PLOT LAWS IN JOHNSON’S KNIVES OUT MOVIE

Abstract

ABSTRACT
The article aims to identify and analyze the plot laws in the 2019 box office movie Knives Out,
written and directed by Rian Johnson. William Kenney's plot theory (1966a) was applied in
this study. The data source was taken from the movie Knives Out and it is applied qualitative
research methodologies including observation and documentation using a note-taking
technique. The results of the analysis are six plot laws, namely plausibility, surprise, suspense,
plot and unity, plot as unity, and plot as expression.
Keywords: Plot, Plot Laws, Literature
ABSTRAK
Artikel ini bertujuan untuk mengidentifikasi dan menganalisis hukum plot dalam film box office
tahun 2019 berjudul Knives Out, yang disutradarai dan ditulis oleh Rian Johnson. Teori plot
oleh William Kenney (1966a) diterapkan dalam penelitian ini. Sumber data diambil dari film
Knives Out dengan menggunakan metodologi penelitian kualitatif meliputi observasi dan
dokumentasi dengan teknik mencatat. Hasil yang ditemukan dalam analisis adalah enam
hukum plot yaitu plausibility, surprise, suspense, plot and unity, plot as unity, dan plot as
expression.
Kata Kunci: Plot, Hukum Plot, Literatur