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1 1. INTRODUCTION 1.1.Background After Indonesian Independence In 1. INTRODUCTION 1.1.Background After Indonesian independence in 1945, we, as the next generation, are expected to keep what the Indonesian heroes had fought for. To keep the spirit of nationalism that they had is indeed the biggest challenge for Indonesian people, especially Indonesian youngsters in this era. Actually, it is not a big challenge for us to fight for Indonesia if we are united. However, as times goes by, Indonesian youngsters forget the pledge, “Satu Nusa, Satu Bangsa, Satu Bahasa,” that Indonesian heroes had. The pledge which literally translates to “One Land, One Nation, One Language” means that even though Indonesia has many islands and provinces, they are still one body which is Indonesia. Even though Indonesia has many ethnic groups, they are still one nation which is Indonesian. Even though every ethnic group has its own language and dialect, they still use one language which is Bahasa Indonesia (PojokPitu, 2015). Metro TV program called Melawan Lupa (2015) depicted how crucial to commemorate Youth Pledge 1928 because it reminds us to continue the spirit of Indonesian youth revolutionary heroes to fight for Indonesia. It told about how difficult for the Indonesian youth revolutionary heroes fight for freedom. The spirit of Indonesian youth flared up to achieve freedom. This program also showed that long after Indonesian independence, the spirit of Indonesian youth is declining. It was reported in the program that they lose their national identity, become apathetic, and ethnocentric. Some of Indonesian youth did some anarchies like engaging in gang fights which are useless. They do not appreciate what the Indonesian youth in the past had done. They forget that Indonesian youth worked very hard to achieve unity to keep the nation united. This program also showed that it is important that youth should lead to improve Indonesia because they are considered as the agent of change (Metrotvnews.com, 2015). Young Indonesians are now lack the spirit to build the country; instead, they use their energy to do shameful actions. As potential leaders, whether they are still in high school or in college, a lot of them waste their energy to commit anarchies and even crimes. For example, detiknews.com reported that there were 1 Petra Christian University about fifty students who were involved in a gang fight. Among them, the police caught five students who brought weapons. It was found out that the two sides were bringing sharp weapon, machete, and firecrackers to attack one another (Detiknews, 2016). Thus, instead of using their energy for positive things like studying or training to be future leaders, they live recklesly as if the freedom they experience today was given for free by the colonisers. The situation has been upside down; back then Indonesian youth carried weapons to fight against colonializers, but now Indonesian youngsters use their weapons to attack one another. Another example of the misguided Indonesian youth is how they misused the commemoration of the Youth Pledge Day to commit anarcy. It happened to university students of STIAN (Sekolah Tinggi Ilmu Agama Negeri) in Pamekasan, East Java, who firstly wanted to criticize their lecturers while commemorating the youth’s day but they ended up destroying their campus. They broke the facilities of their campus such as the windows and chairs, and chased away their lectures and university staffs. This shameful action was done by students who should be considered as the agent of change for Indonesia (Liputan6, 2015). By knowing the facts above, I can say that the spirit of nationalism of Indonesian youth has gone. They forget that the Indonesian youth revolutionary heroes had fought for unity to achieve Indonesia independence. I think it is important for Indonesian youth to understand the history of Indonesia, especially Youth Pledge 1928 as early as possible. Every generation needs to know the history of Youth Pledge 1928, so they can know the struggle of their heroes. Therefore, through the project, I want to show that it important for young generation to be united if they are willing to fight for Indonesia. In particular, I think that instilling the meaning of Youth Pledge is better started from childhood. If children know the meaning of Youth Pledge from the early age, they can appreciate the effort of Indonesian revolutionary heroes and fortify themselves from the global culture and maintain the unity of Indonesia. In my project, I would like to send a message to Indonesian youngsters that we need to appreciate history and have the same spirit as the revolutionary heroes did by making a screenplay. I decided to choose film as the medium of 2 Petra Christian University reaching my goal because of two reasons. At first, film is one of the mass media in delivering idea, notion, and concept which effects the changing of society. Nowadays, film is the most appealing entertainment which is enjoyed by children and adults alike. By watching films, people may get entertained yet educated. People will interpret the message based on the connection between their background and the situation in the film. A good film may be able to change people’s perception and eventualy it may change a society, for example, The Day After Tomorrow, The End of The Line, Blackfish, etc (Weforum, 2016). In addition, film may enhance moral responsibility, spread information, provide entertainment and at the same time builds motivation, innovation, creativity, and so on. The second reason is that the interest of Indonesian youngsters of reading books is decreasing. In 2012, UNESCO records that the interest of reading books of Indonesian people is 0.001. It means that in every thousand people in Indonesia, there is only 1 person who has the interest of reading books. In addition, UNDP (United Nations Development Programme) releases the survey that Indonesian people is lower than Malaysian in melek huruf or literacy. It says that Indonesia has 65.5% while Malaysia gets higher, 86.4% (“Membaca Sebagai Jendela”, 2015). By those facts, while the need to improve Indonesia’s level of literacy, I believe that film may become the right medium for delivering message for Indonesian people at the moment. Nowadays, there are a lot of films about nationality in Indonesia such as Gie, Denias, Senandung di atas Awan, Batas, Laskar Pelangi, Hasduk Berpola, Trilogi Merdeka, Tanah Surga Katanya, Habibie & Ainun, Garuda di Dadaku, Tanah Air Beta and many more (Tentik, 2015). The films gain more people’s attention and positive responses. Since this kind of film emerges in the 2000s, the number is still limited. It needs more people to explore films with nationality theme to motivate Indonesian children. That is why I am interested in making another film about nationality by writing a screenplay. In my screenplay, I decided to use fantasy adventure genre. The reason why I combine fantasy and adventure is because it is more interesting and appropriate for children. Mixing one or more genres can make it into more 3 Petra Christian University interesting story because it does not contain repetition of elements. For example, if we watch the romance genre film, the formula is always the same. It begins with a boy and girl who meet and love each other. In conflict, their parents do not give permission and they are separated. In the end, they get together happily ever after. The story will be different if we combine romance and fantasy genre. As Karina Fabian, an American non-fictional writer and a writing online teacher, says that because “far-flung adventures with a lot of excitement and an element of the fantastic where the hero is pitted against an outside threat and must become a better person/creature in order to emerge victorious” interest her (Writing-world, 2009). Thescriptlab.com said, “As with the family genre, children films cover a wide array of topics and can fall into multiple genres – such as adventure and musicals. Most often, this genre incorporates fantasy elements and play on the possibility that imagination holds” (Tsl, n.d.) I dedicate my screenplay for youngsters in Indonesia. The reason behind it is because children are part of young generation that will be leading the future of Indonesia. The vice head of People’s Consultative Assembly of Indonesia, Mahyudin, said that nationality insight should be implemented in the early age to prevent the loss of Indonesian identity to young generation (Beritasatu.com, 2015). In addition, filmmakers for Children movies are limited compared to filmmakers for adult movies. Most films that are screened in cinemas are for adult consumers. The proof is that films with drama romance genre dominate the cinema now, such as Magic Hour and Love You… Love You Not (Bintang, 2015). Also, according to FilmIndonesia.co.id, the films that are showing in cinema now are 3 Dara, 3 (Tiga), Demona, Dihantui Guna-Guna, Komedi Moderen Gokil, Magic Hour, Malaikat Kecil, The Wedding & Bebek Betutu, Where Is My Romeo. Those films can mostly be watched by adult (Film Indonesia). There are children films about nationalism, such as Garuda di Dadaku, Hasduk Berpola, Denias, Senandung Di Atas Awan, however, they are limited in number. In order to serve Indonesia, I would like to help Indonesian children to resurrect the spirit of Indonesian revolutionary heroes. 4 Petra Christian University The interesting part of this creative work is that it takes place in Surabaya. The reason is because the history which happened in Surabaya known as the first battle after the Independence of Indonesia. Also, it is known as the biggest battle out of battles. That is why Surabaya is known as the “City of Heroes” which is related to the history displaying in my story.
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