Moral Messages in the Movie "Budi Pekerti" and its Implication in Fine Arts Learning

Abstract

Movies are not just a spectacle sometimes, they also depict a portrait of natural conditions in society that can be drawn its moral messages. One of the exciting movies from Indonesia that can be drawn its moral message is "Budi Pekerti". This research discusses the representation of moral messages contained in the movie "Budi Pekerti" and its implications for learning fine arts, especially poster material. The research method used is descriptive qualitative. Data sources were obtained through several images of the movie "Budi Pekerti," from which moral messages were drawn using the note-taking technique. The results showed that the moral messages learned from the movie "Budi Pekerti" are: (1) Good relations between individuals are the most crucial aspect of living social life; (2) Small problems that are responded to with anger can magnify the problem; (3) Any negative actions shown in public will be easily exposed to social media; (4) Negative assumptions that cannot be accounted for can damage mentally and harm others; (5) It is essential to be  a wise individual in using social media and find out the truth about the information obtained. These moral messages are essential for everyone to know, especially with today’s digitalization. To campaign these messages, they can be applied in learning by using the moral messages as ideas in making poster works.