NEW PERSPECTIVE OF HISTORY THROUGH NEW HISTORICISM IN ANIMATED FILM: BATTLE OF SURABAYA

Abstract

This study aims to analyze important events that are not widely known in the history of the battle of Surabaya. The theory of new historicism is used as the basis of analysis. In analyzing the animated film Battle of Surabaya, qualitative descriptive methods are used. The object of this research is the film Battle of Surabaya produced by MSV Pictures. This research's data sources were taken from films, journals, articles, and related internet web. In this research, the collection of data obtained in qualitative descriptive and after the data collected is carried out by analyzing the data. This research reveals that historical reconstruction can change over time, from place to place and from one person to another, depending on each other's point of view. This research concludes that the animated film Battle of Surabaya managed to give an overview, a new perspective on the battle in Surabaya that is not widely known.