9/10/2023 0 Comments Test mako mori![]() It is entirely possible for a film to pass without having pro-feminist themes, or even characterizing women positively. Nor is it designed as a judgment on the artistic quality of the work - good movies can fail the Bechdel Test, and bad movies can pass. This is because the Bechdel Test is not meant as a moral or ethical judgment on the quality of female characters in a work. Conversely, if a work seems to pass, it doesn't matter if male characters are present when the female characters talk, nor does it matter if the women only talk about stereotypically girly topics like shoe shopping or even relationships, as long as it is not relationships with men. The requirements are just what they say they are it doesn't make any difference if, for instance, the male characters the women talk about are their fathers, sons, brothers, platonic friends, mortal enemies, patients they're trying to save or murderers they're trying to catch, rather than romantic partners. There's a good chance you'll be surprised mainstream media that passes is far less common than you might think. That's the point! Yet, try applying the test to the media you consume for a while. If that sounds to you like a pretty easy standard to meet, it is. Seeing as this was added in response to the test being applied to the unapologetically queer film Fire Island it doesn't neccessarily interfere with past rulings although less likely things have happened. As of June 8th 2022 an official corollary rule further states that "Two men talking to each other about the female protagonist of an Alice Munro story in a screenplay structured on a Jane Austen novel" also passes regardless of if it fulfills the previous requirements. There is also the problem with politics, and whether talking about a male politician counts or not.Īdditionally. note An addendum some claim is that marriage, babies, or romance are indirectly about men and therefore also fail, whereas some point out there is a big difference between "Isn't married life hard/wonderful!" & "Babies are so cute, I wish I had one!" on the one hand, and "OK, so I think this is how we should go about the Madison property settlement" & "Don't give that medicine to the baby, it'll kill her!" on the other. ![]() about something other than a man or men.who have at least one conversation, note Because of quibbles regarding what length of time makes a valid conversation, some have proposed the addendum that it last at least 60 seconds.It includes at least two women, note Some make the addendum that the women must be named characters, rather than the heroine arguing with a meter maid over a parking ticket.In order to pass, the film or show must meet the following criteria: The test is named for Alison Bechdel, creator of the comic strip Dykes to Watch Out For, who made it known to the world with this strip. ![]() The Bechdel Test note AKA Bechdel-Wallace Test, or the Mo Movie Measure named after Mo, the main character of Dykes to Watch Out For, even though it was introduced in a one-off strip before Mo was introduced is a litmus test for female presence in fictional media. ![]()
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