms of disadvantages themselves. Angelis emotional control, patience can be (2003:10) states that self-confidence practiced in shape is not irritable, starts from self-determination, to do restraint, and can curb feelings. While in everything we want and need in life. the sense of desire control, patience Confidence is constructed from self- practiced in the form of self ability in belief, so we can face the challenges of refraining from the temptation of the life by doing something. Confidence can favor of the world. Some experts have be interpreted as a self-belief owned by their own opinion relate to patience everyone in his life and how the person itself. One of them is Hurlock (1997:35) views himself as a whole with reference who states that patience is how the to the concept of self. Someone’s high individual controls emotion and self confidence can be appeared by encouragement on himself. moral value itself. It can be found also in Hacksaw Ridge movie by Mel Gibson. [00:47:35 – 00:48:08] As seen in conversation: S. Howell: Private Doss, can you identify the men that beat you? [00:25:47 – 00:26:02] Desmond: No, Sarge. Thomas : Look, you gotta sit and think S. Howell: Are you saying that you don’t and pray about everything. I know who attacked you? mean, look at you, you’re Desmond: I never said I was attacked, doing it right now. You won’t Sarge. be able to live with yourself S. Howell: Well, what the hell are you if you go. saying, Doss? You bruised your body Desmond: No, I won’t be able to live sleeping? with myself if I don’t. I’m Desmond: I… I sleep pretty hard. going to be a medic. That’s S. Howell: Alright. going to be my way to serve. From that data, it can be concluded Based on that statement, it can be that Desmond’s peace ability makes he seen that Desmond becomes a person becomes a person who has big calmness who has a high self confident to say and and patience to control his anger. It gives making sure his father that he wants turn a meaning that the anger is not a solution into the war as a medic. It means that to solve a problem. moral value can helps someone to face a problem as the obstacle of someone’s desires. c. Moral Value Can Create writer concludes that there are some moral values of being such as honesty, Someone’s Care courage, peace ability, self reliance, potential, and self-discipline. While Watson (1979:69) states that other moral values which include in human’s care consists of efforts to moral values of giving such as loyalty, protect, enhance, and maintain or devote respect, love, and unselfishness. Moral humanity by helping others seek values of honesty and loyalty are the meaning in pain, suffering and being and most dominant values that the writer helping others to increase knowledge found in Hacksaw Ridge movie by Mel and self control. Another opinion also Gibson based on data above. These states that care is a feeling directed moral values are the messages from Mel toward others, and that is what motivates Gibson as the director of Hacksaw Ridge and gives the power to act, and influence movie for his movie viewer. Some kinds life constructively and positively by of moral values that the writer found in increasing closeness and self Hacksaw Ridge movie are presented actualization with each other. through some conversations among the characters and monologues by main [01:00:00 – 01: 00:18] character, Desmond Doss and another Desmond: I had a job in a defense plant character, Captain J. Glover. and I could’ve taken a All of moral values that the deferment, but that ain’t writer found in Hacksaw Ridge movie right. It isn’t right that have good impacts. The writer concludes other men should fight and that there are four kinds of good impacts die, that I would just be of moral values in Hacksaw Ridge sitting at home safe. I need movie. First, moral value can improve to serve. I got the energy and someone’s high self confidence. Second, the passion to serve as a moral value make someone has patience. medic. And the third, moral value can create someone’s care. From that statement, it can be seen that Desmond has big care to other people who struggle to defend their REFERENCES country, America. Desmond wants to turn into war to be a medic as his care Angelis, Barbara. Confidence (Percaya for it. Diri). Jakarta: Gramedia Pustaka Utama. Bodgan, R.C and Biklen, S.K. 1982. Qualitative Research for Education. IV. CONCLUSION Boston: Allyn and Bacon, Inc. Hurlock, Elizabeth B. 1997. Moral After analyzing Hacksaw Ridge Development. Singapore: McGraw Hill as discussed in previous chapter, the Book Company. writer thinks that someone’s strong Linda, and Eyre, Richard. 1993. conviction of thing that he or she Teaching Your Children Values. New believe, it can break what other people York: Rockefeller Center. think it impossible to be done. The Ratna, Nyoman Kutha. 2008. Teori, Metode, dan Teknik Penelitian Sastra. Jakarta: Pustaka Pelajar Sternberg, Robert, J. 1994. Encyclopedia of Human Intelligence. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company. Watson, Jean. 1979. The Philosophy and Science of Caring. Colorado: University Press of Colorado. .