Geek Syndicate
Putting Marvel Movies To The Bechdel Test
So there’s this thing everyone’s been talking about
lately.
Feminism.
You’ve
probably heard of it. It’s
possible that you even care
a bit. Sadly, Hollywood still
has a way to go before it
ticks all the gender equality
boxes that, as far as I’m concerned, simply shouldn’t be
a thing in this day and age.
Before you roll your eyes, I’m
not getting my Wonder Woman
knickers in a twist in an epic
rant over the treatment of
women in comic books and
movies. Instead, I want to apply a bit of theory to the issue
of gender bias in film.
The Test
For those who haven’t heard
of it, the Bechdel Test was first
introduced in Alison Bechdel’s
comic strip Dykes to Watch Out
For in 1985 and asks whether a
film can satisfy the following
three requirements:
1. It has to have at least two
named women in it…
2. Who talk to each other…
3. About something besides a
man.
Simple enough, you might
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