Ideologies and Its Resistances in Martin McDonagh’s Film Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Abstract
This article examines resistance against the ideology upheld by institutions such as the police and society in the film Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri especially through the use of three billboards as a means of protest. This research focuses on how the injustices practiced by law enforcement reflect the continuation of a dominant ideology that suppresses and provides no space for individual voices. Using a qualitative method, this article analyzes the tension between the ideology perpetuated by social structures and individual resistance. Data collection techniques were carried out through note-taking, where the researchers watched Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, noted dialogues, and took screenshots of scenes relevant to the research theme. In conclusion, this film demonstrates how ideologies within social institutions can persist and impact on individuals fighting for justice, revealing the irony and tension between expectations and reality faced by the characters in the film.
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