%A NIM. 11150004 CATUR WIHARTININGRUM %O Ulyati Retno Sari, M. Hum. %T THE CONCEPT OF “PERFECT” IN PITCH PERFECT (2012) MOVIE %X No body is perfect in this world. People create their own perspectives of being perfect. The same way is undergone by the female characters in Pitch Perfect (2012) movie. This research is purposed to know how the concept of “Perfect” is perceived in Pitch Perfect (2012) movie. Pitch Perfect (2012) movie is a musical comedy movie that tells a story about male and female competition in a cappella contests. Performances of male and female characters in group and personal category are the way to get the concept of “Perfect”. This research uses qualitative method with documentation and audiovisual as the method of collecting the data. This research uses binary opposition theory as the approach. Then the cinematography and Derrida’s deconstruction theory is applied to convey the concept of “Perfect” that is perceived in the movie. It is found that the female and male’s performances are interdependent in being “Perfect”. In conclusion, though the female becomes better than male, female is still the part of male. There is female because there is also male. %K Pitch Perfect, perfect, female, male, deconstruction theory, dialogic %D 2016 %I UIN SUNAN KALIJAGA YOGYAKARTA %L digilib19351