Pendekar b Lapok
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YANG TERSURAT & YANG TERSIRAT DALAM FILEM PENDEKAR BUJANG LAPOK arahan P Ramlee HASSAN ABD MUTHALIB [email protected]
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YANG TERSURAT & YANG TERSIRATDALAM FILEM PENDEKAR BUJANG LAPOK
arahan P Ramlee
YANG TERSURAT & YANG TERSIRATDALAM FILEM PENDEKAR BUJANG LAPOK
arahan P Ramlee
HASSAN ABD [email protected]
HASSAN ABD [email protected]
1950s Singapore milieu1950s Singapore milieu
Post-war ModernityPost-war Modernity
CLASSICALHOLLYWOOD CINEMAINFLUENCES
KORBAN FITNAHKORBAN FITNAH, Usmar Ismail, 1959, Usmar Ismail, 1959KORBAN FITNAHKORBAN FITNAH, Usmar Ismail, 1959, Usmar Ismail, 1959
KAKI KUDA Kadar Sharma 1959KAKI KUDA Kadar Sharma 1959
MASYARAKAT PINCANG Phani Majumdar 1958MASYARAKAT PINCANG Phani Majumdar 1958
HANG JEBAT Hussein Hanif 1961
M AMIN
P RAMLEE
REALIST APPROACHES
1995
FILMICREALITY
FILMICREALITY
Parodies of bangsawan-style acting, 2008
Early actors: From Bangsawan(Malaysia/Indonesia)
THE BANGSAWAN INFLUENCE INPendekar Bujang Lapok
1950s Singapore milieu1950s Singapore milieu
Post-war Modernity:
• Fashion• Leisure• Consumer goods
Post-war Modernity:
• Fashion• Leisure• Consumer goods
1950s Singapore milieu1950s Singapore milieu
ModernityProgressLiteracyBusinessJournalismCinemaLeisure
ModernityProgressLiteracyBusinessJournalismCinemaLeisure
1950s Singapore milieu1950s Singapore milieu
ModernityProgressLiteracyBusinessJournalismCinemaLeisure
ModernityProgressLiteracyBusinessJournalismCinemaLeisure
MigrationMigrationSurvivalSurvivalCareerCareerFrivolityFrivolityCommunityCommunityAlienationAlienationLoss of Loss of identityidentity
MigrationMigrationSurvivalSurvivalCareerCareerFrivolityFrivolityCommunityCommunityAlienationAlienationLoss of Loss of identityidentity
1940s/50s Singapore 1940s/50s Singapore
Involvement of Malays in -Involvement of Malays in -
BusinessBusiness MediaMedia LiteratureLiterature EntertainmentEntertainment
Involvement of Malays in -Involvement of Malays in -
BusinessBusiness MediaMedia LiteratureLiterature EntertainmentEntertainment
1950s Singapore milieu1950s Singapore milieu
Worldwide socialist movement
Anti-colonial sentiments
Independence aspirations
Worldwide socialist movement
Anti-colonial sentiments
Independence aspirations
1950s Singapore milieu1950s Singapore milieu
Sanshiro Sugata 1943Rashomon 1950Streetcar Named Desire 1951The Wild One 1953On the Waterfront 1954Seven Samurai, 1954Pather Panchali 1955
Sanshiro Sugata 1943Rashomon 1950Streetcar Named Desire 1951The Wild One 1953On the Waterfront 1954Seven Samurai, 1954Pather Panchali 1955
First featureB S RAJHANS1933
LEILA MAJNUN - BANGSAWAN ON SCREENLEILA MAJNUN - BANGSAWAN ON SCREEN
1933 Persian tale Bangsawan on
screen
1940s Stories from China
Melodrama
Post-War Stories from India
Melodrama Feudalist
remnants New Realities
1933 Persian tale Bangsawan on
screen
1940s Stories from China
Melodrama
Post-War Stories from India
Melodrama Feudalist
remnants New Realities
EARLY MALAY CINEMA
EARLY MALAY CINEMAEARLY MALAY CINEMA
No criticism No criticism of:of:
THE BRITISHTHE BRITISH && OTHER RACESOTHER RACES
No criticism No criticism of:of:
THE BRITISHTHE BRITISH && OTHER RACESOTHER RACES
EARLY MALAY CINEMAEARLY MALAY CINEMA
No criticism No criticism of:of:
THE BRITISHTHE BRITISH && OTHER RACESOTHER RACES
No criticism No criticism of:of:
THE BRITISHTHE BRITISH && OTHER RACESOTHER RACES
Criticism of:Criticism of:
** Royalty Royalty** Aristocracy Aristocracy** Syeds Syeds** Hajis Hajis** Wealthy Wealthy** Common man Common man
Criticism of:Criticism of:
** Royalty Royalty** Aristocracy Aristocracy** Syeds Syeds** Hajis Hajis** Wealthy Wealthy** Common man Common man
1940s/50s Singapore1940s/50s Singapore
TEUKU ZAKARIA BIN TEUKU NYAK PUTEH (P Ramlee)
P RAMLEE’S OBSERVATION OF THE MIGRATORY MALAYP RAMLEE’S OBSERVATION OF THE MIGRATORY MALAY
* * Leaving family & homeLeaving family & home* * Transition: village-cityTransition: village-city** Displacement Displacement** Alienation Alienation* * The need to surviveThe need to survive* * Resisting temptationResisting temptation** Loss of identity Loss of identity** Loss of values Loss of values** Loss of Malay roots Loss of Malay roots** Forgetting religion Forgetting religion** Capitalistic Capitalistic
* * Leaving family & homeLeaving family & home* * Transition: village-cityTransition: village-city** Displacement Displacement** Alienation Alienation* * The need to surviveThe need to survive* * Resisting temptationResisting temptation** Loss of identity Loss of identity** Loss of values Loss of values** Loss of Malay roots Loss of Malay roots** Forgetting religion Forgetting religion** Capitalistic Capitalistic
P RAMLEE’S constant themesP RAMLEE’S constant themes
* CONFRONTING A NEW MILIEU
* NEGOTIATING MODERNITY * MAINTAINING VALUES
* CONFRONTING A NEW MILIEU
* NEGOTIATING MODERNITY * MAINTAINING VALUES
P RAMLEE’S major theme in P B LP RAMLEE’S major theme in P B L
EDUCATIONEDUCATION
1950s SINGAPORE MILIEUIN PENDEKAR BUJANG LAPOK
A CinematicRepresentation A CinematicRepresentation
CINEMATIC REPRESENTATION in PENDEKAR BUJANG LAPOK
CastingMise en sceneProduction DesignCinematographyEditingSound
CastingMise en sceneProduction DesignCinematographyEditingSound
CINEMATIC REPRESENTATION IN PENDEKAR BUJANG LAPOK
SemioticsArchetypesBinary OppositesGestalt Principles
SemioticsArchetypesBinary OppositesGestalt Principles
PENDEKAR BUJANG LAPOK PENDEKAR BUJANG LAPOK 16-minute opening sequence – 16-minute opening sequence – Depiction of milieuDepiction of milieu
BINARY OPPOSITES: THE CITYBINARY OPPOSITES: THE CITY
CapitalistCapitalistMaterialisticMaterialisticArroganceArroganceThieveryThieveryOpportunisticOpportunisticUnculturedUnculturedHooliganismHooliganismDisrespectfulDisrespectfulLack of valuesLack of valuesCentralised powerCentralised power
CapitalistCapitalistMaterialisticMaterialisticArroganceArroganceThieveryThieveryOpportunisticOpportunisticUnculturedUnculturedHooliganismHooliganismDisrespectfulDisrespectfulLack of valuesLack of valuesCentralised powerCentralised power
Representations of the city
BINARY OPPOSITES: The VillageBINARY OPPOSITES: The Village
LoveLoveFamilyFamilyRespectRespectEducationEducationRelationshipsRelationshipsCommunityCommunityCustomsCustomsTraditionTraditionPositive valuesPositive valuesShared powerShared power
LoveLoveFamilyFamilyRespectRespectEducationEducationRelationshipsRelationshipsCommunityCommunityCustomsCustomsTraditionTraditionPositive valuesPositive valuesShared powerShared power
Representations of the village
Opening sequence:Opening sequence:PENDEKAR BUJANG LAPOK PENDEKAR BUJANG LAPOK
- - Depiction of spaceDepiction of space
1 2 3 4
5 6 7 8
9 10 11
GEOGRAPHICAL SPACEGEOGRAPHICAL SPACE - - METAPHOR & INDEXMETAPHOR & INDEX
LeftMALAYATraditional MalaysMalay valuesEducationFamilyLove
RightRightSINGAPORE
Wayward Malays
Capitalists
Uncultured
Survival
Power
THE PROTAGONISTS – positive values
The Antagonists- HOOLIGANISM
The CAPITALIST (CHAPLINESQUE)
THE ANTAGONIST - Arrogance
““EDUCATION EDUCATION WILL SET YOU FREEWILL SET YOU FREE””
““FORGET NOT YOUR FORGET NOT YOUR ROOTSROOTS””
“HOW TO NEGOTIATE (post-war)“HOW TO NEGOTIATE (post-war)MODERNITY”MODERNITY”
““EDUCATION EDUCATION WILL SET YOU FREEWILL SET YOU FREE””
““FORGET NOT YOUR FORGET NOT YOUR ROOTSROOTS””
“HOW TO NEGOTIATE (post-war)“HOW TO NEGOTIATE (post-war)MODERNITY”MODERNITY”
Themes in PENDEKAR BUJANG LAPOK
ARTICULATION OF THE THEME OF EDUCATIONARTICULATION OF THE THEME OF EDUCATION
* LEARNING - Silat - Read & write - Confronting modernity
* TEACHERS - Male (Mustar) - Female (Mustar’s
wife/school teachers)
* LEARNING - Silat - Read & write - Confronting modernity
* TEACHERS - Male (Mustar) - Female (Mustar’s
wife/school teachers)
Articulation of the Importance of EducationArticulation of the Importance of Education
Formal
Traditional
The real learningThe real learning
Expression of the Importance of Education
WOMEN BEHIND THE MEN
ARTICULATION OFTHE THEME OFEDUCATION
ARTICULATION OF THE THEME OF VALUESARTICULATION OF THE THEME OF VALUES
* RESPECT for Teacher, Guru, Elders, Women
* LOVE & AFFECTION* FAMILY * COMMUNITY* GENERATION
* RESPECT for Teacher, Guru, Elders, Women
* LOVE & AFFECTION* FAMILY * COMMUNITY* GENERATION
ARTICULATION OF THE THEME OF VALUES
ARTICULATION OF THE THEME OF VALUES
PROVIDENTIAL PROVIDENTIAL INTERVENTIONINTERVENTION
ARTICULATION OF THE THEME OF VALUES
ARTICULATION OF THE THEME OF VALUES
ABLE TO FACE THE TRADITIONAL WORLD
UNABLE TO FACE THE MODERN WORLD
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SOME TRADITIONS NEED TO CHANGE
A TIME TO GO AGAINST TRADITIONA TIME TO GO AGAINST TRADITION
ARTICULATION OF THE THEME OF UNITYARTICULATION OF THE THEME OF UNITY
PENDEKAR BUJANG LAPOK PENDEKAR BUJANG LAPOK A Time for ChangeA Time for Change
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