Bechdel Test Movie List

/bech·del test/ n.
1. It has to have at least two women in it
2. Who talk to each other
3. About something besides a man

[[2]] Avatar (2009) [imdb]

This movie passed 2 of 3 tests. It was entered by neil (webmaster) on 2009-12-22 23:33:32.

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neil (webmaster) said:
In two scenes Neytiri talks to her mother about Jake.
Message posted on 2009-12-22 23:33:32
Rebecca disagreed with the rating and said:
Does it need to be a two-way conversation? There is one scene where Grace (Sigourney Weaver) tells Trudy (Michelle Rodriguez) to wait with the helicopter.

There is also another scene where Grace is pleading with Navi to leave Home Tree, and you could maybe view it as her talking to the female spiritual leader.

Sad that those are the only two even arguable scenes.
Message posted on 2010-01-03 20:24:05
Ulumuri said:
Navi talks (prays) to Eywa about saving Grace's life. Do goddesses count?
Message posted on 2010-01-21 02:15:54
Maria disagreed with the rating and said:
There is a scene where Grace tells Neytiri's mother to scape. There are a few instances of women talking to each other about other than a man, but all are brief, not actual conversations. I don-t know if that counts.
Message posted on 2010-02-28 11:30:40
Renee disagreed with the rating and said:
Even if countless women are talking to each other, the parameters on this site state that the women need to have names to fill the criteria.
Message posted on 2010-07-02 22:51:12
astrocom said:
Neytiri's mother does have a name, it's Mo'at, whether the scene in question count otherwise is another matter though.
There's also a third instance I can recall of women talking, when Grace is allowed back into the village to see the children, she talked to them, and there must have been one or two females among them, though they almost definitely were not named. Though I don't believe it's in English.
Message posted on 2010-08-07 08:18:12

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