Analysis of Illocutionary Act of Commands by the Main Character in “Despicable Me” Film

This study was intended to discover the forms of sentences in command that were uttered by the main character in Despicable Me film and the types of command that were uttered by the main character in Despicable Me. In order to achieve the research objectives, the writer classified the data into two tables based on the forms of sentence. The data of the study were taken from Despicable Me film script. The writer then analyzed the data by applying descriptive content analysis approach. The writer found that there were two forms of sentence in command that were uttered by the main character in Despicable Me film. They were imperative and declarative forms of sentence. Moreover, he also found that there were two types of command that were uttered by the main character in Despicable Me film. They were direct and indirect type of command. The writer also provided the explanation of utterance interpretation based on ethnography in communication that was understandable and useful in daily life communication, especially for English teachers and students