Bechdel Test Movie List

Katniss has conversations with her mother, her sister (Primrose Everdeen), Effie Trinket and Rue. Only in the conversation with Rue is a love interest mentioned.

Probably the least questionable pass that I've seen this year. Great movie too. The universe in general seems pretty egalitarian, for example with boys and girls being treated equally as competent warriors.

It easily passed in the first few minutes. I'm trying to think, does it pass the reverse bechdel test? The only scene I can think of that might would be Haymich and Peeta on the train, but it was such a brief scene I don't remember... the rest of the conversations either had a woman in them or were about Katniss IIRC.

This movie passes the test in the very first scene.

who cares if a movie passes the "reverse bechdel test"? the whole point of the bechdel test is about seeing something different than the norm. we see developed male characters every day; we don't need a test to confirm that patriarchy's still going strong.

It DOES pass the reverse Bechdel test, as the two male TV hosts talk about the wasp things (their names are displayed on screen, I'm pretty sure). Still, good, female-centric action film.

Red- it does matter, but not for the reasons you think. Having female centric movies to balance out male centric movies means having movies that do NOT pass the reverse bechdel test. It happens very infrequently, though, so it's always worth noting when it does.

Idiomatic- I didn't even think of that scene. I'm pretty sure the second host is named. Still, it's nice to see a movie that is so female centric that it comes very close to not passing!

I think that the importance of passing the reverse bechdel test is to acknowledge that some movies dont have many characters or conversations, giving a reason for a failed test that is not caused by male domination. I think it is important when a movie fails that we check the reverse bechdel test to see why. I believe looking at movies logically this way strengthens our argument. This however isn't an issue in the Hunger Games as it passes easily

It passes the reverse Bechdel test as well. Seneca Crane and President Snow have a conversation about the games.

Wouldn't it be easier to call it the Ledhceb Test, rather than the Reverse Bechdel Test?

Victor, I am not sure the "egalitarian" nature of the hunger games (as in the games themselves rather than the movie) can be taken as a positive message for feminism that says something like that men and women are equal as warriors. Remember that children can be called up to fight in the hunger games, too. The point is that the regime is so cruel that it pits people against each other *in spite of* their inequalities as warriors. Hence, you can't say that the film/book as a whole treats men and women as equal in this regard.

Obviously passed the test brilliantly. One thing I loved about these books is how secondary characters, whose roles would often cause them to be male by default in most movies or books, are portrayed as female. The leader of district 13 being female in book three is a good example.

holy shit loled at victors description of the universe as egalitarian. the entire point of the story is that there is a brutal and sadistic class system that people must struggle against to survive.

I'm new to this site so correct me if I'm wrong but don't the female characters have to be ADULT women or can they be young girls too? The only named adult female character then is Effie Trinket. The tributes are all kids and Katniss's mother isn't named.

No, the female characters do not have to be adult in order to pass the test, so this movie still passes with flying colors within the very first scene (and interestingly enough, Katniss's mother never being named is carried over from the book themselves, where she is never referred to as anything other than Katniss's mother or Mrs. Everdeen).

The point of the test is to gauge the presence of female characters in a movie. Disqualifying someone because of their age is arbitrary and stupid.

To AFF: Based on earlier interpretations on both this site and otherwise, all female characters regardless of age must be considered women for this test.

After all, the point of the Bechdel test is to evaluate female presence; not grown-up presence...

So the film definitely passes the Bechdel test with flying colors.

Then to avoid confusion they should rephrase the rule at the top of this site to say "female" instead of "women". And while they're at it, change "man" to "male".

It's ridiculous that anyone would think this movie DOESN'T pass the Bechdel test with flying colors. That "!" should be taken off. This movie radically changed the scene of action movies. Now, producers are realizing that women CAN be protagonists in action films.

Nicole, I disagree that a good movie should fail the reverse Bechdel test; I am sick of Hollywood telling me that there are movies for everyone with just men in them and chick flicks. I want movies to reflect reality; a reality where girls talk to girls, gilrs talk to boys and boys talk to boys!