This research was conducted to find out contains a self-concept that can motivate
students to study hard so that it can be applied in real life everyday from Akeelah
and The Bee Movie. This research uses a qualitative method. The primary data
used in this research is all utterances containing or describing self concept in
Akeelah and The Bee Movie, namely Akeelah Anderson and Dr. Joshua Larabee.
The researcher analyzed the movie using the positive self-concept theory by
Hamachek (1995) and Rakhmat & Jalaluddin (2007). While on the type of
negative self concept, the researcher analyzed the movie using self-concept theory
by William D Brooks & Phillip Emmert (1976) and Rakhmat & Jalaluddin (2007)
and supported by pessimist theory by Nugroho (2013), and sensitive to criticism
theory by Robert A Baron & Don Byrne (2003). The results of the study found
that positive self-concept consists of five kinds, namely solve problems, self
improve, confidence, self belief, and equality. While the negative self-concept
consists of four kinds, namely hypercritical attitude, pessimist, sensitive to
criticism, and feeling disliked.