Exploring Language Styles Through Main Characters in The Animated Film Rebellious

Abstract

This study explains the use of language styles in the animated film Rebellious: Mission Royal Rescue (2024) directed by Alex Tsitsilin and produced by Magic Frame Pictures. Rebellious is a comedy, adventure, and romantic animated film released in 2024. It uses  Janet  Martin  Joos'  theory,  namely  intimate,  casual,  consultative,  formal,  and frozen. The purpose of this study is to systematically identify and classify language styles  based  on  Janet  Martin  Joos' theory, analyze the frequency of occurrence to determine which type is most dominant, and show the use of language style variations in various social and emotional situations between characters. The research method used is descriptive qualitative, with data in the form of character dialogues in the film. This study shows that the main characters in Rebellious: Mission Royal Rescue use three of the five language styles according to Martin Joos' theory, namely consultative, casual,  and  intimate.  The  casual  style  is  the  most  dominant,  with  30  dialogues between the main characters and supporting characters. The consultative style also appears with 16 data, often used in situations involving the rescue of the kidnapped princess.  Whereas  the  intimate  style  appears  4  times  in  emotional conversations between main characters who have a close relationship.