Environmental Ethic in Documentary Film of Pulau Plastik

Abstract

This study aims to provide a comprehensive analysis of the environmental ethics portrayed in the documentary "Pulau Plastik" and explore the connection between environmental ethics and critical discourse analysis using the Norman Fairclough model. The research methodology employed in this study is a qualitative technique, specifically a sort of descriptive research. The data in this study is derived from a documentary film titled "Pulau Plastik". The data in this study consists of the scenes and speech performed by the performers included in the documentary film "The Island." The research demonstrates that this study examines seven principles of environmental ethics: respect for nature, the principle of responsibility, principles of solidarity, the principle of compassion and caring for nature, the principle of justice, principles of democracy, and moral integrity. The data collected about environmental ethical principles is primarily derived from the theory of biocentrism. This study examines the environmental ethics principle by analyzing the critical discourse of the Norman Fairclough model. It focuses on identifying the textual aspects of representation elements and linkages.