AN ANALYSIS OF MORAL MESSAGE IN “THE PHILOSOPHER” MOVIE

ABSTRACT Cahyani, Indah. Student Registered Number. 3213113082. 2015. An Analysis of Moral Message in “The Philosopher” Movie. Sarjana Thesis. English Education Department. Faculty of Tarbiyah and Teacher Training. State Islamic Institute (IAIN) of Tulungagung. Advisor: Dr. Sukarsono, M. Pd. Keywords: literature, moral message, movie Literature is something that reflects society, making us think about ourselves and our society, allowing us to enjoy language and beauty. It can be didactic, and it reflects on “the human condition”. There are several reasons why the writer chose a literature especially movie. One of them is based on “The Philosopher” movie, the movie with a simple language but full of philosophical meaning. Moral message is a message conveyed or a lesson to be learned from a story or event. The statement of research problem is: 1) what are the moral messages found in “The Philosopher” movie? The objective of the research is: 1) to know the moral message in “The Philosopher” movie. Research method: 1) the research design in this study is library research by using content analysis, 2) the subject of the research is the moral message in “The Philosopher” movie, 3) data and data sources from primary and secondary data, 4) the data were collected by using documentation. The result of findings in this research showed that are thirteen moral messages as the following: 1) kindheartedness or friendly attitude makes us feel comfortable in everywhere, 2) we must have discipline attitude in everything, 3) enthusiasm attitude makes us highly motivated in this life, 4) loyalty makes us believe in other, 5) we have to be brave to do something difficult but it is correct and is the best choice for long-term, 6) our lives will be more beautiful and happy if it is full of love and affection, 7) strong belief makes us not be influenced by others easily, 8) self-confidence can make us know everything in our life, 9) peace loving attitude can bring us a peaceful life, 10) sometimes we must make a sacrifice for others, although it is very hard, 11) in this life, we must hold on to the religion that we believe, 12) in this life, we can get the credibility from other if we have a responsibility, 13) honesty can evade us from the problems can complicate ourselves. From here, in education case, the students can motivate to choose the literature research in their study. In addition, when the people watch the movie, they do not only watch the movie as the media of entertainment but also they can take the moral messages in that movie