Politeness strategies in the directive speech acts in the Luca Movie

The study is aimed at investigating politeness in ‘Politeness Strategies in the Directive Speech Acts in the Luca Movie’ which shows the politeness phenomena occurring in interactions among the characters. There are two problems to be solved in this study, namely: (1) What types of politeness strategy in directive speech act are used by all characters in the Luca movie; and (2) How are the politeness strategies applied in the directive acts used by all characters in the Luca movie? This study uses qualitative approach in relation to the use of clear and systematic description about the phenomena being studied. Descriptive study in textual analysis was applied in this study to analyze conversation of the main characters through the script of Luca movie. The data were collected by first transcribing the Luca movie. The transcription was then analyzed by identifying the types of directive speech acts by applying suitable codes in the appropriate text. The analysis was continued by identifying the strategies in positive politeness and negative politeness strategies that applied by the characters in the movie. The analysis proceeded by identifying specific strategies employed by the characters during their interactions in the film. Additionally, the study explores the reasons underlying the choice of a particular strategies, taking into account the contextual nature of the conversation. This research reveals that not all types of positive politeness and negative politeness strategies are found in all directive speech act data, but all types of directive speech acts are found in all conversations found such as (commands, commands, requests and suggestions) applied in Luca movies. Of all the existing directive acts, several characters in this film tend to use directives that fall under positive politeness, especially Minimize the imposition. because it aligns with the characters' constant need to conceal their true identities and navigate a society where their existence as sea monsters is precarious.