Table of Contents
- 1 What movies fail the reverse Bechdel test?
- 2 Do the Harry Potter movies pass the Bechdel test?
- 3 Does GoldenEye pass the Bechdel Test?
- 4 Does bridesmaids pass the reverse Bechdel Test?
- 5 Does Robin Hood pass the Bechdel Test?
- 6 Do Jane Austen books pass the Bechdel Test?
- 7 What is the point of Bechdel’s test?
- 8 Why does Run Lola Run fail the Bechdel test?
What movies fail the reverse Bechdel test?
Movies that don’t pass the Reverse Bechdel Test
- Coraline (2009) PG | 100 min | Animation, Drama, Family.
- Maleficent (2014) PG | 97 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy.
- The Women (1939)
- The Descent (2005)
- Juno (2007)
- Persona (1966)
- Cries & Whispers (1972)
- How to Make an American Quilt (1995)
Do the Harry Potter movies pass the Bechdel test?
For those of you unfamiliar with the Bechdel test, it is a way to judge films by the presence and depth of female characters within storylines. The film Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 just barely passes the Bechdel test in two different scenes.
Do Jane Austen books pass the Bechdel test?
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte – Much of what Jane endures in the early part of the book has nothing to do with men as such, it’s to do with cruelty. Thus the Bechdel test is passed but the conversations are often unpleasant or tragic.
Does GoldenEye pass the Bechdel Test?
GoldenEye (1995) This movie passed 3 of 3 tests (although dubious). It was entered by Gphi on 2015-05-18 21:52:55.
Does bridesmaids pass the reverse Bechdel Test?
It IS popular. And it DOES pass the Bechdel Test. This is a rarity, though increasingly less so. Some folks have argued that the setting of Bridesmaids in the context of a wedding fails the third part of the test, since in discussing wedding plans a man is, by association, a topic of discussion.
Does LOTR pass the Bechdel Test?
The Lord of the Rings Trilogy (2001, 2002, 2003) Amongst countless male characters, the entire film trilogy includes a mere three female characters, albeit strong ones, in Arwen, Eowyn, and Galadriel. Because of this, all three of the Lord of the Rings films fail the test.
Does Robin Hood pass the Bechdel Test?
Robin Hood (2010) This movie passed 3 of 3 tests (although dubious). It was entered by shiritai on 2010-05-20 19:36:51.
Do Jane Austen books pass the Bechdel Test?
Which movies pass the Bechdel test?
Belle, Divergent, and The Other Woman passed it. The Avengers and A Million Ways to Die in the West, not so much. The Bechdel Test, proposed by cartoonist Alison Bechdel in a 1985 “ Dykes To Watch Out For ” strip, evaluates movies based on a three-pronged question: Are there two women in it? Who talk to each other? About something other than a man?
What is the point of Bechdel’s test?
It’s just to get people thinking about gender and how it’s presented in film. In fact, the example Bechdel gave as a film that passed the test was Alien, simply because Ripley and Lambert have a brief conversation about the alien.
Why does Run Lola Run fail the Bechdel test?
Why it fails the test: Despite Lola being considered one of the most well-rounded female characters ever put to film, Run Lola Run still fails The Bechdel Test for one simple reason – Lola never has a conversation with another female at any point in the movie.
Does Virginia Woolf pass the Bechdel test?
Woolf’s own books don’t always pass the letter of the test, but there is a thwarted yearning for woman-to-woman intimacy that underpins many of her works — a yearning that is rarely expressed in classic fiction. Of course, despite the general predominance of male characters in literature, there are many books that do pass the Bechdel Test.