Andini, Yulia (2025) Analisis Wacana Makna Bertahan Hidup Dalam Film Society Of The Snow. Other thesis, Universitas Islam Riau.

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Abstract

The approach used is descriptive qualitative with the critical discourse analysis method of Teun A. Van Dijk model. This theory views discourse through three main dimensions, namely text structure, social cognition, and social context. The text structure in this analysis consists of three levels: macro structure (main theme/topic), superstructure (text scheme or flow) and micro structure (word choice, sentence and language style). In this study, data were collected by observation and documentation. Observation is done through direct observation by observing, listening, and feeling the meaning of survival while documentation collects images of scenes in the movie Society Of The Snow. The results show that from the text dimension, survival becomes the main macro structure, with a narrative superstructure that follows the pattern of conflict, anti-climax, and ending. The microstructure shows straightforward and emotional language to emphasize crisis and solidarity. In the social cognition dimension, director J.A. Bayona constructs realistic and ethical representations, emphasizing that the survivors' extreme decisions are born of compulsion. In the social context, the film affirms the universal relevance of the theme of survival, opening up reflections on ethics, culture and human resilience. Overall, survival is interpreted as a physical, mental, and moral struggle through solidarity, sacrifice, and ethical decisions, while maintaining human values under extreme conditions. The author's critical interpretation concludes that Society of the Snow depicts the struggle of living in extreme conditions after a plane crash in the 1972 Andes. The movie shows a moral, mental, and social crisis, and highlights the values of solidarity, sacrifice, and empathy, and invites us to reflect on the meaning of life and morality in extremes.

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