KELUANG MAN (1996) AND EJEN ALI (2016)

(1996)

(2016)

GENRE CRITISM : ANIMATION

The television series that I have chosen to make as a contrast is Malaysian Ainimation that is Keluang Man that was produced by UAS Animation Studios (M) Sdn. Bhd and had released on 1996 until 1998 by TV1. While Ejen Ali was produced by WAU Animation and had released on 2016 until now by TV3. Keluang Man have seven season while Ejen Ali have two season. For this task, I will make a comparison between two different tv series with the same genre using three approaches aesthetic, ritual and ideological.

First, aesthetic can be defined as a combination of several types of genre into one story. This two series animation had combined three same genre that is action, animation and comedy. Althought there are same genre between this two series, but the storyline and the content are different. Keluang Man tell about Borhan is a patient at a mental health hospital and resides at Tampoi Happy Hospital. He was a martial artist before being admitted to a crazy hospital. While, Ejen Ali tells of an elementary school student who accidentally engages himself in the intelligence world without his parents know.

Next, ritual is mean the element that need to potray in some story to ensure a story become a story. For example in Keluang Man, this story does not adopt the stereotype concept as much as the existing superhero story. The superhero characters that is Keluang Man and Tiong Man are casual and do not use magic power or technology other than instinctive guidance when faced the enemy. While, Ejen Ali and his friends using a technology called I.R.I.S that enables his users to excel in martial arts and also read the movements of their opponents.

Lastly, the difference of ideological in this two cartoon series is Keluang Man shows that at that time there were no sophisticated technologies used by superheroes when it came to killing criminals in their area because the police were often late at the scene. They only use martial arts which is martial arts when fighting with enemies. Meanwhile, Agent Ali showed that superheroes at the time had sophisticated technology to fight the enemy even though his superheroes were just elementary school kids. They also have a headquarters that houses high-tech training centers, weapons stores and more.

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