Representation of Women in Ngeri-Ngeri Sedap Film (2022)

This research is entitled Representation of Women in Ngeri-Ngeri Sedap Film (2022). This research aims to find out how the representation of women in film Ngeri-Ngeri Sedap (2022). Film is a form of electronic communication in the form of audiovisual media capable of displaying words, sounds, images, and their combinations. Film is also one of the second modern forms of communication to emerge in the world. This research uses a qualitative method that refers to Roland Barthes' Semiotic Theory, researchers will carefully select from each scene or piece of film that depicts women's gender in it, then will be described and analyzed for denotation, connotation, and mythical meanings. With observation and documentation techniques in the form of screenshots of each scene of the film Ngeri-Ngeri Sedap (2022) which indicates the representation of women. Researchers used six scenes to analyze with the results obtained by researchers, namely the character Ms. Domu represents a woman who must obey all decisions from her husband. Ms. Domu even follows choices that are not in accordance with Ms. Domu's heart. Sarma represents a woman who is considered less important than her brother by her family. Sarma is considered not to have the right to speak out as a daughter in her own family. In fact, Sarma's character has big dreams of becoming a chef, but she has to follow the will of a family that is different from her dreams.