Materialistic Lady Reflected in Jake Kasdan's Bad Teacher Movie (2011): An Individual Psychological Approach

Abstract

In this research, the researcher discusses materialist of Elizabeth Halsey as major character in Bad Teacher movie. Objectives of the research are: to analyze materialistic lady in Bad Teacher movie based on its structural elements and an individual psychological approach. The type of the research is qualitative research. There are two types of the data, namely primary and secondary data. Primary data source come from Bad Teacher movie and secondary data come from books, internet, or any information related to the study. Then, the data are analyzed based on structural elements and an individual psychological approach proposed by Alfred Adler theory. In analyzing the data, the researcher use descriptive analysis. There are three finding of this research. First, based on the structural analysis of each element, it shows that the character and characterization, plot, setting, point of view, theme, mise-en-scene, casting, cinematography, sound, and editing are correlated to each other and form of unity. Second, based on the individual psychological analysis are focus on Elizabeth Halsey as major character reflected in inferiority feeling and compensation, fictional finalism, striving for superiority, social interest, style of life, and creative power of the self. The last, based on the materialist theory are focus on Elizabeth Halsey as major character in Bad Teacher movie.