Makna Kehidupan Manusia Dalam Film Animasi (Analisis Semiotika Pada Film Disney Wish Karya Chris Buck Dan Fawn Veerasuthorn)

This research aims to analyze the meaning of human life from the Disney animated film Wish by Chris Buck and Fawn Veerasuthorn using a semiotic approach. Animated films also do not function as an entertainment medium, but will also be a medium that conveys moral and philosophical messages, including about the meaning of life. Through Roland Barthes' semiotic analysis method, this research will also examine connotative denotative signs that are also present in the film, as well as myths that are built through narrative and visual symbols. The results of this research show that the Disney Wish film represents the meaning of life related to with values ​​such as hope, courage, togetherness, and sacrifice. The main character, Asha, illustrates how a very strong and sincere dream can motivate someone so that we can face life's challenges. The symbols in the film, such as the star of hope, also reflect human efforts to find the meaning of life through struggle and solidarity. We also hope that this research can enrich an academic study of animated films as a means of philosophical reflection and provide new insights for research in the field of communication visual and semiotic analysis.