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*shrug*
I like it. At least as a piece of language technology.
Thing I'm writing right now passes. I DID IT!
Say what you will about anime, but their desire to have a female character for every fetish often means you end up with a number of good ones almost by accident. The difference between the gender ratio of an action anime and an action movie is striking.
Come to think of it, I don't think Edge of Tomorrow passes Bechdel either - but certainly Emily Blunt is more than just "the girl" in that tale. Because of the peculiar constraints of the plot she can't have a full "arc" like Cruise's character, but enough is gradually revealed about her to make her a person with her own back story and goals.
So maybe not a Bechdel slam-dunk, but hardly a Megan Fox Transformers Barbie either.
And even the "bad guy" is female!
Okay...who the fuck put DISNEY'S CHIMPANZEES up there?!?!?!?!
Hey, rules are rules. Chimpanzees are clearly supporting the patriarchy.
And the chimpanzees are supposed to be the enlightened ones! Go figure.
ANYway, that's a good example of why Bechdel shouldn't be used as an automatic pass/fail for every movie. I think The Grey and Life of Pi deserve an exemption, among others.
On the other hand, it is no surprise at all that movies like Ted and Ghost Rider and The Watch fail the test. Because of course they do.
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