Konstruksi Identitas Siborg dalam Film Holy Motors (2012)

Muhammad Syafwan, Dr. Wulan Tri Astuti, S.S., M.A.

2026 | Skripsi | SASTRA PERANCIS

Penelitian ini membahas tentang representasi siborg dalam film Holy Motors (2012) karya sutradara Leos Carax. Analisis dilakukan dengan mengulik unsur-unsur naratif film yang mengindikasikan siborg sekaligus membedah peran tiga karakteristik post-cinema dalam memanifestasikan siborg dalam film ini. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengungkapkan perwujudan subjek siborg yang menolak esensialisme, serta sinema digital yang membantu menegaskannya. Dengan pendekatan kualitatif-deskriptif, data penelitian berupa tangkapan layer dan dialog film dianalisis menggunakan dua landasan teoritis, yakni teori siborg dari Donna Haraway dan teori post-cinema dari Steven Shaviro. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa film ini menampilkan manifestasi radikal siborg Haraway melalui runtuhnya tiga batas-batas esensialisme, yakni antara manusia dan hewan, organisme dan mesin, serta fisik dan non-fisik. Selain itu, limusin putih yang digunakan karakter utama dalam film ini yang juga berfungsi sebagai integrated circuit, tempat tubuh dan identitasnya dibongkar pasang. Lebih lanjut, tiga karakteristik post-cinema, yang meliputi post-continuity, affective/immaterial labor, dan subjek dividual, juga turut berkontribusi dalam konstruksi siborg.

This study discusses the representation of the cyborg in the film Holy Motors (2012) by Leos Carax. This was done by examining the narrative elements of the film that indicate cyborgs and dissecting the role of three post-cinematic characteristics in manifesting cyborgs in this film. The purpose of this study is to reveal the embodiment of the cyborg subject who rejects essentialism, and also digital cinema that helps emphasize the cyborg. Using a qualitative-descriptive approach, research data in the form of screenshots and film dialogues were analyzed using two theoretical foundations, namely the theory of cyborg by Donna Haraway and the theory of post-cinema by Steven Shaviro. The results show that this film displays a radical manifestation of Haraway's cyborg through the collapse of three essentialist boundaries, namely between humans and animals, organisms and machines, as well as physical and non-physical. In addition, the white limousine used by the main character in this film also functions as an integrated circuit, where his body and identity are disassembled and reassembled. Furthermore, three of the post-cinematic characteristics, which include post-continuity, affective/immaterial labor, and dividual subject, also contribute to the construction of the cyborg.

Kata Kunci : siborg, post-cinema, film, Holy Motors