Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: This study aims to analyze semiotic signs in two of Christopher Nolan’s movie posters; Interstellar and Oppenheimer. The method used in descriptive qualitative using Roland Barthes’ semiotic theory: denotation, connotation and myth. The data of two posters Interstellar (2014) and Oppenheimer (2023) were taken from Cinematerial website which was selected and identified following Barthes’ (1972) theory of semiotics. The findings yield a total of 27 data that consists of; 11 denotations, 11 connotations, and 5 myths. Through analyzing these signs, we can gain insight into the films’ narratives, plot, and the art direction of the movie poster design as a communication tool. It can be concluded that semiotic analysis gives a valuable approach to understanding the deeper meanings of visual media. As such, different individual’s experience or cultural background can develop their own meaning of the posters.
Authors: Rizki Audy Pasya, Dwi Rahayu
Institution: Universitas Pamulang
Language: English
Subfield: Literature and Literary Theory
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4402838994