an analysis of the main character of evan taylor in a ugust rush movie

AN ANALYSIS OF THE MAIN CHARACTER OF
EVAN TAYLOR IN A UGUST RUSH MOVIE
A GRADUATING PAPER
Submitted to the Board of Examiners as a Partial Fulfillment
of the Requirements for the Degree of Sarjana Pendidikan Islam (S.Pd.I)
in English Department of Education Faculty State Institute for
Islamic Studies (STAIN) of Salatiga
BY:
Nurul Efendi
NIM. 113 06 039
ENGLISH DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION FACULTY
STATE INSTITUTE FOR ISLAMIC STUDIES (STAIN) OF
SALATIGA
2011
AN ANALYSIS OF THE MAIN CHARACTER OF
EVAN TAYLOR IN A UGUST RUSH MOVIE
A GRADUATING PAPER
Submitted to the Board of Examiners as a Partial Fulfillment
of the Requirements for the Degree of Sarjana Pendidikan Islam (S.Pd.I)
in English Department of Education Faculty State Institute for
Islamic Studies (STAIN) of Salatiga
BY:
Nurul Efendi
NIM. 113 06 039
ENGLISH DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION FACULTY
STATE INSTITUTE FOR ISLAMIC STUDIES (STAIN) OF
SALATIGA
2011
DEPARTEMEN AGAMA
SEKOLAH TINGGI AGAMA ISLAM NEGERI (STAIN) SALATIGA
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http//www.stainsalatiga.ac.id e-mail:[email protected]
DECLARATION
In the name of Allah The Most Gracious The Most Merciful.
Hereby the writer fully declares this the graduating paper is made by the
writer him, and does’t containi materials written or having been published by
other people, except information cited from the reference.
The writer is capable of accounting for this graduating paper if in the
future this graduating paper is proved of containing other’s ideas or in fact the
writer imitates the other’s graduating paper.
This declaration is made by the writer and he hopes that this declaration
can be understood.
Salatiga, August 5th 2011
The Writer,
NURUL EFENDI
NIM.113 06 039
MOTTO
“ Carilah pengalaman hidup sebanyak- banyaknya, karena pengalamanpengalaman itu akan membantu dalam perjalanan hidupmu”
DEDICATION
This graduating paper is dedicated to:
1. My beloved family, especially for the most great, beautiful and wonderful
women all over the world; MY MOTHER “Tris Nanik” and also MY
FATHER “Win Admadji ( the lase)”, thanks for all sacrifices, patience,
trust, encouragement, support, finance, and pray.
2. My beloved my brother “Budi Arifin”, sister “Yunia Trisnawati”, and
grandmother “Mbah Suhar”, thanks for your kindness, togetherness, and
love, I love you so much.
3. My beloved, my dearest someone in my heart, Anis Ardiana Kurniawati
(MamahQ) thanks for your helps, support, motivation, spirit, love and
attention to me in everything I have done, and all of experience, I love you
so much.
4. My best and beloved friends in life, especially Aris, jelly, kipli, Ndok (The
Sangars), Dino, Muna, Pigi, Latief, Zulfi, Tuba, White, Deny, Danang,
Rifqy, Ari, Teguh, Risa, Lia, Maya, dek Tika, Reza, Hendra “ Babon”,
Citut, Mas Adi, Pak Jo, Pak Beni, Mbak Arvi, thanks for your support,
help, kindess, experience, and togetherness in bad and good times. I would
always remember you all and save you in my heart.
5. All of SMC ( Alfonso dkk, Dedicato, E- lano, Awarness, Willpower,
Zealouz), SSC, thanks for your support, help, kindess, experience, and
togetherness in bad and good times. I would always remember you all and
save you in my heart. “MUSIK CERMIN MANUSIA BEREKSPRESI,
SALAM MELODI”.
6. All my friends in TBI 06 especially class B, I miss you all.
7. All of the big family of State Islamic Studies Institute (STAIN) of
Salatiga.
8. All of the Library Staff of State Islamic Studies Institute (STAIN) of
Salatiga.
9. All of “ you” who know me.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
In the name of Allah, The Most Gracious, The Most Merciful, The Lord of
the Universe. Because of Him, the writer is able to finish this graduating paper as
one of the requirements for the degree of Sarjana Pendidikan in English
Department of Education Faculty of State Islamic Study is Institute (STAIN) of
Salatiga.
Secondly, peace and salutation always be given to our prophet Muhammad
SAW who has guided us from the darkness to the lightness.
However, this success would not be achieved without supports, guidance,
advice, help and encouragement from individuals and institution, and the writer
somehow realizes this is an appropriate moment for him to deepest gratitude to:
1. Dr. Imam Sutomo, M. Ag, the head of State Islamic Studies Institute (STAIN)
of Salatiga.
2. Maslikhatul Umami, S.Pd.I, M.A, as the chief of English Department.
3. Ruwandi S.Pd, M, A, the consultant of this graduating paper, the one who is
always ready to solve problems concerning knowledge, wisdom, attention, and
kindness.
4. All lectures of English Department who have given knowledge patiently.
5. All of the staff who have helped the writer in processing this graduating paper
administration.
6. My beloved families, my beloved mother, father, my brother, my sister who
have taught me everything and many things, facilitated and encouraged me to
raise my desire. I really love you so much.
7. My beloved, my dearest, someone in my heart, Anis Ardiana Kurniawati,
thanks for all. I love you so much.
8. All of my friends who have helped me to finish this graduating paper.
9. Big family SMC, SSC, thanks for all.
10. All students of TBI 06, thanks for our memories.
11. Those who can’t be mentioned one by one because of their support to the
writer in realizing the study.
Finally, the writer expects constructive critics and suggestions from
readers, because this paper is still far from perfect. This paper is expected to be
able to provide useful information to the reader.
Salatiga, August 5th 2011
The writer
Nurul Efendi
ABSTRACT
Statement of problems in this graduating paper are: 1) How does the
author use the intrinsic literature elements in the August Rush movie?, 2) How
does the author describe of the main character of Evan Taylor in August Rush
movie
This research is a descriptive qualitative research. The data are collected
through, 1) Selecting the movie, 2) Watching the August Rush Movie, 3) Reading
the script of August Rush Movie,4) Trying to find out the theories which support
this study.
The result of this study are: 1) Character and characterization ( major
character, minor character, protagonist, antagonist, and tritagonist), plot
(preparation, confrontation, and resolution), setting, point of view, style, theme. 2)
In this movie Evan Taylor/ August Rush is a major character and the protagonist
character. He is a 11 years old boy who has parted with her parents since he was
born. He has a musical talent he got from his parents since birth.
Keyword: character, Evan Taylor
TABLE OF CONTENT
TITLE........................................................................................................
i
ATTENTIVE COUNSELOR NOTES......................................................
ii
CERTIFICATION PAGE.........................................................................
iii
DECLARATION......................................................................................
iv
MOTTO.....................................................................................................
v
DEDICATION.........................................................................................
vi
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS......................................................................
viii
ABSTRACT..............................................................................................
x
TABLE OF CONTENT............................................................................
xi
CHAPTER I. INTODUCTION
A. Background of Study ................................................
1
B. Statement of Problem ................................................
3
C. The Objective of the Problem ...................................
3
D. The Benefit of the Study ..........................................
3
E. Clarification of Key Term ........................................
4
F. The Review of Previous Research Related...............
6
G. Research Methodology ............................................
7
H. The Outline of The Graduating Paper .....................
9
CHAPTER II. THEORETICAL RIVIEW OF AUGUST RUSH MOVIE
A. The Literary Elements of Movie ........................
11
B. The main character .............................................
25
CHAPTER III. CERTAIN ELEMENT OF THE MOVIE
A. Biography of The Author ......................................
26
B. Biography of The Main Character ........................
29
C. Synopsis of The Film ............................................
33
CHAPTER IV. ANALYZING AND DISCUSSING
A. Data Presentation ..................................................
41
1. The element literary of August Rush Movie ...
41
2. The main character Evan Taylor ....................
63
B. Data Analysis ......................................................
66
1. The element literary of August Rush Movie ..
66
2. The main character Evan Taylor ....................
72
C. Summary ..............................................................
73
CHAPTER V. CLOSURE
A. Conclusion ..........................................................
76
B. Suggestion ..........................................................
77
REFERENCES
CURRICULUM VITAE
LIST OF SKK
CHAPTER I
INTRODUCTION
A. Background of Study
Film is one way to show something real or unreal. Film has many
orientations. Some people make their own style in making film. They
orientans it as a literal art, communication and literature. Literary works have
given a great influence on human being life. Literature has become a part of
human life. It has given much entertainment and inspirations of human being.
“ Imaginative or creative writing, especially of recognized artistic
value, literature must be an analysis of experience and a synthesis of
the findings into a unity.” ( Houghton : 1022 )
Therefore, the literature is very important in our lives. Literature has a
universal message. Almost everybody has ever worked with it in their life, so
we cannot deny that literature can give influence on the way we live.
Literature can teach us because they are certain values inside the literary
works.
ٍ‫خَلقْنَا اإلنْسَانَ فِي َأحْسَنِ َتقْوِيم‬
َ ْ‫َلقَد‬
“Most verily We have created man in shaped one all the best.”( Surat
At- Tin ayat :4)
That means God has created humans with perfection. God gives each
man a mind, nature or character. Character is mental or moral nature, moral or
moral qualities that makes one person, race, etc. ( Hornby, 1987: 140)
To do with literature in some films and literary works, the authors do
have characters. Most, however, use one or more characters. Characters are
those individuals that populate and propel stories, plays, movies, and even
poems. Traditionally, characters have been designated as major or minor, as a
protagonist ( one with heroic or positive features) or an antagonist ( one with
villainous or negative features). How characters are depicted and what they
contribute to the themes and meanings of different works can vary great deal,
depending on the perspective of the works and the medium being used: they
may be realistic or cartoonish; they may be described only in terms of external
appearance or by means of internal thoughts and psychological depth; a
character may motivate actions and events or be passively subject to them. (
Timothy Corrigan, 1999: 80- 81)
When a film adapts a literary character, much is at stake. A character’s
appearance, which is originally grounded in words or in a reader’s
imagination, is made visible in a movie, and this is a frequent source of
confusion or dissatisfaction in measuring a film against its literary source. In
theater and film, particularly, body types – short, thin, attractive, fidgety, and
so on – can communicate a great deal about character being interpreted by an
actor; and gestured and movements can add much to the meaning of a play or
film. ( Timothy Corrigan, 1999: 80- 81)
Every film has to message and point who will be passed on by
moviegoers. Movie becomes major sources of entertainment, education and
knowledge. As the entertainment, movie is a good solution of troubles and
problems. Movie invites audiences to come to the new world, new life as if the
viewers live there. The moviegoers can watch all the parts of the movie, one
can see the various characters that we can learn in life.
This paper discusses the characters in the film August Rush, especially
Evan Taylor as the main character. This discussion can be known to a wide
range of characters a person who actually is all around us. Therefore, the
purpose of the study is an analysis of the main character ( Evan Taylor) in the
August Rush movie.
B. Statement of Problem
Statement of problems are:
1. What are the intrinsic literature elements in the August Rush movie?
2. How does the author describe of the main character of Evan Taylor in
August Rush movie?
C. The Objective of the Study
1. To find out the intrinsic elements of literature in August Rush movie.
2. To find out characters the way of author describe Evan Taylor in the
August Rush movie.
D. The benefit of the Study
1. Academic Benefit
The benefit on the study is expected to be beneficial to the world of
literature and the complement to the study of August Rush movie
2. Practical Benefit
The writer expects that the study can contribute to the development
of literary study particularly among students of STAIN Salatiga who are
interested in the literary study. The writer also expects that the reader of
August Rush movie can take good message contained in the movie.
E. Clarification of Key Terms
The writer clarify the terms to avoid mistakes of the title consideration:
1. Character
Character is mental or moral nature, mental or moral qualifies that
make one person, race, etc. ( Hornby, 1987: 140)
Meanwhile, according to the dictionary of sociology, the character
is a special characteristic of the basic structure of personality.
Kamus Umum Bahasa Indonesia (vol 3: 54) also defines the
character as a psychological nature, morals, or character that distinguish
one person with another person.
2. Evan Taylor
Evan Taylor ( Freddie Highmore) is the protagonist in the film of
August Rush. He is a man who is 12 years old, orphan and always
convinces that the orphanage where he lives now is not the right place for
him and he believes that his parents would want him. With capitalize at
call music in himself, Evan has traveled to New York to find his parents.
At the same time anyway, Evan's parents, Lyla (Keri Russell) and Louis
(Jonathan Rhys Meyers) who have been separated for many years find to
call back to the music within them. Despite obstacling and challenging but
the magic of music always coming their disposal are able to strengthen
them to survive and show the way for them.
3. August Rush
Genre
Player
: Drama Family Musical.
: Highmore, Keri Russell, Jonathan Rhys- Meyers,
Terrence
Howard,
Robin
Wiliams,
Mykelty
Williamson.
Stage Manager
: Kiersten Sheriden.
Screenwriter
: Kirsten Sheriden, Richard Barton Lewis, Nick
Castle, Jim Hart.
Producer
: Louis Goodsill, Robert Greenhut, Ralph Kamp,
Miky Lee, Richard Barton Lewis.
Home Production
: Warner Bros.
Duration
: 100 minutes
Classification of age : 13 yeas Top ( 13 + )
Release date
: 21 November 2007 ( USA), January ( Blitz
Megaplex ).
Movie tells the story of a 12-years-old child who has music talent.
Talent is acquired from the influence of both genetic parents who have
been separated since he was born. The boy believes that the call music in
him could lead him to meet his both parents.
4. Movie
Movie is motion pictures as a form of entertainment or an art. (
Webster : 1974 vol I: 626 )
F. The Review of Previous Research Related
In this study, the researcher needs a lot of references. The first is
Umma Aula’s "The Analysis of the Conflicts Faced, by the Main Character
Ben Campbell in the 21 movie ". This paper examines the conflicts that occur
in the film 21 with the main character Ben Campbell.
The next paper was written by Indah Safitri Mahargiani entitled "The
Aspect of Moral Values in Avatar Movie”. She Reviewed the moral values
that exist in the film Avatar.
The followong paper was written by Wakhidatur Rofiqoh analyzing
"The Analysis of Moral Values of the Kung Fu Panda Movie". Here is similar
with writen Indah Safitri Mahargiani, researcher similar reviewing the moral
values that exist in the movie Kung Fu Panda.
G. Research Methodology
This study is primarily to quest ( inquiry) to collect data; conduct the
measurement, analysis, synthesis, comparing, looking for relationships,
interpreting things puzzling. (Sukmadinata 2008: 52)
The research method itself is a series of way or the implementation of
research activities based on basic assumptions, views and ideological
philosophy, questions and issues faced. (Sukmadinata 2008: 52)
Webster ( vol 1974: 815 ) defines research is a diligent inquiry or
examination in seeking facts or principles Webster ( 1974 : 600) convoy that
method is a manner of procedure, especially a systematic or clearly defined
way of order in thought or action: the plan of procedure, characteristic of a
discipline : logical or scientific arrangement.
Methodology helps the writer to arrange a planning of the research
carefully. Analyzing the main character in this movie needs a serious exertion
to achieve reliable and rigorous analysis. In conducting the research, the writer
takes a certain procedure. There are some steps in the whole process of doing
this research.
1.
Source of Data
The data source is classified as primary and secondary data.
a. Primary Data
Primary data or hand first data, the obtained directly from
subjects wearing a measurement instrument or retrieval tool data that
are directly on the subject as a source of information sought. (
Saifuddin, 2007: 91) Primary data source in this study is August Rush
movie directed by Kirsten Sheridan and produced by Louis Goodsill,
Robert Greenhut, Ralph Kamp, Miky Lee, Richard Barton Lewis in
2007.
b. Secondary Data
Secondary data or second hand data are obtained by other
parties, are not directly obtained by researchers from the research
subjects. Secondary data are usually tangible documentation of data or
available data report. (Saifuddin 2007: 9). To go the secondary data
sources in this study, he gets from magazines, records, books, articles.
He also seeks the source from internet.
c. Technique of Collecting Data
There are several techniques of data collection such as
interviews, questionnaires observation, and documentary studies. In
this study the writer uses documentary studies. Documentary study is a
technique of data collection by gathering and analyzing the documents
either written documents, drawings or electronic. ( Sukmadinata 2008:
223) In this study he collected important data and supporting this
research. He also searched the data through library.
The steps are:
1) Selecting the movie
2) Watching the movie
3) Reading the script
4) Trying to find the theories which support this study.
d. Technique of Analyzing Data
This research is a descriptive qualitative research. In this study
researcher focuses on the main player character Evan Taylor in the
“August Rush movie”. To analyze the data he needs to perform
multiple stages of analysis.
The first thing that the writer does is selecting movie, choosing
August rush movie, watching and reading script of august rush movie,
observing the movie carefully, then making some notes related to his
research. The second steps is analyzing the main character Evan
Taylor in August Rush movie and looking for other information that is
relevant to the problem, and organizing the data referring to the
categories. The third is synchronizing with the data theories which are
used in this research.
H. The Outline of the Graduating Paper
This paper consists of five chapters. Chapter one is the introduction,
consisting of background of the study, statement of the study, objectives of the
study, the benefits of the study, clarification of keys terms, review of previous
research, research methodology and the outline of the graduating paper.
Chapter two is theoretical foundation of character, definition of
character, character types, division of character in movie.
Chapter three is explaining the content, synopsis of the August Rush
Movie.
Chapter four is analysis and discussion. It consists of the literary
intrinsic element in August Rush movie, the elements of the movie the data
analysis on the main character Evan Taylor in August Rush movie.
Chapter five is closure. Consisting of conclusion and suggestion. It is
the summary and result of the analysis of the graduating paper.
The last part is bibliography and appendix
CHAPTER II
THEORETICAL REVIEW OF AUGUST RUSH MOVIE
A. The Literary Elements of Movie
1. Character
a. Definition of Character
Character is mental or moral nature, mental or moral qualifies that
make one person, race, etc. ( Hornby, 1987: 140)
Meanwhile, according to the dictionary of sociology, the character
is a special characteristic of the basic structure of personality.
Kamus Umum Bahasa Indonesia (vol 3: 54) also defines the
character as a psychological nature, morals, or character that distinguish
one person with another person.
Character is nature, personal and so on. (Dumadi, 1981: 9)
b. Character Types
1) Human Character.
There are six pillars of character as follows.
a) Trust Warthiness, a character that makes a person become
integrated, honest, and loyal.
b) Fairness, a character who has an open mind, and does not take
advantage of others.
c) Caring, someone’s character who has a caring attitude and
concern for others as well as environmental conditions.
d) Respect, a character that makes people appreciate and respect
others.
e) Citizenship, character of someone who makes a conscious laws
and regulations, and care for the natural environment.
f) Responsibility, a character that makes a person's responsibility,
discipline, and always doing something as good as possible (Qotibi,
2010:14-15).
The character also seems to be getting lots of attention from the
ancient philosophies. And this is some of their views on the division of
characters:
1) Galenus (129-199 after Christ)
a) Cholerici
The guys have a big body, rough shape, smooth muscles, blood
boil easily, so they could be a great fury of anger. The nature of
the people are peppery.
b) Sanguinici
The guys have soft skin; their face glow red, circular in shape.
They are always happy and no minded melancholy.
c) Phlegmatic
These people are short, have pale skin color, they like scared
and lazy and often get due to digestive disorders. These people
are quiet and do not move their heart.
d) Melancholic
These people are great and slim, their muscles are hard. They
are not cheerleaders, they are often grim and pessimistic
(Dumadi, 1981: 10- 11) .
2) Heymans (born on April 17, 1857, died on February 18, 1930 in
Groningen). Heymans human character divides into eight types,
namely:
a) Gepassioneerden, great people. Their nature is impatient,
intense, suspicious, hard to be kind.
b) Cholerici, fierce people. They are easy to move, very agile, like
working in a leisure time, impulsive, resolute and courageous,
they rarely think of something premises at length.
c) Sentimentelen, the seducer. This person has a pugnacious
character, is easily aroused and impulsive.
d) Nerveuzen, skittish people. They were ferocious, irritability,
restless, impatient and impractical.
e) Flegmatici, quiet person. They are bright, have wide eyes, wise
and patient.
f) Sangunici, childish person. The character of this childish is not
easily confusing, although in a complicated situation they can
find a way out.
g) Apathen, human machine. The person is difficult to decide, less
brave, moody.
h) Amorfen, person-shaped. The nature of these people is they are
superficial, impractical, shortsighted, awkward, have bad
memories (Dumadi, 1981: 14-17).
3) Spranger
Eduard Spranger, a German psychologist, makes the
division of nature on the basis of cultural values.
a) Human - nature zakelijk economy.
b) Humans - the power of nature insane power or conceited.
c) Human - nature sincere social.
d) Humans - the theory of nature is logical
e) Humans - the beauty of nature here is rhyme.
f) Human - piety nature is not concerned with earthly (Dumadi,
1981: 18-19).
4) C. G. Jung
Carl Gustav Jung was born in 1875 in Kesswil (Thurgau Swistzerland), is an expert on psychiatry of Switzerland. Principal
division of C. G. Jung is:
a) Type turned out (geextroverteerde type).
It is open, airy, smooth, and not rigid in the association. But the
psychological power of this type of people is pointed out,
towards the environment
b) Type turned into (geintroverteerde type)
These people drown and embed themeself in their own right.
These people tend to isolate themselves and fortify himself
against the influences that come from outside. Their properties
are closed, not open and elusive.
5) Kunkel
Dr. Fr. Kunkel is a neurological disease physician in Berlin.
He opinion the structure of mental life, the whole human
personality, especially his character, dominated by two opposing
forces that is ichhaftigkeit and sachlichkeit. Kunkel divides
humans character into two types, namely:
a) Human - Sachlich:
Human character is controlled by the community initiative,
community service. The will adapts to the community, more
concerns with the interests of society in its own interests.
b) Human – Ichhaftig
Human character is controlled by intention - the recognition,
less appreciated, fear of failure, more likely concerns own
interests than the interests of society. (Dumadi, 1981: 30)
6) W. Jaensch
Jaensch’s division is based on investigations into the
symptoms of eidetic.
a) Type Tetanoide
They are sealed by their soul, full of prejudice, suspicious.
They also are gloomy, pessimistic
b) Type Basedoide
These people are characterized by joy in life, without suspicion
and optimistic. They have also roomy chest and open soul
(Dumadi, 1981: 33-34).
7) W. H. Sheldon
a) Type Viseroton
Depending on all the bonds of childhood and remains
dependent on them. They always want the conveniences and
always want back into childhood.
b) Type Somaton
Pay attention to the objectives which include typical (in the
young, to the sport). They are very fond (to jasmaniyah) active
movement.
c) Type Serebroton
Concerned with matters related to the old days. Arguably they
always look forward to old age (Dumadi, 1981: 34-35).
2) Characters ( Actors Story).
Characters or actors stories usually have a tangible story
(physical) that can generally be divided into two namely, human
and nonhuman characters. Characters also do not have a physical
form (nonphysical) and shape animations.
a) Human Characters
The film story generally use human characters as the
main perpetrators of the story. Humans as the main perpetrators
of the story are usually presented in an every event. In some
cases the perpetrators of the story do not need to be physically
present, as in the scenes of a telephone conversation or video
monitor.
b) Nonhuman Characters
While non-human characters is very limited and often
appears in films family drama, science fiction, fantasy, and
horror. (Character buffer tangible nonhuman) animals, aliens,
monsters, mechanical objects, even inanimate objects. Animal
characters are often the main perpetrators of the movie. The
animals that are often used are dogs, horses, cats, monkeys,
dolphins, and whales.
c) Nonphysical Character
Story characters have no real physical form. The are of
this type characters usually not bound by space and time. The
character in the form of supernatural creatures is spirits, ghosts,
and other technology or can also be modern and scientific
experiments.
d) Animation Character
Characters can also manifest either form of twodimensional animation and three dimensional. By using this
technique is able to turn any filmmakers character as humans,
animals, monsters, aliens, mechanics, even to inanimate
objects. (Pratista, 2008: 80-82).
3) Character Division in Movie
Each feature film generally has the main and the supporting
character. The main character is the main motivation for running
the flow of the narrative from beginning to end. The main character
is often termed protagonist while the supporting characters could
be the protagonist and the antagonist (enemy or rival). Supporting
characters often act as triggers of conflict (problem) or sometimes
vice versa can help the main character in solving the problem
(Himawan Pratista, 2008: 43-44).
Character, or character disposition is very important in the
film. Even Lajos Egri argues:
"These is the ultimate disposition in drama. Without
disposition there will be no story. Without disposition there
would be no plot. (Inequalities of nature gave birth to a
shift, a collision of interests, conflict. Thus was born the
later stories)."
A. Adjib Hamzah in his book describes character figures
into 3 namely:
a) The Protagonist
Is main characters in drama that appears to overcome various
problems faced in achieving goals.
b) The Antagonists.
Is character in drama that is against the ideals of protagonist.
c) The Tritagonis
The character in the drama in favor of both camps (protagonist
and antagonis), or even is outside both, the third parties
(Hamzah, 1985: 106).
Timothy Corrigan also words that Traditionally, characters
have been designated as major or minor, as a protagonist ( one with
heroic or positive features) or an antagonist ( one with villainous or
negative features) (Corrigan, 1999: 81).
The main character (protagonist), there are other types of
characters other figures, the most important namely the antagonist,
which is the character that is created to offset the main character.
The conflict of both of moves the story. The character whose
function is only called complement of the character of called
subordinates ( Budianta, 2002: 86).
2. Plot
It is the chronology of events told in time. Only at the latter must
the plot be added by an element of causation. Thus, the plot is a narrative
scene with emphasis on causation (Eneste, 1991: 19).
A film is able to manipulate the story through the plot. The plot is a
series of events that is presented visually and audio in the film (Himawan,
2008: 34) .
In this study, the researchers used a pattern of three rounds to be
analyzed.
a. The Structure of Three Acts
The structure of three acts or is also often termed a classic
Holliwood structure is a model of narrative structure of the longest,
popular and influential structure. This pattern uses three rounds
namely, stage I (preparation), stage II (confrontation), and stage III
(resolution) (Himawan, 2008:46-47). The structure of three acts have
some specific characteristics concerning aspects of space and time,
actors, problems or conflicts, as well as the destination.
1) Elements of Space and Time
Element of space and time is to explain the location and
duration of a film. Is the film location to move or just monotonous,
and how long or short duration of the films. It is more pays
attention to the attitude of the audience saturation. The filmmaker
tries to keep the audience not to be saturated in seeing a movie.
2) Limitation Story Information
Limitation story information is the process of moving camera
shots from one figure to another figure, from the figure toward the
antagonist and protagonist, tritagonist and so on.
a) Plotted Structured Pattern
(1) Preparation
Preparation is the initial phase of a plot in a movie,
that is an opening. In the preparation, new film makers
usually introduce the main characters and little plot.
(2) Confrontation
In structure of three rounds, confrontation is round II
of a movie plot. This chapter tells where the issues arise
from the players. Usually, there is a conflict between
protagonist and antagonist characters.
(3) Resolution
Resolution is the final act in a pattern of three rounds.
In this round is called a climax, a peak half the story, the
core of the story, the peak of the problem. This section is
often anticipated by the audience because it is very
interesting.
3. Setting
Setting is the background and its property. Property in this case is
not moving all objects such as furniture, doors, windows, seats, lights,
trees, and so on. Settings are used in a movie, generally to make as real as
possible to the context of the story. Perfect setting, principlely is an
authentic setting. Setting should be able to convince the audience if the
movie really did happen at the appropriate location and time context of the
story film ( Himawan, 2008:62).
4. Points of View
Point of view is central to both visual arts and literary arts. It
describes the position from which individuals view another person, object,
or event, and often suggest how that point of view determines the meaning
of what is seen. Thus, a tree seen from a plane window above a forest may
seem rather insignificant or commonplace; seen by a girl perched amidst
its branches, however, that same tree may be infinitely varied and
endlessly fascinating. Drama usually presents itself to the objective or
communal view of a large audience; lyric poetry frequently suggests the
private view of, as John Stuart Mill put it,” an utterance overheard.” Many
sorts of literature, particularly novels, allow multiple points of view to
interact, and this ability to mobilize multiple points of view has been a
salient connection between novels and films that likewise creates dramas
from confrontations and exchange a cross many points of view.
Just as a poem frequently organizes its point of view
through a speaker/persona, so too do novels and movies present, explicitly
or implicitly their stories through a point of view: It may be a first- person
point of view, in which events are seen through the eyes and mind of a
single individual; it may be a third- person omniscient point of view,
where there are seemingly no laminations to what can be seen, known, and
presented; or it may be a limited third- person point of view, in which the
point of view is objectively outside of the character but remains focused
primarily on one or two characters ( Timothy,1999:82).
5. Style
One author's style can be known through his work. Because as said
by Carlyle, style is not just clothes, but the author's own skin
this
statement is reinforced by the opinion of Buffon's "style is the man
himself".
There is also a presumption to say, the style of one author
regarding the selection of themes, selection of characters, background
selection, and so on. However, the notion of style in this book the authors
use is in the narrow sense. That is just about the way the typical person of
authors express or suggest stories, ideas, intentions, and its message. Of
course, this style is not separated from the language usage and more
specifically related to language style and way of narration or how to tell
stories (Eneste, 1991:44).
6. Theme
A writer (novelist) certainly does have a certain issue that is about
to put forward or expressed to the reader. He is the possession of the core
issues, which is later translated into elements of the novel: plot,
characterizations, setting, mood, and style. The core issue is what the
authors mean by the theme, that case will be found in a novel theme,
depending on the author whether major themes / areas or small / simple.
Typically a theme can be formulated in several sentences.
Related to the theme is the message or messages. Mandate is the
establishment of something, attitude or opinion of author about working
on the core issues.
In other words, the mandate is the authors message or messages
are presented.
The film also has a specific theme, namely the core issues that
would be phrased / presented by filmmaker to tell his audience. Should be
the themes should be set forth in the drawings, so the audience can capture
a message or an idea of a filmmaker, as the size of the theme in the novel
or the film is no guarantee of success-or failure of a movie. The success of
the film depends on several factors: scenario, taking pictures, game
players, arranging pictures, etc.
B. The main character
The main character here is a figure who becomes the core of a film,
which always accompanies the course of the storyline. The main character
here can also be referred to as a major character and plays as the protagonist.
Here, the authors examine the nature, travel stories, scenes, origin, and all of
them involved the main character.
BAB III
ELEMENTS OF THE MOVIE
A. Biography of The Author
Kirsten Sheridan was born in Dublin July 14, 1976. Sheridan moved
to New York City in 1981, spending her early childhood there while her father
struggled to make it as an actor and theatre director. Her family moved back to
Ireland eight years later, whereupon her father found success as the director of
My Left Foot, in which Sheridan played the younger sister of lead actor Daniel
Day-Lewis. She studied script writing at New York University in 1993 and
went to film school at University College, Dublin, ultimately earning her film
degree from Dun Laoghaire College of Art and Design in 1998. Her thesis
short film Patterns won several international film festival awards, including
Clermont-Ferrand, Cork, Galway, Dresden, Aspen, and Chicago, and her next
short, The Case of Majella McGinty, about a little girl who escapes her
stressful life by crawling into a suitcase, received festival awards at Foyle,
Cork, San Francisco, Cologne, and Worldfest Houston.
The first feature film Sheridan directed was 2001's Disco Pigs, Enda
Walsh's screen adaptation of his own play, starring Cillian Murphy and Elaine
Cassidy[5]as teenagers in a lifelong, obsessive, antisocial friendship. The
Guardian described the independent film as a "stylised, hyperkinetic drama ...
that combined kitchen-sink realism and vicious fight scenes with highly
stylised fantasy sequences". Disco Pigs earned Sheridan nominations for best
director at the British Independent Film Awards and the Irish Film & TV
Academy Awards, as well as prizes at the Castellinaria Youth Film Festival,
the Giffoni Film Festival, the Young European Cinema Film Festival and the
Ourense Film Festival.
Next, Sheridan collaborated with her father Jim and sister Naomi on
the script for In America, a film based on their memories of their family's
years of poverty in New York, with the story of the death of Jim's younger
brother woven in as an added element. Jim directed the film, which went on to
success and earned several prestigious awards nominations, including an
Oscar nomination for best screenplay. Sheridan's latest film is 2007's August
Rush, which stared by Jonathan Rhys Meyers and Keri Russell as star-crossed
lovers and musicians, Freddie Highmore as their orphaned musical prodigy
offspring, and Robin Williams as a Faginesque character. The Irish Times
criticized the film as "bounce around between so many forms, moods and
genres that it proved impossible to get a handle on," while Variety called it
"utterly predictable, but with moments of genuine charm." She had three
children.
Filmography:
1.
The Bench (short, 1995) ... director, writer, editor
2.
Gentleman Caller (short, 1996) ... director, editor
3.
Walking Into Mirrors (short, 1997) ... director, editor, producer
4.
Patterns (short, 1998) ... director, writer, editor, producer
5.
Between Two Worlds (1997) ... editor
6.
Ward Zone (1998) ... editor
7.
The Case of Majella McGinty (short, 1999) ... director
8.
Disco Pigs (2001) ... director
9.
In America (2002) ... writer
10.
August Rush (2007) ... director
Selected awards and nominations
In addition to the accolades listed below, Sheridan has won many
awards for her short films.
Academy Awards: Nominated: Best Original Screenplay (2004), In America
(shared with Jim Sheridan, Naomi Sheridan)
Golden Globe Awards Nominated: Best Screenplay (2004), In America
(shared with Jim Sheridan, Naomi Sheridan)
Irish Film and Television Awards (IFTA)
1.
Nominated: Best Short Film (2000), The Case of Majella McGinty (shared
with producers Siobhan Bourke and Kate Lennon)
2.
Nominated: Best Director of a Feature Film (2003, January's biennial
ceremony), Disco Pigs
Other awards
1.
Won: Film Institute of Ireland/Guinness Outstanding Young Irish Talent
Award (1998)
2.
Nominated: British Independent Film Awards, Douglas Hickox Award
(2002), Disco Pigs
3.
Won: Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards, Best Writer (2004), In
America (shared with Jim Sheridan, Naomi Sheridan) (Http//:www.
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B. Biography of the Main Character ( Freddie Highmore)
Alfred Thomas "Freddie" Highmore (born 14 February 1992) is an
English actor. He is best known for his roles in the films Finding Neverland,
Five Children and It, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Arthur and the
Invisibles, August Rush, The Golden Compass, The Spiderwick Chronicles and
Toast.
Highmore was born in Camden, London, into a show business family.
His mother, Sue Latimer, is a talent agent whose clients include actors Daniel
Radcliffe and Imelda Staunton, and his father, Edward Highmore, is an actor.
He has a younger brother named Albert ("Bertie"), born in 1995. Highmore's
home is in Highgate, a suburb of north London.
Career
Highmore began with small parts on TV at the age of 7. In two movies
Highmore played with members of his family. His brother Bertie played his
brother in Women Talking Dirty. Also his father Edward played the father in
Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story.
In 2004, he had a breakthrough with his critically acclaimed
performance as troubled Peter Llewelyn Davies in Finding Neverland.
Highmore received several nominations and awards for the role, including a
Broadcast Film Critics Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination.
In 2005, he played the part of the hard-working Charlie Bucket in Charlie and
the Chocolate Factory (adapted from the book by Roald Dahl). He was
reportedly recommended for the role by the film's star Johnny Depp, who
starred in Finding Neverland and was impressed by the young actor's
performance.
Highmore next appeared as the title character in August Rush with Keri
Russell, Jonathan Rhys Meyers and Robin Williams. The story is about a
musical prodigy and his journey to find his parents after they are separated at
his birth. This movie received a wide release on 21 November 2007. He
starred in The Spiderwick Chronicles, based on the popular children's stories,
released in the United States in February 2008. He played American twins
Simon and Jared Grace, alongside Sarah Bolger as their sister Mallory Grace.
He took the main role in Toast a BBC autobiographical film about
Nigel Slater, the chef, which was shown on Thursday, 30 December 2010. In
May 2011, Highmore agreed to appear in a short mockumentary film about his
life at university. The plot centres around how three mentors, named Burgis,
Clancy and Brown, helped him balance the conflicting pressures of celebrity
and academia.
Voice roles
Highmore played the protagonist as an actor and voice actor in Arthur
and the Invisibles, with two sequels planned. Highmore lent his voice in The
Golden Compass and A Fox's Tale. Highmore voiced the lead character in the
digitally-animated film Astro Boy.
Several of the films that Highmore was cast in had accompanying
video games (Astro Boy, The Spiderwick Chronicles, The Golden Compass,
Arthur and the Invisibles, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory). Highmore has
lent his voice to all of these projects.
Awards (Won)
1. Best Performance by a Younger Actor for August Rush
2. Best Young Actor for Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
3. Best Performance in a Feature Film – Young Ensemble Cast for Finding
Neverland
4. Best Newcomer for Finding Neverland
5. Outstanding New Talent
6. Best Young Actor for Finding Neverland
7. Youth in Film for Finding Neverland
8. Best Performance by Youth in a Leading or Supporting Role – Male for
Finding Neverland
Nominated Awards
1. Best Voice Over Role for Astro Boy
2. Best Performance in a Feature Film by a Leading Young Actor for The
Spiderwick Chronicles
3. Best Male Actor – Nominated
4. Best Performance in a Feature Film by a Leading Young Actor for August
Rush
5. Breakthrough Male for Finding Neverland
6. Best Performance by a Younger Actor for Finding Neverland
7. Best Performance in a Feature Film – Leading Young Actor for Finding
Neverland
8. Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture for Finding
Neverland
9. Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role for
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C. Synopsis of The Film
The film opens with a boy ( Evan Taylor), other pieces of information
finally mention that the boy was living in homeless children's shelter home
state of Colorado, blue-eyed glaze that can always translate a variety of
activities, human expression and the harmony of the universe in the form of a
tone. Chant he heard the wind rustle as low tone. The sound of children
playing football tones are heard as a boom. While laughing and joking peers
and noisy chatter of adults had heard as a shrill high notes. That was the
initial presentation of this film the main character, Evan Taylor who later
metamorphosed into the figure of August Rush.
The camera moves away from the boy and then presenting the figure
of a woman beautiful white spaghetti strap dress with brown curly hair that is
so fascinating. The beauty of this woman apparently was preparing in the
dressing room. He will perform on stage showing his skill. It turns out he's a
music player! She is a cellist. Action game of her cello solo backed by full
orchestra increasingly demonstrate mastery of the instrument she plays.
Beauty face look more beautiful when he was busy swiping her cello.
Meanwhile, the fleeting figure of a young man ( Louis) who was singing in
an underground pub featured as the background. The man has such charisma
in the way he sings and the lyrics express. Really sings from the heart.
Description of time period 11 years earlier shows. This time the story
rolling from the middle of a concert performed by the woman. Lyla Novacek,
that's the name of this beautiful woman. A talented cellist who has just
completed a show importance. Luckily, the audience response was so
enthusiastic to play her cello. The success of this show to be addressed by
friends Lyla with him out to a party one of their acquaintances. Set De
Champs Elysees is a charming, in a flat which was filled with some people.
Lovely party that they held. Amid the hubbub party, Lyla just feel strange
and get out from the crowd. The aim is none other than the roof area. From
there, he found precisely the right overlooking the beautiful scenery gate Arc
'de Tromphe. Visible in the distance, in the hallway of a street gang a
saxophone musician was singing a beautiful song. Apparently, not only a fun
Lyla enjoyed the song. The voice of a young man to disturb his peace.
Apparently, the youth fun hanging out on the rooftop next to a position far
higher than the roof of the beachhead Lyla. The youth offer Lyla to move
into place in order to more carefully listen to melodious chant saxophone
sound. Between indecisive and hesitant, Lyla then stepped into the building
next door.
Then they are both talked. Apparently the two lovebirds in love and
ended up spending the night together. The arrival of the morning is too
sudden to disturb their happiness. The woman hurried to leave him. Request
him to re-meet at the appointed place casually answered by the girl.
The love that has blossomed in the hearts of both man gets a big
obstacle! Lyla turns out to live under the pressure of the father who so
dominates and dictates. He was free to do all his heart because his father's
will as has been outlined destiny just as cellist Lyla! Excessive ambition of
the father began to make Lyla sick. That's why he's so fond of this guy ⎯
meeting with then unknown named Lionel, a vocalist who became the band's
underground remains at a local pub.
Back a canceled appointment acted finally leaving longing and regret
for a second this man. Especially after that Lyla finds himself the center
contain? Pressure from the father who can not stand getting hit him and fled.
Unfortunately, Lyla car accident that resulted in abortion problem. In the RS,
the father tried to calm Lyla and told Lyla has lost her baby. Lyla listen to it
all, staring blankly into space. In fact, without his knowledge, in the far
corner, in the nursery, lay a tiny baby who is weak arms flailing at the time
heard the chant music from a music box shaped carousel. Chant the sound of
music is heard the baby in the early moments of her life is finally going to be
a major guide in his life, because he will be able to hear the music wherever
it is located.
We can then guess that the baby is a boy Evan!
At the shelter, the boy, Evan always hoped his parents would be able
to find through the "frequency" sound the same. This determination will be
music shown through his courage began to argue a number of children older
than him. When he would bullied and forced to say that his parents could
never find it, aloud he replied that he knew they'd be out there and be heard.
Evan attitude which at first sight seem fragile, but did have a strong belief
this was a fascinating social worker from the department who visited the
shelter to register children who are in that place. The officer (played very
nicely by Terence Howard) very impressed with Evan plain answer when
asked how long she had lived in that place. Evan replied with details; year,
month and week. The answer that makes the officer stunned!
Strength and confidence in themselves Evan increasingly upset forced
him to "go" from a shelter to the big city-New York. Ride a good-hearted
truck driver, Evan had reached the city, nicknamed the Big Apple. Adventure
begins! Poor can not be denied, the only clue about the social department
officials deemed it could help him to fly in the wind when he absorbed
impregnating one corner of the streets of New York as a magnificent
symphony strains.
Pursuit of a business card that just brought acquainted with a boy who
play guitar strings in the middle of a city park. The boy (Arthur) was steady
variety of songs from an electric guitar that he's hip. The tones coming out of
the strings it makes Evan anesthetized. Evan finally "join" the black kid is
home to the headquarters. Evan close look at the lives of street children who
have talent in music but enslaved to the money-producing machine. The
commander of this army (Maxwell "Wizard" Wallace) is a strange man who
always dressed like a cowboy ⎯ for always wearing a leather jacket and
leather hat, black cowboy model ⎯ and played with a captivating acting by
veteran actor Robin Williams.
Evan existence of street children in the headquarters of the artist's
increasingly recognized when one morning they all woke up to strange tunes
from Evan's try against the boss's favorite electric guitar. Evan totally blind
instrument plays the guitar with a haphazard but instead produces a tone that
inspires harmony and attract attention. Evan cheerful expression at the time
beat, strumming, hitting the guitar was so fascinating that heard.
That Evan is a boy with extraordinary abilities in creating harmony
tone. But Evan's real ability in music and tones more than the limits in
imagine. A natural genius. People who need not know much about theory but
it is able to find the keys of the tones harmonize various tones into a beautiful
symphony that is so riveting. Evan easily translate a lot of noise from
everyday activities which at first sight seem trivial and unimportant to be a
series of tones that are so beautiful. His ability to create music armed with an
electric guitar played by blindly is the starting point of the first to tell us
about it.
The next meeting with a young woman ( Hope) in a church minister's
son who was doing choir practice led to another experience which is
increasingly confirmed the ability of rest is in the field of music. Without the
need to spend lots of time, Evan can directly control the tone of a grand
piano. Musical notes which is a new and unfamiliar objects became his new
best friend. Within a few hours later, Evan is actually immersed in the fun
listening to chant tone and compose the universe in the form of musical
notes. Fabulous!
The little girl is what drove Evan and change the fate of a street
musician became a professional musician. Daddy's little girl, the pastor (
Reverend J), led Evan to a music school that has produced the New York
Philharmonic Orchestra, an elite group of orchestras that has a good
reputation throughout the universe is the Juilliard School. In the school of
music, talent Evan channeled properly. Some fragments show that Evan
learned in the classroom where he was the youngest students with age. Evan's
expertise in creating harmonized tone "caught" wet by a professor teaching
one of the subjects.
The professor is amazed at the scores tone created by Evan finally
bring the results of the composition to the principal and asked that the
composition is played in performances of grand New York Philharmonic
Orchestra. Evan's response is so innocent and naive indeed to make the
school board smile. "I need to be watched by as many as people". Once his
comments when one board member replied that this stage will not only be
watched by hundreds of people, thousands of people will watch it! Evan who
has a primary mission to "voice" can be heard by his parents smiled brightly
hear the answer.
Meanwhile, in other places, the beautiful woman who 11 years ago
would have predicted a brilliant career as a music player the world is ending
just became a cello teacher private lessons. Losing a baby in the womb make
life Lyla seemed to stop and move in the opposite direction. Her spirit is lost
and his life seemed dark. His relationship with his father was strained. He
considers that there is no more to be pursued in his life and he need only live
day by day to taste, with no ambition and the desire and passion whatever.
In London, the display shows a young executive dressed dapper man
who got into the car Mercedes Benz. This man turned out to Louis, the
vocalist who had her eyes so bright and full of passion. Apparently, times
have changed Lionel into someone who pursue material success and ignore
purely spiritual satisfaction. Louis live like this and finished his career as a
vocalist because he wanted to prove that he can become someone who is
financially successful!
However, deep in his heart, his life seemed so bland and quiet. Her
spirits are dimmed and his passion will live once so is bubbling as if
swallowed by time vanished.
What followed was a struggle of human beings is the third person to
find each other mutually. Evan is so longed for parental warmth, caresses of a
mother's love and sense of security is given a father. Lyla is so missed her
baby and was always stunned every time I see a child who thinks the same
age as her baby if still alive, and Lionel who discovered the fact that as far as
we try to run away and bury the past and forget who we really are, that fact
will certainly return stomping and force us to re-open the sheet.
The decision to keep living a present or past life just to fix the absolute
is in our hands. Luckily, Louis pretty wise decision. Electric guitar finally
came out of the cage and return journey to find his love is already lost, Lyla.
Miracle after miracle happened in the story of the three of them found
each other. Lyla Unwittingly, he will play in a stage where the baby so he
missed his orchestra would be a composer. While Louis unwittingly also met
with Evan when Evan was standing dazed in the midst of indecision would
choose to stay together the leaders of street children or escape artist and his
duty to act as a conductor of a symphony orchestra performances he has
made.
Chant composed symphonic tone was disturbing Lyla Evan has inched
away from the stage. Lyla tried to get closer to the lip of the stage, listened
attentively to the harmonization of the tone that so touched his conscience.
Louis recently completed another stage was immediately jumped down from
the cab when reading the flyer orchestra performances specifying the name as
a cellist Lyla Novacek.
The power of music pieces of their hearts lead them to find each other.
And when Evan closed his eyes and turned toward the audience, he knew that
the "voice" had been heard! Thus, a strong belief that Evan has
metamorphosed into a brilliant August Rush, the musical genius, even sweet
fruit. Fathers and mothers who so longed back together!
The film ends with the sweet without the need to provide details about
how the final story of the three of them, whether they will eventually live as a
happy family who love each other or not. Imagination was intentionally kept
the director by freeing the audience make their own versions of what they
liked
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CHAPTER IV
DISCUSSION
In this chapter, the data taken from August Rush Movie will be presented
and then analyzed.
A. Data Presentation
1. The literary elements of August Rush Movie
a. Character
1) Major Character
a) Evan Taylor / August Rush
Evan Taylor is a boy of 11 years separated from his
parents since birth. He is a child who has the genetic ability in
music obtained from his parents. He is very magical, blue-eyed,
quiet, confident that one day will meet with both parents.
“You brought us a prodigy, Reverend?
He is a mystery..here in the “ well Tempered
Clavier”….dean, I thought he was an angel”
“I'd see kids that would be his age
and I'd imagine what he'd look like.
Big blue eyes like his dad and-Oh, my God, Lyla.”
b) Lyla Novacek
She is a beautiful girl. Clever is cellist, white,
emotional, stubborn, never discouraged; but eventually, his
spirits grow again when asked to perform in New York
Philharmonic music performances.
“Dad, I’m not going with you
Lyla you listen to me
No…
Don’t you dare walk away
I’m not going with you”
“Lyla, just relax.
This piece.
You're pushing yourself too hard.
I don't know if I can do this.
You're playing with the Philharmonic.
That's great.
Okay, let's keep going.”
c) Louis Connelly
He is an adult male singer of a band music, handsome,
romantic, charismatic, blue-eyed, emotional.
“ come on say.
That the best you got….come on hit me, come on hit
me
Come on
Fell that I come on . hit me
I’m suffocating here
You all right man…you all right man
Welcome to the Connelly clan”
“I'd see kids that would be his age
and I'd imagine what he'd look like.
Big blue eyes like his dad and-Oh, my God, Lyla.”
“Great sounds, kid.
Gibson J-200?.
It's beautiful.
Can I see her?.
Hey. It's okay.
I'm a musician too.”
“Oh, my God.
Is that you?.
When were you gonna tell me
you're in a band?.”
2) Minor character
a) Maxwell "Wizard" Wallace
He is a man who is versed in the field of music, a great
person, hard, thief, searches for money, and often takes
advantage of others to make money, think of the children is
protected as an investment.
“ I’ve been with Wizard for years
Who wizard?
Oh, he’s a real piece of work
That’s what he is
He real name’s Maxwell Wallace
He took me in
He said that I was an investment
He gave me Roxy here
He bought it in the old days
Well, he really didn’t buy it
Guess you’d kind of say he found it
All right, he stole it”
“Okay, Jack, he's worth three times
what you're offering him.
Wallace-You heard him in the park!
You're a pain in the ass.
Two-fifty if he can play for two hours.
No, five or he walks.
Five hundred?. I'll give him 250-Five hundred or he walks, all right?.
b) Hope
She is a little girl, black, descendants of Negroes, good
singing, good.
c) Thomas Novacek
He is the father of Lila Novacek, selfish, hard, it is he
who has been separated by Evan Taylor and Lyla since birth,
always imposes it his will toward Lyla Novacek.
d) Reverend J
He is a pastor of a church. He is also the parent of
Hope, black, either, he who has brought the August Rush to the
proper place of the Julliard School.
e) Jeffries
He is a lacquer-skinned black man. He often helps a
person in finding the missing people is very concerned with
others.
“So there’s nothing to be scared of
Thank you
I’m gonna do something I never do
This is my number
If you ever need to talk to me about anything
…you call
Think about what I said too
There’s a whole world out there with millions of wind
chimes
I know
You can go now”
f) Arthur
He is a little boy; Nigger derivatives, dreadlocked good
at playing guitar and singing, one investment of Wizard, fool
according to his friends; believe that he would be a great
person.
“Who likes pizza?
Who did this?
Arthur?
What is he? He’s a damn fool
He’s gonna get it good
What are you, Arthur?
I’m a real piece of work, wizard?”
Character in a movie is also divided into protagonist, antagonist
and, tritagonis.
No
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
Name
August Rush/ Evan Taylor
Character
Protagonist
Lyla Novacek
Protagonist
Louis Connelly
Protagonist
Maxwell “ Wizard” Wallace
Antagonist
Thomas Novacek
Antagonist
Richard Jeffries
Tritagonis
Hope
Tritagonis
Reverend J
Tritagonis
Arthur
Tritagonis
Marshall
Tritagonis
Lizzy
Tritagonis
b. Plot
In this study, researcher used a pattern of three rounds to
analyze the structure of the film August Rush
1) The Structure of Three Acts
The structure of three acts or is also often termed a classic
Holliwood structure is a model of narrative structure of the longest,
popular and influential structure of all time. This pattern uses three
rounds namely, stage I (preparation), stage II (confrontation), and
stage III (resolution) (Himawan, 2008:46-47). The structure of
three acts have some specific characteristics concerning aspects of
space and time, actors, problems or conflicts, as well as the
destination.
a) Elements of Space and Time
In the movie August Rush story, the space and time are
not restricted. Throughout the film, the story locations are
different or always moving. With duration 113 minutes, the
filmmakers can take advantage of the location as much as
possible so that the film is not boring. In this film there is also a
flashback and flash forward.
b) Limitation Story Information
August Rush movie generally unlimited storytelling,
even more dominant camera follows the main character, Evan
Taylor / August Rush, lyla novacek, and Louis Connely. But
the camera also moves around a lot to main characters to some
auxiliary characters, i.e antagonist
characters (Thomas
Novacek and Maxwell "Wizard" Wallace) and tritagonist
characters (Richard Jeffries, Hope, James pastor, Arthur,
Marshall, Lizzy).
c) Plotted Structured Pattern
Stage
Sequence
duration
Stage I
-
Stand in the middle of Sabana
9 minutes
-
Evan was troubled by friend
-
Lyla and Louis are in music
(preparation)
concert
Stage II
(confrontation)
25
-
Meet to be thatched
-
Lyla's separation and Louis
-
11 years then( Lyla's accident)
-
The meeting of Evan with
minutes
Arthur, Wizard
-
Philharmonic’s
concert
invitation
Stage III
(resolution)
-
Evan's noise
69
minutes
-
Thomas Novacek get ill
-
Lyla and Louis are play music
again
-
Meets Evan with hope
-
Julliard School
-
Philharmonic’s concert
(1) Preparation
The film opens with a boy ( Evan Taylor), other
pieces of information finally mention that the boy was
living in homeless children's shelter home stay of Colorado,
blue-eyed glaze that can always translate a variety of
activities, human expression and the harmony of the
universe in the form of a tone. Chant, he heard the wind
rustle as low tone. The sound of children playing football
tones are heard as a boom. While laughing and joking peers
and noisy chatter of adults has been heard as a shrill of high
notes. That is the initial presentation of this film the main
character, Evan Taylor who later metamorphoses into the
figure of August Rush.
The camera moves away from the boy and then
presenting the figure of a woman beautiful white spaghetti
strap dress with brown curly hair that is so fascinating. The
beauty of this woman apparently is prepared in the dressing
room. She will perform on stage showing her skill. She
turns out her music player! She is a cellist. Action game of
her cello solo is backed by full orchestra increasingly
demonstrates mastery of the instrument she plays. Beauty
face looks more beautiful when he is was busy swiping her
cello. Meanwhile, the fleeting figure of a young man (
Louis) who is singing in an underground pub featured as the
background. The man has such charisma in the way he
sings and the lyrics expressed, really sings from the heart.
(2) Confrontation
Description of time period of 11 years earlier is
showed. This time, the story rolling from the middle of a
concert is performed by the woman. Lyla Novacek, that is
the name of this beautiful woman. A talented cellist who
has just completed a show importance. Luckily, the
audience response is so enthusiastic to play her cello. The
success of this show to be addressed by friends Lyla with
him out to a party one of their acquaintances. Set De
Champs Elysees is a charming, in a flat which is filled with
some people. Lovely party they hold. Amid the hubbub
party, Lyla just feels strange and gets out from the crowd.
The aim is none other than the roof area. From there, she
find precisely the right overlooking, the beautiful scenery
gate Arc 'de Tromp he. Visible in the distance, in the
hallway of a street gang a saxophone musician is singing a
beautiful song. Apparently, not only a fun Lyla enjoyes the
song. The voice of a young man disturbs her peace.
Apparently, the youth fun is hanging out on the rooftop
next to a position far higher than the roof of the beachhead
Lyla. The youth offers Lyla to move into place in order to
more carefully listen to melodious chant saxophone sound.
Between indecisive and hesitant, Lyla then stepps into the
building next door.
Then they both talk. Apparently the two lovebirds
are in love and end up spending the night together. The
arrival of the morning is too sudden to disturb their
happiness. The woman hurries to leave him, request him to
re-meet at the appointed place casually answered by the
girl.
The love that has blossomed in the hearts of both
gets a big obstacle! Lyla turns out to live under the pressure
of the father who so dominates and dictates. She is free to
do all her heart because his father's will has been outlined
destiny just as cellist Lyla! Excessive ambition of the father
begins to make Lyla sick. That is why she is so fond of this
guy ⎯ meeting with unknown named Lionel, a vocalist who
becomes the band underground remains at a local pub.
Back a canceled appointment act finally leaving
longing and regreting for a second man. Especially after
that Lyla finds himself in the center contain? Pressure from
the father who can’t stand getting hit him and fled.
Unfortunately, Lyla’s car accident that results in abortion
problem. In the Hospital, the father tries to calm Lyla and
told Lyla has lost her baby. Lyla listens to it all, staring
blankly into space. In fact, without her knowledge, in the
far corner, in the nursery, lays a tiny baby who is weak
arms flailing at the time hearing the chant music from a
music box shaped by carousel. Chant sound of music is
heard by the baby in the early moments of hir life, who is
finally going to be a major guide in his life, because he will
be able to hear the music wherever it is located.
We can then guess that the baby is a boy Evan!
At the shelter, the boy, Evan always hopes his
parents would be able to find through the "frequency"
sounds the same. This determination will be music shown
through his courage begun to argue a number of children
older than him. When he would bullie and force to say that
his parents could never find it, aloud he replied that he
knows they would be out there and be heard.
Evan attitude which at first sight seems fragile, but
dog have a strong belief; this is a fascinating social worker
from the department who visits the shelter to register
children who are in that place. The officer (played very
nicely by Terence Howard) is very impressed with Evan
plain by answer when asked how long he has lived in that
place. Evan replie with details; year, month and week. The
answer makes the officer stunned!
Strength
and
confidence
in
himself
Evan
increasingly upsets forcing him to "go" from a shelter to the
big city-New York. Ride a good-hearted truck driver, Evan
has reached the city, nicknamed the Big Apple. Adventure
begins! Poor can’t be denied, the only clue about the social
department officials deemed it could help him to fly in the
wind when he absorbed impregnating one corner of the
streets of New York as a magnificent symphony strains.
Pursuit of a business card just is brought acquainted
with a boy who plays guitar strings in the middle of a city
park. The boy (Arthur) is steady variety of songs from an
electric guitar that he is hip. The tones coming out of the
strings ;it makes Evan anesthetized. Evan finally "joins" the
black kid is home to the headquarters. Evan close look at
the lives of street children who have talent in music but
enslaveds
to
the
money-producing
machine.
The
commander of this army (Maxwell "Wizard" Wallace) is a
strange man who always dresses like a cowboy ⎯ for
always wearing a leather jacket and leather hat, black
cowboy model ⎯ and playes with a captivating acting by
veteran actor Robin Williams.
Evan existence of street children in the headquarters
of the artist is increasingly recognized when one morning
they all wake up to strange tunes from Evan's try against
the boss's favorite electric guitar. Evan totally blind
instrument plays the guitar with a haphazard but instead
produces a tone that inspires harmony and attract attention.
Evan cheerful expression at the time beat, strumming,
hitting the guitar is so fascinating to hear.
That Evan is a boy with extraordinary abilities in
creating harmony tone. But Evan's real ability in music and
tones is more than the limits in imagine, a natural genius.
People who need not know much about theory but it is able
to find the keys of the tones harmonize various tones into a
beautiful symphony that is so riveting. Evan easily
translates a lot of noise from everyday activities which at
first sight seems trivial and unimportant to be a series of
tones that are so beautiful. His ability to create music armed
with an electric guitar played blindly is the starting point of
the first to tell us about it.
The next meeting with a young woman ( Hope) in a
church minister is son who is doing choir practice led to
another experience which is increasingly confirmed the
ability of rest in the field of music. Without the need to
spend lots of time, Evan can directly control the tone of a
grand piano. Musical notes which is a new and unfamiliar
objects becomes his new best friend. Within a few hours
later, Evan is actually immersed in the fun listening to
chant tone and composes the universe in the form of
musical notes, fabulous!
The little girl is wwo doing Evan and changes the
fate of a street musician becomes a professional musician.
Daddy's little girl, the pastor ( Reverend J), leds Evan to a
music
school
that
has
produced
the
New
York
Philharmonic Orchestra, an elite group of orchestra that has
a good reputation throughout the universe is the Juilliard
School. In the school of music, Evan talent channeled
properly. Some fragments show that Evan learnes in the
classroom where he was the youngest students with age.
Evan's expertise in creating harmonized tone "caught" wet
by a professors teaching one of the subjects.
The professor is amazed at the scores tone created
by Evan; finally brings the results of the composition to the
principal and askes that the composition is played in
performances of grand New York Philharmonic Orchestra.
Evan's response is so innocent and naive indeed to make
the school board smile. "I need to be watched by as many
as people". Once his comments ,when one board member
reply that this stage will not only be watched by hundreds
of people, thousands of people will watch it! Evan who has
a primary mission to "voice" can be heard by his parents
smiling brightly hear the answer.
Meanwhile, in other places, the beautiful woman
who 11 years ago would have predicted a brilliant career as
a music player of the world ends just becomes a cello
teacher of private lessons. Losing a baby in the womb,
makes life of Lyla seems to stop and move in the opposite
direction. Her spirit is lost and his life seems dark. His
relationship with his father is strained. She considers that
there is no more to be pursued in her life and she needs
only life day by day to taste, with no ambition and the
desire and passion whatever.
In London, the display shows a young executive
dressed dapper man who gets into the car Mercedes Benz.
This man turns out to Louis, the vocalist who has her eyes
so bright and full of passion. Apparently, times have
changed Lionel into someone who pursues material success
and ignores purely spiritual satisfaction. Louis lives like
this and finishes his career as a vocalist because he wants to
prove that he can become someone who is financially
successful!
However, deep in his heart, his life seems so bland
and quiet. His spirits are dimmed and his passion will live
once so bubbling as if swallowed by time vanished.
(3) Resolution
What followed is a struggle of human beings, the
third person to find each other mutually. Evan is so longed
for parental warmth, caresses of a mother's love and sense
of security given a father. Lyla is so missed her baby and
was always stunned every time I see a child who thinks the
same age as her baby if still alive, and Lionel who
discoveres the fact that as far as we try to run away and
bury the past and forget who we really are, that fact will
certainly return stomping and forces us to re-open the sheet.
The decision to keep living a present or past life is
just to fix the absolute in our hands. Luckily, Louis pretty
wise decision. Electric guitar finally comes out of the cage;
and return journey to find his love is already lost, Lyla.
Miracle after miracle happenes in the story of the
three of them found each other. Lyla unwittingly, she will
play in a stage where the baby so she misses his orchestra
would be a composer. While Louis unwittingly also met
with Evan when Evan is standing dazed in the midst of
indecision would choose to stay together the leaders of
street children or escape artist and his duty to is act as a
conductor of a symphony orchestra performances he has
made.
Chant composed symphonic tone is disturbing Lyla
Evan has inched away from the stage. Lyla tries to get
closer to the lip of the stage, listenes attentively to the
harmonization of the tone that is so touched her conscience.
Louis recently completed another stage is immediately
jumped down from the cab when reading the flyer orchestra
performances specifying the name as a cellist Lyla
Novacek.
The power of music pieces of their hearts leads
them to find each other. And when Evan closes his eyes and
turnes toward the audience, he know that the "voice" has
been heard! Thus, a strong belief, Evan has metamorphosed
into a brilliant August Rush, the musical genius, even sweet
fruit. Fathers and mothers are so longed back together!
The film ends with the sweet without the need to
provide details about how is the final story of the three of
them, whether they will eventually live as a happy family
who love each other or not. Imagination is intentionally
kept by the director by freeing the audience, makes their
own versions of what they like in their respective headed.
c. Setting
1) Central Park
Central Park is a public park in the center of Manhattan in
New York City, United States. The park was initially opened in
1857, on 843 acres (3.41 km2) of city-owned land. In 1858,
Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux won a design
competition to improve and expand the park with a plan entitled
the Greensward Plan. Construction began at the same year and was
completed in 1873.
Designated a National Historic Landmark in 1963, the park
is currently managed by the Central Park Conservancy under
contract with the city government. The Conservancy is a nonprofit
organization that contributes 85% of Central Park's ($37.4 million
dollar) annual budget, and employs 80% of the park's maintenance
staff.
“how many people will hear it
Well, it would be performed in Central Park, on the Great
Lawn.”
2) Washington Square Park
Washington Square Park is one of the best-known of New
York City's 1,900 public parks. At 9.75 acres (39,500 m2), it is a
landmark in the Manhattan neighborhood of Greenwich Village, as
well as a meeting place and center for cultural activity. It is
operated by the New York City Department of Parks and
Recreation.
An open space with a tradition of nonconformity, the park's
fountain area has long been one of the city's popular spots for
residents and tourists. Most of the buildings surrounding the park
now belong to New York University, but many have at one time
served as homes and studios for artists. Some of the buildings have
been built by NYU, others have been converted from their former
uses into academic and residential buildings. Although NYU
considers the park to be the quad of the school's campus,
Washington Square remains a public park.
“wizard?
He gave me his place at the square
My parents
They ain’t gave me nothing”
“come on, Arthur?
That’s chump change
You got Washington Square
That was my spot for 10 years.”
3) Julliard Scholl
The Juilliard School, located at the Lincoln Center for the
Performing Arts in New York City, United States, is a performing
arts conservatory which was established in 1905. It is informally
identified as simply "Juilliard," and trains about 800 undergraduate
and graduate students in dance, drama, and music. Juilliard is one
of the most prestigious performing arts conservatories in the world.
“how’d you learn how to play like that in six months?
Julliard
Julliard?
Yes sir.”
“it’s find of a long story
Well, it I went to Julliard and, I had a concern to night.”
4) San Francisco
San Francisco, officially the City and County of San
Francisco, is the financial, cultural, and transportation center of the
San Francisco Bay Area, a region of more than 7.4 million people
which includes San Jose and Oakland. The only consolidated citycounty in California, it encompasses a land area of 46.7 square
miles (121 km2) on the northern end of the San Francisco
Peninsula, giving it a density of 17,243 people per square mile
(6,655/km2). It is the most densely settled large city (population
greater than 200,000) in the state of California and the second-most
densely populated large city in the United States. San Francisco is
the fourth most populous city in California and the 13th most
populous city in the United States, with a 2010 estimated
population of 805,235.
“where are you, baby bro?
We didn’t follow you from San Francisco to play for fire,
man. Yeah?
We need this one baby bro. all right?
I need this one”.
5) Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With
nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the
Midwestern United States and the third most populous city in the
USA, after New York City and Los Angeles. Its metropolitan area,
commonly named "Chicago land," is the 27th most populous urban
agglomeration in the world and the third largest city in the United
States, home to an estimated 9.5 million people spread across the
US states of Illinois, Wisconsin, and Indiana. Chicago is the county
seat of Cook County, the second most populous county in the
United States, after Los Angeles County, California.
6) Good Samaritan hospital
Good Samaritan Hospital is a hospital in Los Angeles, California,
USA. The hospital has 408 beds.
d. Point of View
In August Rush Movie, the writer used first- person point of
view. The writer words “ I and you” to describe the surrounding
nature.
“listen…can you hear it…the music…I can hear it
everywhere…it the wind…in the air…in the fight…its all
around us…all you have to do is open yourself up…all you
have to do…is listen.”
e. Style
No
Sentence
1
I used to talk for the moon
2
There’s a whole world out there with millions of
Figure of speech
Personifikation
hyperbola
wind chimes
3
Nobody touches this instrument but me, Roxi’s
Personification
my girl.
4
How many dead presidents you got?
Personification
5
Yeah, well, it makes the world go round, doesn’t
Personification
bob.
6
I got eyes in the back of my head.
hyperbola
7
All right little mice, scurry back to your holes.
metaphor
Go
8
You gotta love music mare than you love food
9
You’re flying , kid
10
You’re likes an angel
simile
hyperbola
simile
11
Prodigy, exactly
metaphor
f. Theme
The theme of the August Rush movie is the story about the
inner strength of a child and his parents even though they are separated
since he was born. Inner strength that they have is communicated
through music. That natural talent possessed by a child is not spared
from the influence of their parents. In this film music is felt at all in the
accompanying plot of this film. The message of the main character is
"The music is all around us. All you have to do is listen. "
2. The main character (Evan Taylor)
August Rush was a orphan who's real name is Evan Taylor. Evan
grew up in an orphanage, believing his parents would come for him. He
believed he got the gift of music from them, which he did. After a while,
he decided that if his parents wanted so come to him, he would go to find
them. So Evan heads runs away from the orphanage and headed to New
York.
In New York, Evan met a boy named Arthur, who introduced him
to an old theater full of orphans who played music. There he met Wizard
(Robin Williams) who discovered Evan's talent as a musician and decided
to use Evan to make himself rich. He tells Evan that his new stage name
was August Rush and that he could not tell anyone that his name is Evan
Taylor ever again.
Now known as August, he found himself stuck in Wizard's world
of haggling and street performance. August was a child prodigy, managing
to play an instrument he was set in front of in a give the time to explore its
possibilities. Wizard determined to sell August as a new music artist at a
record company.
When the cops raid the theater, Wizard helped August escape and
told him they wouldl meet up in the arch of the square. However, August
ran away to a shabbier end of town, where he heard a black church choir
sang. He found refuge under a young girl's bed and she taught him briefly
to read music. The next day, August had covered the walls of the church in
apparently random music compositions and has played the organs in the
church.
He was taken by the reverend to the finest music school in New
York. There, he was recognized for his talent and taught new instruments
and classical music. He composed a song entitled 'August Rhapsody' that
he believed would find his parents if they heard it. The school was so
impressed by it that they asked permission to use it in their spring concert.
August easily agreed because thousands of people would be able to hear it
and he wanted to find his parents.
However, during rehearsal, Wizard showed up blackmails to
August to leave the school and return to street performing until they could
catch a record deal. While Wizard talked to some people on the phone,
August sat with a guitar in the park. While he waited for Wizard, he met a
man who introduced himself as Louis and they played guitar together to
pass the time.
Louis was amazed at Augusts’ talent since he was only playing for
6 months, where Louis had been playing most of his life. August didn’t
know it, and neither did Louis, but Louis his father - the father he is
looking for the whole movie.
August told Louis that he was August Rush and he had a concert
being performed tonight but he could not go. Louis asked him why and
August said it was complicated. Louis told August that if he had a concert
playing, he would not miss it for the world because even when the world
turned against you, you could always wrap yourself in your music.
Wizard called August over and Louis said goodbye before leaving
August alone again with Wizard. August finally stood up to Wizard when
he could hear the concert starting from where he stoods in the subway.
Wizard tried to stop August from going but Arthur hits him over the head
with a guitar. August was running out of the subway but stoped to listen to
someone playing at the concert. He smiled like he could tell it was his
mother playing and then hurried out to get ready to conduct his
composition.
By the time August took the stage, his mother was gone and
walked off, probably to home. However, August was just happy to be
away from Wizard and played his music. As he conducted and had a good
time, his parents met up in the audience. Then, August turned around just
before his Rhapsody was complete and saw his parents in the front row,
smiling at him. He smiled back.
B. Data analysis
1. The literary elements of August Rush Movie
a. Character
1) Major Character
a) Evan Taylor / August Rush
He is very magical, blue-eyed, quiet, confident that one
day will meet with both parents.
“You brought us a prodigy, Reverend?
He is a mystery..here in the “ well Tempered
Clavier”….dean, I thought he was an angel”
b) Lyla Novacek
She is a beautiful girl. Clever is cellist, white,
emotional, stubborn, never discouraged; but eventually, his
spirits grow again when asked to perform in New York
Philharmonic music performances.
“Dad, I’m not going with you
Lyla you listen to me
No…
Don’t you dare walk away
I’m not going with you”
c) Louis Connelly
He is an adult male singer of a band music, handsome,
romantic, charismatic, blue-eyed, emotional.
“ come on say.
That the best you got….come on hit me, come on hit
me
Come on
Fell that I come on . hit me
I’m suffocating here
You all right man…you all right man
Welcome to the Connelly clan”
2) Minor character
a) Maxwell "Wizard" Wallace
He is a man who is versed in the field of music, a great
person, hard, thief, searches for money, and often takes
advantage of others to make money, think of the children is
protected as an investment.
“ I’ve been with Wizard for years
Who wizard?
Oh, he’s a real piece of work
That’s what he is
He real name’s Maxwell Wallace
He took me in
He said that I was an investment
He gave me Roxy here
He bought it in the old days
Well, he really didn’t buy it
Guess you’d kind of say he found it
All right, he stole it”
b) Hope
She is a little girl, black, descendants of Negroes, good
singing, good.
c) Thomas Novacek
He is the father of Lila Novacek, selfish, hard, it is he
who has been separated by Evan Taylor and Lyla since birth,
always imposes it his will toward Lyla Novacek.
d) Reverend J
He is a pastor of a church. He is also the parent of
Hope, black, either, he who has brought the August Rush to the
proper place of the Julliard School.
e) Jeffries
He often helps a person in finding the missing people is
very concerned with others.
“So there’s nothing to be scared of
Thank you
I’m gonna do something I never do
This is my number
If you ever need to talk to me about anything
…you call
Think about what I said too
There’s a whole world out there with millions of wind
chimes
I know
You can go now”
f) Arthur
He is a little boy; Nigger derivatives, dreadlocked good
at playing guitar and singing, one investment of Wizard, fool
according to his friends; believe that he would be a great
person.
“Who likes pizza?
Who did this?
Arthur?
What is he? He’s a damn fool
He’s gonna get it good
What are you, Arthur?
I’m a real piece of work, wizard?”
Character in a movie is also divided into protagonist, antagonist
and, tritagonis.
a) Protagonist
August Rush/ Evan Taylor, Lyla Novacek, and Louis Connelly
b) Antagonist
Maxwell “ Wizard” Wallace, and Thomas Novacek
c) Tritagonist
Richard Jeffries, Hope, Reverend J, Arthur, Marshall, and Lizzy
b. Plot
In this study, researcher used a pattern of three rounds to
analyze the structure of the film August Rush
1) The Structure of Three Acts
a) Elements of Space and Time
b) Limitation Story Information
c) Plotted Structured Pattern
(1) Preparation
(2) Confrontation
(3) Resolution
c. Setting
1) Central Park
Central Park is a public park in the center of Manhattan in
New York City, United States.
“how many people will hear it
Well, it would be performed in Central Park, on the Great
Lawn.”
2) Washington Square Park
Washington Square Park is one of the best-known of New
York City's 1,900 public parks. At 9.75 acres (39,500 m2),
“wizard?
He gave me his place at the square
My parents
They ain’t gave me nothing”
“come on, Arthur?
That’s chump change
You got Washington Square
That was my spot for 10 years.”
3) Julliard Scholl
The Juilliard School, located at the Lincoln Center for the
Performing Arts in New York City, United States, is a performing
arts conservatory which was established in 1905.
“how’d you learn how to play like that in six months?
Julliard
Julliard?
Yes sir.”
“it’s find of a long story
Well, it I went to Julliard and, I had a concern to night.”
4) San Francisco
San Francisco, officially the City and County of San
Francisco, is the financial, cultural, and transportation center of the
San Francisco Bay Area, a region of more than 7.4 million people
which includes San Jose and Oakland.
“where are you, baby bro?
We didn’t follow you from San Francisco to play for fire,
man. Yeah?
We need this one baby bro. all right?
I need this one”.
5) Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois.
6) Good Samaritan hospital
Good Samaritan Hospital is a hospital in Los Angeles, California,
USA. The hospital has 408 beds.
d. Point of View
In August Rush Movie, the writer used first- person point of
view. The writer words “ I and you” to describe the surrounding
nature.
“listen…can you hear it…the music…I can hear it
everywhere…it the wind…in the air…in the fight…its all
around us…all you have to do is open yourself up…all you
have to do…is listen.”
e. Style
a) Personification
I used to talk for the moon
b) Hyperbola
There’s a whole world out there with millions of wind chimes
c) Metaphore
All right little mice, scurry back to your holes. Go
d) Simile
You gotta love music mare than you love food
f. Theme
The theme of the August Rush movie is the story about the
inner strength of a child and his parents even though they are separated
since he was born. Inner strength that they have is communicated
through music. That natural talent possessed by a child is not spared
from the influence of their parents. In this film music is felt at all in the
accompanying plot of this film. The message of the main character is
"The music is all around us. All you have to do is listen. "
2. The main character (Evan Taylor)
August Rush was a orphan who's real name is Evan Taylor. Evan
grew up in an orphanage, believing his parents would come for him. He
believed he got the gift of music from them, which he did. After a while,
he decided that if his parents wanted so come to him, he would go to find
them. So Evan heads runs away from the orphanage and headed to New
York.
In this movie, Evan Taylor is as well as major and the protagonist
character. He was a 11-year-old boy who had parted ways with her parents
since he was born. His parents were music players. His mother was a
cellist (Lyla Novacek) and his father(Louis Connelly), a was band played.
Evan is also an August Rush, which acquired the name of a street musician
(Wizard). Evan had a natural music talent acquired genetically from his
parents. To the extent, at the age of 11 years he had entered the Julliard
School. Through the inner music between Evan and his parents they can
be reunited in a large concert performed by the New York Philharmonic
C. Summary
1. The literary elements of August Rush Movie
a. Character
Character is divided into two kinds, namely major and minor
characters. The major character in august rush movie is Evan Taylor/
August Rush, Lyla Novacek, and Louis Connelly. The to minor
character is Maxwell "Wizard" Wallace, Richard Jeffries, Hope,
Reverend James, Arthur, Marshall, Thomas Novacek.
The character is also divided into protagonist, antagonist dan
tritagonist. Protagonist character in August Rush movie is August
Rush/ Evan Taylor, Lyla Novacek, Louis Connelly. Antagonist
character is Maxwell “ Wizard” Wallace, Thomas Novacek.
Tritagonist character is Richard Jeffries, Hope, Reverend J, Arthur,
Marshall, Lizzy.
b. Plot
The plot of this novel consists of exposition of preparation,
confrontation, and resolution.
c. Setting
Setting of August Rush's Film is done at several locations
namely Central Park, Washington Square Park, San Francisco,
Chicago, New York, The Julliard School, Good Samaritan Hospital.
d. Point of view
In this film, the writer uses first- person or “ I and you” point of
view.
e. Style
In this film, the writer uses figure of speech namely metaphor,
personifycation, hyperbole, and simile
f. Theme
Theme in August Rush Movie is the story about the inner
strength of a child and his parents even though they are separated since
the child was born. Inner strength is communicated through music.
That natural talent possessed by a child is not spared from the
influence of their parents. In this film music is felt in all as the
accompanying plot of this film. The message of the main character in
is "The music is all around us. All you have to do is listen. "
2. The main character (Evan Taylor)
In this movie, Evan Taylor is as well as major and the protagonist
character. He was a 11-year-old boy who had parted ways with her parents
since he was born. His parents were music players. His mother was a
cellist (Lyla Novacek) and his father(Louis Connelly), a was band played.
Evan is also an August Rush, which acquired the name of a street musician
(Wizard). Evan had a natural music talent acquired genetically from his
parents. To the extent, at the age of 11 years he had entered the Julliard
School. Through the inner music between Evan and his parents they can
be reunited in a large concert performed by the New York Philharmonic
CHAPTER V
CLOSURE
A. Conclusion
After analyzing August Rush's film, the writer draws conclusion as
follows:
1. The literary elements of August Rush Movie
a. Character
The major character in august rush movie is Evan Taylor/
August Rush, Lyla Novacek, and Louis Connelly. The to minor
character is Maxwell "Wizard" Wallace, Richard Jeffries, Hope,
Reverend James, Arthur, Marshall, Thomas Novacek.
Protagonist character in August Rush movie is August Rush/
Evan Taylor, Lyla Novacek, Louis Connelly. Antagonist character is
Maxwell “ Wizard” Wallace, Thomas Novacek. Tritagonist character
is Richard Jeffries, Hope, Reverend J, Arthur, Marshall, Lizzy.
b. Plot
Preparation, confrontation, and resolution.
c. Setting
Central Park, Washington Square Park, San Francisco,
Chicago, New York, The Julliard School, Good Samaritan Hospital.
d. Point of view
In this film, the writer uses first- person or “ I and you” point of
view.
e. Style
metaphor, personifycation, hyperbole, and simile
f. Theme
Theme in August Rush Movie is the story about the inner
strength of a child and his parents even though they are separated since
the child was born. Inner strength is communicated through music.
2. The main character (Evan Taylor)
In this movie, Evan Taylor is as well as major and the protagonist
character.
B. Suggestion
Based upon the explanation above, the writer proposes some
suggestions to the readers as follows:
1. Read many books to enrich your knowledge
2. Read many books to keep character
3. When watch one film sinks in its meaning to get the important lesson from
the film.
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