SALAHUDDIN AYYUBI’S SYMBOL REPRESENTATION OF ISLAMIC TOLERANCE IN THE “KINGDOM OF HEAVEN” MOVIE

This study highlights the background of a character in the Ridley Scoot’s movie of “Kingdom of Heaven”. The character highlighted in this study is Salahuddin Ayyubi, the General in the second Crusade War. Through the narration in the movie, Salahuddin is proven to be symbol representation of Islamic tolerance. To analyze, qualitative methods is used through dramatism theory literature by Kenneth Burke to assert the forms of representation and symbolism in the dialogues and symbolic acts of Salahuddin Ayyubi in the “Kingdom of Heaven” movie. This study asserts that Salahuddin Ayyubi is a character designed to be the representation of the Islamic tolerance symbol in the “Kingdom of Heaven” movie. Keywords: Kingdom of Heaven movi