You wouldn't necessarily expect movies like No Country for Old Men and The Batman to pass a test for female representation, yet here they are.
The Big Picture The Bechdel Test is a metric used for measuring how women are represented in a given film. In order to pass, a film must feature at least two women onscreen talking to each other about something other than a man. This seems like a very low bar to pass, but scrolling through a list of movies on bechdeltest.com, one is reminded of how male-centric the form of cinema is.
Ferris Bueller's Day Off The titular lead of this '80s classic from John Hughes is every high schooler's dream persona. Even though the film is carried through the perspective of the absent student who wants to stop and look around the world, Ferris' sister Jeanie and mother Katie have various talks throughout the film, although most are in fact centered around their brother and son's "illness" that is keeping him out of school.
Jurassic Park The Bechdel test is a quantitative metric, and should only be viewed as a limited source of critical analysis for a reason. The Steven Spielberg blockbuster Jurassic Park will never be confused as a feminist text, but there are two very brief interactions between Ellie and Lex consisting of the latter directing the former to the control room, and Ellie and Lex discussing calling for help in the midst of a T-Rex attack.
American Pie 2 This gross-out comedy franchise American Pie is probably the least likely to accurately portray women in a realistic manner and not as a perverse male fantasy. This less-beloved sequel upset the world by passing the Bechdel Test. Two female characters played by Lisa Arturo and Joelle Carter briefly discuss fashion. Again, the test is only a resource, and not an index to the definitive works of women representation on film.
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