Representation of Feminism in the Movie "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022)"

Abstract

The movie "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever" is a movie that discusses how the hero struggles to save the world and his family. This movie tells the story of the main character, Shuri, who fights against injustice and also the scenario of the destruction of Wakanda planned by her enemy from Talokan, Namor. This makes researchers want to examine how the representation of feminism is embedded in the film "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever" This research uses the semiotic method, using John Fiske's television code theory. This study shows that feminism is depicted in three forms, namely; the superiority of black women over men, the stigma of society about women being broken, the conflict of violence and power between two countries, black women who are free from colonizing power. With this research, researchers see that all aspects, elements, and the encoding process of a movie both have meaning and play an important role in shaping the ideological content or message of the film. The conclusion in this movie is that the feminist figures in Shuri, Okoye, Queen Ramonda, Namor, Attuma and Riri who are depicted through women can dominate men and can even be equal to them in the movie. The feminism brought to the movie Black Panther: Wakanda Forever leads to first and second wave feminism and the support of patriotism and liberalism ideologies in this film. This proves that film can be a medium to convey a message of representation or social phenomena of equal rights between women and men in the world of heroes.