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but I figured if I replied to the secret it'd be a little off topic and probably get buried. Hence a post here. Any thoughts on this article?

http://www.avclub.com/article/bechdel-test-fine-just-way-it-203956

Yeah, the bechdel test isn't the be all and end all of how feminist a work is, but I'd agree it's a decent indicator of female presence in a work.

I mean this is kinda referred to in the article, but would anyone actually go see a movie based solely on it passing the Bechdel test if they had no interest in it previously? To make it easier, assume it passes with relatively meaningful/not stereotypically cliche dialogue between the women.

OP here

I admit I wouldn't. Now if it's about a woman who's been abused by another woman and goes to face her demons, I'll fork over the money for a ticket, because that would at least have potential.

This is meant to be flippant or dismissive, just the first thing to come to mind: So basically a stereotypical Lifetime movie, but played out solely with women?

OP

I think you might have forgotten a word in the first part of your reply. To answer your question, I was thinking more of a Boy A-like film or maybe even making a female-centric version of La Haine. Those aren't the exact plotlines I had in mind, but those movies embody the tone/aesthetic I'd enjoy in a movie pertaining to women who have been abused in some way by other women.

I agree - of course the Bechdel test is limited, I think everyone knows that by now, but it's perfectly fine for what it is.

I think, even more than the Bechdel test, what's interesting to me is how few movies fail the reverse Bechdel test.

Where two men talk about something other than a woman? Because I think if that's what you're referring to, I think The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly passes, I think, I can't remember all of it, considering it is a three hour movie (that I saw on Monday).

I think the vast majority of films pass the reverse Bechdel test (where two men talk about something that isn't a woman). That's kinda my point.

The Good The Bad And The Ugly is super good though

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