Tension between Comedy and Drama in the Film "Cek Toko Sebelah"
The film "Cek Toko Sebelah" is an Indonesian comedy drama film produced by Starvision
and directed by Ernest Prakasa and released on December 28 2016. The film "Cek Toko
Sebelah" is a unique film because it combines drama and comedy in building the content of
the story. This film raises the theme of family, especially Chinese families living in Indonesia.
In this film there are a number of actors who play roles such as Dion Wiyoko, Adinia Wirasti,
Chew Kin Wah, and Gisella Anastasia.
The film "Cek Toko Sebelah" tells the story of the life of a Chinese family, namely the
Koh Afuk family. In the story, Koh Afuk tries to pass on the shop he manages to his second
child, Erwin. However, Erwin refused to inherit the figure that had been managed by Koh
Afuk because he already had an established job. On the other hand, Yohan, as the first child,
was disappointed with Koh Afuk's decision to pass on his character to Erwin. Thus, the film
"Cek Toko Sebelah" can be said to be a family drama which addresses the general conflict in
the form of the struggle for inheritance with a number of dramatic scenes that appear in the
content of the story.
If you look at the content of the story, the scenes in this film not only give rise to
dramatic scenes but also comedic scenes that trigger laughter. This is suspected because there
are several actors in this film who work as Stand Up Comedy comics, including Awwe, Dodit,
Yuda Keling, Adjis Doaibu and Arafah. The dramatic scenes and comedy scenes combined in
this film are combined well. Thus, in this film there appears to be tension between comedy
and drama which makes the audience entertained and not only laugh due to the comedy
scenes but also shed tears due to the dramatic scenes.
The tension between comedy and drama in the film "Cek Toko Sebelah" can be
proven by analyzing the scenes that appear in the film. The analysis carried out will focus on
examining scenes in films with the Freytag Triangle as a theory. The examination of this
scene will focus on the comedy and drama elements in the film.
The first stage in this film is the exposition or exposure stage. The exposition or
presentation stage contains the introduction of the characters in the film "Cek Toko Sebelah".
The characterization in this film shows the three main characters, namely Koh Afuk, Yohan,
and Erwin. Koh Afuk is a grocery shop owner who wants to pass on his shop to his second
child. Yohan is Koh Afuk's eldest son who does not yet have a stable job. Erwin is Koh
