The Discussion of Make-up and Costumes of Maleficent Characters

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The Discussion of Make-up and Costumes of Maleficent Characters; Ernik Qurrotul Aini, 110110401016; 2016: 87 pages; Television and Film Study Program, Faculty of Cultural Science, the University of Jember.

 

Maleficent movie is a fantasy-fiction movie released in 2014 and directed by Robert Stomberg. The movie is adapted from a children’s story, Sleeping Beauty. The story of the movie is self-centered to a fictional character, Maleficent, who was a fairy undergoing a character transformation. It is interesting to discuss as the object of the research because Maleficent as the main character in the movie was transformed from a protagonist to be an antagonist and turned back to be protagonist.

The characterization of a character in a movie can be observed from several points of view, such as visualization. Make-up and costumes are two of visual elements of the character. They can show the characterization played in a film. Therefore, the research discusses the make-up and costumes worn by Maleficent character. The purpose of the research is to know how the characterization of Maleficent in the movie is and how the make-up and costumes of Maleficent character while being a protagonist, an antagonist, and post-antagonist. The method applied is qualitative-descriptive method to ease the research to be understood.

The research would discuss the characterization of Maleficent as a fairy. The research elaborates not only her characterization but also the make-up and costumes worn by her by applying the semiotic theory by Charles Sanders Peirce. Peirce’s semiotic theory used is the classification of signs which cover icons, index, and symbols. The classification of signs would be used to define the make-up and costumes worn by Maleficent while being a child, an adult, a protagonist, and an antagonist. The make-up and costumes of a character could share much information to analyze the characterization of a character, so to define the make-up and costumes of Maleficent, the classification of signs that are icons, index, and symbols is appropriate to be the scalpel.

The result of the research shows that the characterization of Maleficent as non-human is supported by the make-up and costumes. The non-human characterization of Maleficent as a fairy shows the physical appearance as an adult woman with two horns on her head and a couple of winds on her back. The make-up and costumes worn by Maleficent supports her characterization as a forest fairy. The characterization also undergo a transformation for being the little Maleficent, the teenager Maleficent, and the adult Maleficent played by three different female actors. The process of character transformation from a protagonist to be an antagonist turned back to be a protagonist happens when she is an adult. At the beginning, Maleficent was a good character, but she becomes evil as someone she had loved betrayed her. However, Maleficent turns good after observing Aurora and becomes better after having interaction with Aurora.

The make-up and costumes of Maleficent also support the character transformation from a protagonist to be an antagonist turned back to be a protagonist. The make-up and costumes of Maleficent when she was a protagonist is different from those when she was an antagonist turned back to be a protagonist. When she was a protagonist, it becomes three including the little Maleficent, the adult Maleficent, and the post-antagonist Maleficent. The make-up and costumes of the little Maleficent and the adult one apply the natural make-up along with simple costumes. The color ambience used by the little Maleficent and the adult one includes brown and dark green. It is different from the little and adult post-antagonist appearance. The post-antagonist Maleficent is the protagonist Maleficent after being evil. The post-antagonist Maleficent wears stronger make-up along with a black dress and golden accessories. At the end, the last make-up of Maleficent occupies darker make-up and a darker black dress.

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