Comments on: The Bechdel Test Becomes a Bigger Deal

By: Looper » DVDs Worth Watching

Looper » DVDs Worth Watching — Fri, 28 Sep 2012 21:14:26 +0000

[...] one might expect, Looper does not pass the Bechdel test. There are a couple of significant female characters — Emily Blunt is most prominent, as a [...]

By: The Social Network » DVDs Worth Watching

The Social Network » DVDs Worth Watching — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 13:02:37 +0000

[...] knew this going in, but The Social Network fails the Bechdel Test big-time. Not only are there no women who talk to each other about something other than men — [...]

By: Whedongeek

Whedongeek — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 16:17:03 +0000

The point is not whether men are stereotyped, too, but whether there are substantial roles for men and women in which the action/dialogue does not revolve around, respectively, women and men. Certainly there are plenty of films out there in which men do not simply pursue heterosexual romance and the wedding plot. Are there plenty in which we can say the same for women?

By: Thom

Thom — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 14:33:40 +0000

Although, the one point I would make is that names like “Guy on Bus”, “Drunk Guy At Party” are very prevelant. The “character not named, but described” is extremely common for men- few characters outside the supporting cast get actual names, especially if they are only in one scene. If secretary is present throughout the film and has dialog in more than one scene-she probably has a name. Otherwise, it was a great column and I am both surprised and pleased that the test has made as big of a splash as it seems to have over the last two weeks.