Conflict in the Movie Inside out by Pete Docter

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Conflict In The Movie Inside Out By Pete Docter

Dewa Ayu Wulan Widhiantari English Department – Faculty of Arts – Udayana University [[email protected]]

ABSTRAK

Judul dari penelitian ini adalah konflik pada film “ Inside out by Pete Docter”. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah menemukan jenis konflik yang di hadapi pemeran utama dan untuk menganalisis karakter utama dalam hal aspek psikologi dalam film. Data dalam penelitian ini di ambil dari film Inside Out. Penelitian ini fokus untuk menjelaskan konflik eksternal dan internal , dan aspek pisikologis. Konfik analisis berdasarkan atas teori konflik dari Kenny (1966) yang terbagi dalam dua tipe konflik ekternal dan internal . Deskripsi dan penyajian karakter utama dengan cara menganalisis menggunakan teori dari Bernhardt (1953) yang menjelaskan tentang aspek psikologis yang terdiri dari keinginan, perasaan dan emosi. Kesimpulan dari penelitian ini menjelaskan bahwa karakter utama menghadapi dua konflik yaitu: konflik ekternal dan internal. Aspek psikologis menjelaskan bahwa karakter utama memiliki keiinginan, perasaan dan emosi. Dari konflik itu, bisa di lihat bahwa Riley adalah karakter utama yang berusaha menjaga rahasia dalam hidupnya dan berusaha memecahkannya sendiri.

Kata kunci: Karakter Utama, Konflik, Psikologi.

1. Background of the Study 3D computer animated comedy, drama adventure film produced by Pixar The conflicts which fiction are Animation studios and released by Walt concerned with are of many kinds. A Disney Picture. Pete Docter wrote and story may deal with a conflict within a also directed this film. This story told single man, a conflict between men, a about a little girl named Riley. She has a conflict between man and society, lot of emotion in her mind. In this study, between man and nature, and so on. the conflicts on the characters in this film Conflict refers to the person who deals were chosen as topic because the with life situation. It is only situation that conflicts influence the whole story and it offers a conflict (Kenney, 1966:19). The was interesting to be analyzed. plot in this movie “Inside Out” is made through the arrangement of conflicts of 2. Problem of the study Riley as the main character who has dealt with external and internal conflicts in this Based on the background stated movie. A conflict happens because of above, the research problems can be difference. It can happen inside a person stated as follows: or between someone and another 1. What are the external and individual, also with society internal conflicts faced by the The focus of this study is the conflict main character in the movie of the characters in the movie entitled Inside Out? “Inside Out”. Inside out is an American

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2. How did Pete Docter describe life. The data were related to the object of the main character through its the study because it contains a lot of conflicts in relation to psychological conflicts of characters. psychological aspect? 4.2 Method and Technique of 3. Aims of the Study Collecting Data The method used in collecting Based on the problems mentioned data is the documentary method. It means above, the aims of this study can be that the data were collected by stated as follows: downloading the movie, watching it, and 1. To identify and analyze reading the script, and taking down more the external and internal information related the conflicts. The conflicts in the main processes of collecting data are of: firstly, character of the movie the data were collected by watching the Inside out. movie and reading the script Inside Out 2. To analyze the main by Pete Docter , understanding step by character in terms of step what the meaning of the movie and psychological aspect in repeatedly to get the information relevant the movie. to the topic of discussion. Secondly, identifying and selecting the information 4. Research Method related to the conflicts in the movie. The research method in this study Finally, the data were analyzed based on consists of data source, method and the related theory. technique of collecting data, method and technique of analyzing the data, and 4.3 Method and Technique of method and technique of presenting Analyzing Data data. The collected data were analyzed using the qualitative method based on the 4.1 Data source theoretical framework. The analysis The data in this study were taken started with the overview of the synopsis from the movie entitled “Inside Out” by of Inside Out movie. Afterwards, the Pete Docter. This movie is a cartoon. conflicts of the main character were Cartoon is some animation or a sketch or analyzed using the theory of conflict drawing, usually humours, as in a proposed by William Kenny (1966). newspaper. Movies Inside Out is a They are used to analyze the problem premier movie in the movie festival were the psychological theory proposed Cannes on May, 18 2015 and released in by Karl S. Bernhardt (1963). USA on June, 19 2015. Inside Out is a movie telling about the young girl named

Riley; she has five different emotions in 5. Analysis her mind. The five emotions are Joy, 5.1 Types of Conflict found in the Sadness, Fear, Anger and Disgust, they movie Inside Out controlled Riley’s attitude, when her A. External Conflict family moved on Minnesota to San Conflict between Riley and Francisco, suddenly her attitude began to Father (Int. Kitchen Table) change. The character’s behaviours in the Dad : Riley, I do NOT movie are often seen and occur in the real like this new attitude.

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Riley : What is your Her teacher asked Riley to problem? Just leave me tell a little bit about her life in alone. Minnesota, but when she told about Fear and Disgust tried to warn Minnesota, suddenly Sadness touched Anger so that he always made Riley feel the core memory and made her sad, happy, but was not successful. Anger did because she missed Minnesota and not want to listen Fear and Disgust, remembered the best day ever in that because it all made Riley and her father town. She cried and covered her face argue and change Riley’s attitude. Her with a bag. She was very embarrassed father was very angry to see Riley’s when she told about Minnesota, causing behaviour; emotion in her father’s mind her to cry in front of the class was controlled her father to make him 1. Psychological Aspect take firm steps to Riley’s attitude. 1. Wants (Int Headquarters) B. Internal Conflict Riley : Uhh… okay. My Fear : what was that? What it a name is Riley Andersen. I’m from bear? It’s a bear! Minnesota. Disgust: there are no bears in And now I live San Francisco! here. Anger : I saw a really hairy guy. Teacher : And how about He looked like a bear. Minnesota?… Fear : oh, I’m so jumpy, my Can you tell us nerves are shot! something about it? Disgust: Ewh, I don’t want to Well you certainly hear about your nerves! get a lot more snow than Fear : That’s what I’ve been we do. telling you guys! Riley : Yeah, it gets There are at least 37 things for pretty cold. The lake freezes over, Riley to be scared of right now! and that’s when we Disgust: the smell is enough to play hockey. make her gag. I’m on a great Anger : I can’t believe Mom and team. We’re called the Dad moved us here! Prairie Dogs. Joy : Look, I get it. You guys My friend Meg have concerns. plays forward. But we’ve been through worse! My dad’s the Tell you what: let’s make a list of coach. Pretty much the things everyone in my family Riley should be HAPPY about! skates. Riley : It’s a kind of The other emotion did not agree family tradition. with Joy about what Joy wanted and We go out on the they were very upset with this lake almost every weekend condition. Joy was confused about what Riley : Or we did, ‘til I to do to convince them that entire Riley moved away. was not affected. When Riley’s mother came and told the problem, Riley asked

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where her father was, but her mom said Her father was shocked with her her father was still in his office and her attitude which was shown to mother was thankful to Riley, because Riley. She made her father very she was very happy to have a daughter upset and did not like her attitude. like her. In this condition they were Riley became more upset when confused and made them stress. Riley her father scolded. But her father remained a happy girl and now her tried not to upset and forget the father was very depressed, then her situation. Her father tried to give mother wanted Riley to be a cheerful her understand the situation. girl. When Riley’s mother asked Anger, Fear, Sadness and Disgust 6. CONCLUSION wanted to help Joy make Riley still In Inside Out movie, there are two happy. Joy saw Riley having internal elements; they are conflicts nightmares and she changed the dream and the psychological aspects of of remaining her with the memory. The main character. The conflicts in the memories are when Riley with her movie describe how Riley as the parents spent time together. main character control her conflict, with all the problems she got, Joy as 2. Feelings the dominant emotion in Riley’s (In Headquarters) mind, she wanted to make Riley happy. The conflict of Riley could Sadness : I just touched it. be categorized into two general Joy : that shouldn’t types: external and internal conflicts. make it change. For the external conflict, it is shown Fear : Change it back, in this story that mostly the conflict Joy! occurred between man and man, Riley had two conflicts; they are; In this situation Riley felt sad conflict between her father and because Sadness touched one of conflict between her mother. Internal the memories which began conflict is also sometimes called reminding Riley about the good psychological conflict. There was a situation and made her happy conflict in Riley’s mind. while on the vacation with her The main character was represented family. Sadness touched the by Riley; she had five emotions memory and the memory could when they was controlling Riley’s not get back again. Riley could attitude. That is why she got a lot of feel sad when she remembered wars between her mind and it was that memories. analyzed in the internal conflicts. The analysis of psychological 3. Emotions aspects of the main character is divided into want, and emotions. (Int. Kitchen Table) The wants of the main character Dad : ahh, so, Riley! How was described by the narrator of this school? story are mostly about Joy who Riley : (snarky) school was wanted to make Riley happy. great, alright? The emotion in human being was reflected in the main character of the

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