REPRESENTASI SISTEM KEPERCAYAAN MASYARAKAT JAWA DALAM FILM KKN DI DESA PENARI

Abstract

Film is a mass communication medium capable of representing social and cultural realities through visual and verbal signs. KKN di Desa Penari presents various signs related to the Javanese belief system, including rituals, prohibitions, offerings, sacred places, and beliefs in supernatural entities. This study aims to analyze the representation of the Javanese belief system in KKN di Desa Penari through denotative, connotative, and mythical meanings based on Roland Barthes’ semiotic theory. This research employs an interpretive paradigm with a descriptive qualitative approach. Primary data were obtained through observation of the uncut version of KKN di Desa Penari, produced by MD Pictures, while secondary data were collected through literature studies involving books, scientific journals, and relevant sources. The analysis focused on nine scenes selected based on their relevance to the Javanese belief system. The findings show that, at the denotative level, the film presents rituals, offerings, prohibitions, sacred places, spiritual figures, and relationships between humans and the spiritual world. At the connotative level, these signs construct meanings related to respect for customs, obedience to traditional rules, and relationships between humans, nature, and the spiritual world. At the mythical level, the film constructs the idea that violating traditional rules and sacred spaces may result in consequences for human life. The study concludes that KKN di Desa Penari represents the Javanese belief system as a cultural construction conveyed through visual and verbal signs.

Keywords: Representation, belief systems, Javanese society, the film KKN di Desa Penari, Roland Barthes' semiotics.