Abstract:‘Tombirou: Penunggu Rimba’ (2017) (TPR) is a mystical action film based on the rural Sabahan community belief about nature. More than 99 per cent of this film was shot in forested areas, therefore relevant to the film’s ultimate idea, which is the importance of caring for nature and striking that balance between nature and man. The film also contains symbolism that conveys nature’s revenge against man for their irresponsibility. Thus, this paper studied the portrayal of man and nature in TPR. An approach was d… Show more
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