Who invented the Bechdel Test?

cartoonist Alison Bechdel
‘The Bechdel Test’ was inspired by cartoonist Alison Bechdel’s 1985 tongue-in-cheek comic strip ‘The Rule’ which became a basic measure to see if women are fairly represented in a film. It’s is also referred to as the Bechdel-Wallace test Alison credited the idea for the test to her friend Liz Wallace.

How many versions of the Bechdel Test are there?

2020 (98 movies)

When did the Bechdel Test start?

1985
The idea for the Bechdel Test first appeared in 1985 in Alison Bechdel’s comic strip Dykes to Watch Out For. In the strip, one woman explains to another that she has a three simple rules for deciding if she will see a movie: It has to have at least two women in it.

Does Harry Potter pass the Bechdel Test?

While the Harry Potter series passes the Bechdel test, it doesn’t pass it as easily as other books with strong females.

Does Shrek 2 pass the Bechdel Test?

After all, they’re movies about a sloppy ogre who falls in love with a princess. Shrek 2, though, is actually one of the highest-grossing films in existence that also passes the Bechdel test. It certainly doesn’t hurt that the movie has more prominent roles for women.

Is the Bechdel Test legitimate?

FiveThirtyEight’s writer Walt Hickey noted that the test does not measure whether any one film is a model of gender equality, and that passing it does not ensure the quality of writing, significance or depth of female roles—but, he wrote, “it’s the best test on gender equity in film we have—and, perhaps more important …

Does Luca pass the Bechdel Test?

It may come as a surprise that Disney’s most recent release through Pixar, Luca, fails the Bechdel Test. This is made even more obvious when Luca is compared to Raya, with the two films release dates coming only three months apart.

Does Hunger Games pass the Bechdel Test?

Bechdel Test: The hunger games does pass The Bechdel Test. The sense that I would like to use as an example would be the very beginning of the movie, where Primrose, Katniss’s sister gets picked to go into the Hunger Games. Katniss volunteers to go into the Hunger Games instead of her sister.

Does A Knight’s Tale pass the Bechdel test?

For those of you unfamiliar with it, the Bechdel test is a basic gauge of female representation in films. The rules of the test are pretty simple….Bechdel Testing the Middle Ages.

A Knight’s Tale (2001)	Fail
Beowulf (2007)	Pass
Brave (2012)	Pass
Braveheart (1995)	Fail
Excalibur (1981)	Fail

Does Shrek pass the Bechdel Test?

18 of 19 Shrek (2001) One of the most beloved animated films in recent memory, the tale of our favorite layered ogre (co-directed by Vicky Jenson) doesn’t pass the test. But don’t worry: The sequels do!