CHILD ABUSE EFFECT ON MAIN CHARACTER’S MENTAL HEALTH IN MOVIE "JOKER"

Bahasa Indonesia

Abstract

This research describes how Joker movie's portrayal of main character’s mental health was
affected by child abuse. Descriptive qualitative method was employed in this study. It
concentrated on the effects of child abuse. The Joker movie and its script were used as the
research data. The researcher obtained well-structured, conveniently analyzed research data by
note-taking, documentation the investigation, and acquired still photos from movies. The
psychoanalysis theory of Sigmund Freud (1960) provides the framework for the data analysis
method employed in this study. The findings of the research showed that the effects of child
abuse that main character got as a child were mental disorders, namely Pseudobulbar Affect
and Schizophrenia. Arthur Fleck's id and ego were the basis for the effects of child abuse seen
in this film. Arthur's id was evident when he believed that his life is unfairness. Arthur's ego
was evident when he killed those who had wronged him. The manifestation of Arthur's superego
was evident in his refusal to kill those who had no issues with him and in his parental
upbringing.
Keywords: Child Abuse, Mental Health, Movie, Sigmund Freud, Psychoanalysis.