What Girls Really Talk About
Until recently I'd never heard of the Bechdel Test, which, simply put, asks two things of a movie: 1) do two or more women 2) talk to each other 3) about something besides a guy?
Seems like sort of a low bar, doesn't it? I talk to gal-pals all the time about things that don't involve guys. The nature of truth, the beauty of music, the best chocolate, and the damned rain. Cats, dogs, adventure, gardening, life, death -- topics besides boys seem plentiful to me.And in a movie where you get to write the script yourself, this seems even easier. Think I'll try my hand at it.
Woman one: "Hey, girl! How's it going?"
Woman two: "Not too bad. Just upgraded to Oneiric Ocelot and my desktop is screwed up, but I'm getting it to behave."
Okay, maybe not so typical But then, I'm a geek. How about this, then:
Woman one: "Hey, girl! How's it going?"
Woman two: "I think I finally figured out how the multi-verse is elastic across variant deviations. All that meditation is finally paying off!"
Perhaps a touch off the beaten path as well. Try this:
Woman one: "Hey, girl! How's it going?"
Woman two: "I just scored some Chipotle Taza and it rocks! This is kick-ass chocolate, gal-pal. Want some?"
"I'll be right over!"
Two women, no guys. Bechdel pass!
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I, too, recently learned about the Bechdel Test and found it depressingly revealing of the lack of women in film who speak about code-slinging, trans-dimensional traveling, or even exotic chocolate.
ReplyDeleteThe Hunger Games passes Bechdel's Test, fortunately. Even though there was no chocolate. Or talk of fabulous prizes to be won other than staying alive in a dystopian world.