The Alteration of Ideology in the Adaptation of Malerman's Novel Bird Box into Film by Susanne Bier

Abstract

This research deals with the alteration of ideology in adapting Malerman's Bird Box novel into a film by Susanne Bier. This research aims to identify and analyze changes in intrinsic elements in the novel-to-film adaptation by creating a table to compare what is different in the adaptation using the theory of Linda Hutcheon (2006). In addition, the theory of semiotics from Roland Barthes (1957) is also used in this study to examine the motives behind the novel and film adaptation of Bird Box would be to explore the reasons and motivations that led to the creation of both the original novel and its subsequent adaptation into the film. This research uses qualitative methods for this study. The qualitative method is used in this study to analyze the data and explain the alteration of ideology in the adaptation of both works. This data is taken from texts and images by analyzing the changes in prominent intrinsic elements in the novel and the film. This research also focuses on images to find motives for adaptation. The result shows that the ideology of the author is patriarchy and white supremacy, while the ideology of the adapter is multiculturalism, feminism, and the American Dream. The author and the adapter show Malorie's unwavering determination to keep and protect her children safe, which drives her actions and decisions throughout the novel. This theme explores the unconditional love and sacrifice parents are willing to make for their children. The motive for the adaptation is cultural capital motives and economic lures. It means the adapter wants to benefit from cultural capital motives and financial aspects of adapting literary work into audiovisual work.