Aspect of Mythology in the Transformation from ^Beauty and the Beast^ a Folklore by Brother Grimms into ^Beastly^ a Movie by Daniel Barnz
Syahrun, Rahmawati Azi, Muarifuddin, Nur Israfyan Sofian, Mustika

Universitas Halu Oleo

Abstract

This article discusses the transformation of the fairytale ^Beauty and the Beast^, the story from English folklore collected by Brother Grimms and became one of the most influenced fairytales around the world into a fantasy movie entitled ^Beastly^ a movie by Daniel Barnz, with Alex Pettyfer and Vanessa Hudgens as the main actor and actress. By the media transformation from a fairytale into the movie, some differences are inevitable. The analysis aims at investigating the mythology contained in the fairytale and its changing when it transforms into a contemporary movie. the primary data are from Beauty and the Beast^ by Brother Grimms and ^Beastly^ movie by Daniel Barnz. These two data are compared to see the similarities and differences of their literariness and ideology, particularly of how mythology is changing and preserved all at once. This research uses qualitative data from the written words, the event, the actions, and so on. The result shows that the mythological aspect of a fairytale in ^Beauty and the Beast^ fairytale is remained preserved in the ^Beastly^ movie.

Keywords: Mythological Aspect, Transformation, Fairytale, Movie

Topic: Humanities