1 JOURNAL OF ADVANCED ENGLISH STUDIES, Vol. 4, No.1, February 2021 ANALYSIS VIOLENCE IN CITY OF GOD FILM DIRECTED BY FERNANDO MEIRELLES Marudut Bernadtua Simanjuntak1, Irma Rasita Gloria Barus2, Ira Resmayasari3 Faculty of Humanity-University of Indonesia1 Vocational School, IPB University2,3 Email:
[email protected] E-ISSN : 2615-3092 P-ISSN : 2615-3084 Abstract. Fernando Meireles' "City of God" is one of the most highly regarded crime films in the early 2000s. The criminal genre, especially in this film, shows many scenes of violence against children, women, and the community around Rio de Jeneiro. The violent scene continues from the beginning to the end of the film. The purpose of this research is that the writers want to analyze the violence contained in the film City of God, both physical and psychological violence. This research uses the descriptive quantitative content analysis method which aims to study and analyze communication and movie scenes systematically and objectively to the messages seen. The results of this study indicate that the film City of God shows quite massive scenes of physical and psychological violence against fellow gangsters, drug dealers, minors, innocent families, and even harassment in the form of rape against women. The conclusion from the analysis of this research is the need for several elements of society to be involved in studying film, sensitivity to violence, and the need for age restrictions in watching certain films, including the film City of God. Keywords: violence, physical and psychological, film analysis, City of God http://sastra.unifa.ac.id/journal/index.php/jes/index INTRODUCTION The film is a narrative depiction of the actors so that the audience can more human life presented through the roles of the sympathize.