An Analysis of Taboo Words in The Movie Scorsese Casino

In social interactions, there are still many people who use taboo words to mock
and even berate others. This taboo word creates a bad connotation and meaning to
the interlocutor which can lead to conflict. The word taboo can be found in the
Scorsese Casino movie. This study aims to explore the types of taboo words
uttered by the characters in Scorsese's Casino movie and the reasons why these
taboo words are uttered within the movie.This study used descriptive qualitative
method. The data in this study is from Film Casino which contains the translation
of taboo words and the reasons why taboo words are spoken. Data were collected
in the form of sentences containing taboo words. There are 68 data found in this
study, here are the results of the analysis. There are four types of taboo words
found in Scorsese's Casino, namely epithets, profanity, vulgarity, and obscenity.
There are four reasons why taboo words are spoken which are to draw attention to
oneself, to show contempt, to be provocative. Based on the results above, it can be
seen that most of the characters in Scorsese's Casino use epithets and obscenity to
insult, these two types of words are the most influential words. While the reason
why taboo words are spoken is dominantly to show contempt. This research is
useful for the community so the people can take better care of their words in
communication.