tag:dreamwidth.org,2009-05-10:321542The Bechdel-Wallace TestApplying womanly rubrics to moviesThe Bechdel-Wallace Test2013-05-01T16:23:26Ztag:dreamwidth.org,2009-05-10:321542:18335let me hear your voice tonightEmber Days (2013)2013-05-01T16:23:26Z2013-05-01T16:23:26Zpublic0Posted by: <span lj:user='alexseanchai' style='white-space: nowrap;' class='ljuser'><a href='https://alexseanchai.dreamwidth.org/profile'><img src='https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png' alt='[personal profile] ' width='17' height='17' style='vertical-align: text-bottom; border: 0; padding-right: 1px;' /></a><a href='https://alexseanchai.dreamwidth.org/'><b>alexseanchai</b></a></span><br /><br />I'm not sure if 'Winter Queen' and 'Summer Lady' are their names or their titles, but in <a href="http://www.emberdaysmovie.com/fr_home.cfm">Ember Days</a>, the Winter Queen challenges the Summer Lady face to face.<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=bechdel_test&ditemid=18335" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> commentstag:dreamwidth.org,2009-05-10:321542:11375kareilaTemple Grandin (2010)2010-10-23T15:15:50Z2010-10-23T15:15:50Zpublic0Posted by: <span lj:user='kareila' style='white-space: nowrap;' class='ljuser'><a href='https://kareila.dreamwidth.org/profile'><img src='https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png' alt='[personal profile] ' width='17' height='17' style='vertical-align: text-bottom; border: 0; padding-right: 1px;' /></a><a href='https://kareila.dreamwidth.org/'><b>kareila</b></a></span><br /><br />This made-for-HBO movie passes Bechdel with flying colors, but I'm not sure it passes Mo Movie Measure. The two named characters are Temple and her high school science teacher, Dr. Carlock, who is male. The other two main characters, Temple's mother and aunt, obviously have names, but I can't recall anyone referring to them by their names during the film, except perhaps her mother as "Ms. Grandin". So I'd call that a borderline megapass. Even apart from that, though, Temple's character is all kinds of awesome and I highly recommend the film.<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=bechdel_test&ditemid=11375" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> commentstag:dreamwidth.org,2009-05-10:321542:3107foxfirefey@dreamwidth.orgfoxfirefeyPixar's Up2009-07-09T18:04:12Z2009-07-09T18:04:12Zpublic3Posted by: <span lj:user='foxfirefey' style='white-space: nowrap;' class='ljuser'><a href='https://foxfirefey.dreamwidth.org/profile'><img src='https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png' alt='[personal profile] ' width='17' height='17' style='vertical-align: text-bottom; border: 0; padding-right: 1px;' /></a><a href='https://foxfirefey.dreamwidth.org/'><b>foxfirefey</b></a></span><br /><br />So, I love Pixar movies, but they are not so hot on passing the Bechdel test. Their latest fun movie, Up, is no exception. <br /><br /><span class="cut-wrapper"><span style="display: none;" id="span-cuttag___1" class="cuttag"></span><b class="cut-open">( </b><b class="cut-text"><a href="https://bechdel-test.dreamwidth.org/3107.html#cutid1">Possible spoilers</a></b><b class="cut-close"> )</b></span><div style="display: none;" id="div-cuttag___1" aria-live="assertive"></div><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=bechdel_test&ditemid=3107" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments