CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT IN THE BLIND SIDE MOVIE AND IT’S CONTRIBUTION IN DRAMA TEACHING

Abstract

The main of the study are (1) To find out the character development of The Blind Side movie and (2) to determine the contribution of character development of The Blind Side movie to drama teaching. The methodology of the research was qualitative research. The main source of this research is the movie entitled The Blind Side. The writer uses some steps. First, the writer watching the movie to understand the story and the character in the movie. Second, The writer reading the movie script to understand the dialogues. Third, the writer identifying the dialogue of characters. Fourth, the writer analyzing the data. Last but not least, the writer concluding the research analysis. The result of this study indicates that (1) character development presented in The Blind Side movie is Dynamic character (2) the values presented in The Blind Side movie can be used to educate audience in developing personality to have good character in the future. Based on the results of the final project, the researcher suggests that this research may contribute in the character education to drama teaching. In this case, the researcher suggests that the teachers can teach their students with “The Blind Side” movie as creative media for teaching.