The Bechdel Test is a is a measure of the representation of women in film. You'd be surprised how many movies fail.
# Stuff You Should Know - The Bechdel Test
Join Josh and Chuck as they explore the surprisingly simple yet revealing metric that exposes a major blind spot in Hollywood filmmaking. This episode breaks down the Bechdel Test, named after cartoonist Alison Bechdel, which asks whether a movie has at least two named female characters who talk to each other about something besides a man. You'll learn why this low bar is still shockingly difficult for films to clear, from classic movies like Casablanca to recent blockbusters, and discover how this test became a conversation starter about gender representation in film that goes far deeper than just whether women are present on screen.
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