| dc.description.abstract | Opera Jawa (2006) is a movie by Garin Nugroho. It is a dance
movie that tries to combine musical, dance, and art' literacy
in a cinematographically frame. Opera Jawa tells about
Javanese people's life. Narratives about Javanese women
manifested through songs in Javanese musical instruments'
(gamelan) accompaniment which is flowing, plaintive and'
expressive. Opera Jawa's story was inspired by the epic
Ramayana tale which revealing the triangular relationship
between Rama, Shinta and Ravana. This free adaptation
brings up Siti,a woman and wife of the Javanese family, which
tells about the nature of women through the symbols of
vitality, power, and greed. One of the most prominent subjects
in this movie is the rice-steamer. 'This kitchen utensil is used
to cookrice, which implies about the viability of the Javanese.
Rice-steamer on Siti's hand becomes a means of resistance
against the nature of women. Siti became the role models of
supremacy value, loyalty, as well as suffering. Siti, as pictured
at the end of the movie, explains that the two men who want
to preserve her are the real example of a man who dominated
by lust of power, greed, ownership, and VIOlence.This-movie
is a portrayal of man who failed to interpret the sense of
humanity. | en_US |
