Qualitative Analysis of the Representation of Struggle Values and Indonesian Cultural Acculturation in the Animated Film “Battle of Surabaya"

Film can be a frame for electronic mass communication in an audio-visual media frame that is capable of displaying words, sounds, images and their combinations. Film also agrees with mental influence and social influence. This research discusses the representation of struggle values in the 2D animated film Battle of Surabaya directed by Aryanto Yuniawan. In conducting research, the author uses the research method used by Charles Sanders Peirce which consists of representamen, object, and interpretant. The results of the research using semiotic analysis get denotative meaning, namely the value of struggle. This is shown through the scene of Arek-Arek Suroboyo tearing the Dutch flag at the Yamato Hotel and the seizure of weapons at the Don Bosco warehouse. Furthermore, this study evaluates Indonesian cultural acculturation by analyzing the visualization of local heritage and the collective solidarity of the Surabaya people. This acculturation represents a blend of local "Arek" bravery with modern nationalist values, creating a unique cultural identity in the face of foreign intervention.