The Brothers Bloom

[foxfirefey]

esoterrica and I went to this movie the other day and had a very good time and afterwards ended up having a discussion on whether or not this movie passes the Bechdel Test.

So, there's two women with names in the cast who meet during the movie and form quite the bond. However, one of them hardly speaks at all during the movie, including during scenes where the two women are bonding. This includes a possible Bechdel passing short scene, where one of the women is teaching the other how to make a pinhole camera, which has nothing to do with a man. There is another short scene where one is teaching the other about explosives.

Do these short interludes count as conversations? Is a conversation defined solely by the spoken word? There is communication going on here, just not verbal. What do you think?

Comments

[esoterrica]

I think it should pass! Communication does not have to be verbal. However, I really enjoyed the movie and want to continue loving it so I am probably biased.

[insilhouette]

I think it counts, because they clearly are having a conversation, even if the other is not speaking a lot. At least under my interpretation of the test, a conversation can be just a meaningful communication.