Semiotic Analysis of Space and Time in The Film "Time Machine"

Abstract

Time Machine is a science-fiction film produced in 2002, which is an adaptation of the same novel titled HG Wells written in 1895. Time Machine film tells of a scientist, and inventor named Alexander Hartdegen living in Manhattan, New York who is determined to prove that time travel is something that is possible to do. The determination to make the journey across time itself is caused by the despair of the past personal tragedy that prompted him to change the past. Through testing a number of theories ultimately Hartdegen found the time machine and can travel time began to return to his past until gliding into the next 800,000 years and find new reality and new realities that are much different from his time. In this research, the writer will review and analyze Time Machine film through semiotic method, especially Space and Time Semiotics. In the application, the author will select some scenes in the film to be analyzed. This research is important to do as an effort to know the existence of space and time as a marker and marker in a film work.

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“…The movie poster effectively conveys a message through both its verbal and visual components, utilizing semiotic signs. Wantoro (2018) On his conference paper SEMIOTIC ANALYSIS OF SPACE AND TIME IN THE FILM "TIME MACHINE" studied that the film Time Machine clearly presents the tools of a time machine born of relationships and intelligence. With this tool, the main character of (Alexander Hartdegen) can set the direction of space, time, and destiny according to his wishes.…”