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Revisi MOVIE QUEEN OF KATWE
Revisi MOVIE QUEEN OF KATWE
Gender analysis in the movie Queen of Katwe directed by Mira Nair aims to describe
the characterizations and forms of gender differences of characters in the movie Queen of
Katwee written by William Wheeler. This research is expected to add insight into the study of
gender theory which is still a major issue for the world community. This study uses this
analytical method based on gender theory to explain that the theory is contained in this
movie. The object of the research is the Queen of Katwe movie produced by Walt Disney
Pictures. The movie aired in 2016 with a duration of 2 hours, 4 minutes, 32 seconds. Data
collection in this study was done by reading gender theories from several internet sites and
watching. From the results of observations of researchers, it is known that there are several
figures who clearly show the study of gender theory.
5. “Gender is not a property of individuals but an ongoing interaction between actors and
structures with tremendous variation across men‟s and women‟s lives “individually
over the life course and structurally in the historical context of race and class” (Ferree
1990 dalam Lloyd et al. 2009: p.8).
Thus through various definitions above the term gender has a very important
relationship to the social rules relating to the sex of men and women who have never changed
and are valid all the time.
Based on gender theory we will analyze films related to the theory. The goal is that
many people can realize that films are made not only to be shown but can be a learning for
every behavior in everyday life, especially gender-related studies. The queen of us is the film
we chose to analyze.
Queen Of Katwe is a film released on 10 September 2016 in Canada, airing limitedly
on 23 September 2016 in the United States and airing publicly on 30 September 2016 in
various countries. Appointed from a book by Tim Crothers, "Queen of Katwe" tells of a girl
from a slum in Uganda who tries to become a world chess champion. This film is categorized
into three categories, namely Drama, Biography and Sport.
The story begins with a poor little family in Katwe, Uganda. A hard-working mother,
Harriet Mutesi works day and night selling vegetables and corn to support her children, and
ensures they have a place to live. One of her children, Phiona Mutesi was derived from
intelligence, and the unyielding spirit of her mother. She also continued to help Harriet
Mutesi to sell corn on the market without getting proper education.
On the other hand, there is a former football player Robert Katende who is determined
to change the lives of young people in Katwe, Uganda. One way: with chess. Chess is
considered by Robert Katende to be able to provide many lessons. Starting from the ability to
Tarys “Kays” Kyase as Margaret Night Nantongo Nikita Waligwa as Gloria Nansubuga
Every character that has been attached has a different character and existence. This
movie that was born from a true story is an encouragement for many people. We attach
figures with the aim of proving the story of this movie is not a story made of melinkan born
from a story that is truly real and really happened in human life. The film won many awards,
approximately 10 nominations have been won.
A little information about gender discussions and the movie Queen of Katwe. We will
then give a discussion about this relationship with gender theory.
Gender inequality acknowledges that men and women are not equal and that gender
affects an individual's lived experience. These differences arise from distinctions in biology,
psychology, and cultural norms. Some of these distinctions are empirically grounded while
others appear to be socially constructed. Studies show the different lived experience of
We also see that Sara (Mr. Katende’s wife) also works hard to help her family's
income by working as a teacher.
In this movie, there is a part where Phiona was insulted by a boy when she wanted to
play chess. The boy said that Phiona had to leave because she was very smelly.
There is also a part where Phiona's mother was sexually abused by Mr. Tendo, a man
who sells clothes. At that time she came to meet Tendo because she wanted to sell the
clothes she had so she could get money, but Mr. Tendo acted impertinent and touched her.
So, there are some conclusions that can be taken from this discussion: