THE STRUCTURE OF DIFFERENCES IN CAPTAIN PHILLIPS (2013) MOVIE

In the development of literary works, movie that are a combination of sound and images are categorized as part of a literary work. Captain Phillips film is the main object in this research. The movie presents problem of piracy issues aboard the sea of Somalia which has become a scourge for international organizations because of the increasing action of piracy of ships conducted by pirates in the sea of Somalia. In this movie, the writer tries to find the difference in the characters Captain Phillips and Muse through the theory of binary opposition. This research is using qualitative research. The writer applies the theory of binary opposition as the main theory and film theory as a supporting theory. This study focuses on finding the significant differences that are reflected in Phillips and Muse characters. The writer categorizes the character difference into three: Race, social background, and characterization of both characters. Then the writer concludes those differences, Phillips is more inclined to the civilized while the Muse of a savage/uncivilized. These differences brings different result in their influence to the ship hijacking in the movie