I'm not trying to talk past you, but I don't think we're on the same page.
"The Bechdel Test is a simple way to gauge the active presence of female characters in Hollywood films and just how well rounded and complete those roles are.... It demonstrates how women's complex and interesting lives are underrepresented or non-existent in the film industry. We have jobs, creative projects, friendships and struggles among many other things that are actually interesting in our lives."
That person summarized it better than I could. It's meant to illustrate a general trend. If an individual movie passes, it is actually notable because the majority DON'T.
One more note on Alien 3. Ripley by herself as a character I think can be considered feminist, sure, which makes this argument all the more infuriating because putting her in all of her badass glory in an all-male context reduces her to a token.
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Date: 2010-10-27 08:47 pm (UTC)From:"The Bechdel Test is a simple way to gauge the active presence of female characters in Hollywood films and just how well rounded and complete those roles are.... It demonstrates how women's complex and interesting lives are underrepresented or non-existent in the film industry. We have jobs, creative projects, friendships and struggles among many other things that are actually interesting in our lives."
That person summarized it better than I could. It's meant to illustrate a general trend. If an individual movie passes, it is actually notable because the majority DON'T.
One more note on Alien 3. Ripley by herself as a character I think can be considered feminist, sure, which makes this argument all the more infuriating because putting her in all of her badass glory in an all-male context reduces her to a token.