The Bechdel test or the Mo-Movie-Measure is a type of litmus test to assess the presence of women in
movies. It originated from Allison Bechdel's comic "Dykes to Watch out for" in 1985.
here's how it works
a movie just has to pass these three simple questions:
the first, are there two or more women in it who have names?
second, do they talk to each other?
and third, do they talk to each other about something other than a man?
It's quite extraordinary, actually, how many movies don't pass this test
´Cause it is not even a sign of whether is a feminist movie or whether it's a good movie
Just that there is female presence in it and that they actually are engaging
about things other than man.
To prove that this is actually a systemic problem, not just a few movies
here and there.
I'm gonna show you a couple of films that don't pass the test.
Okay, you get the point.
This is only just a few films out of the many films that
don't pass this test.
When I call it a systemic problem, what I mean by this is that it's not
just a few people here and there that don't like women
or don't want women stories told but that rather the entire industry
is built upon creating films and movies that cater to and that are about men
Next time you go to the movies
just ask yourself these few questions
Are there two or more women in it and do they have names?
Do they talk to each other?
And do they talk to each other about something other than a man?