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CTW2 Dr. Carroll "Bechdel Test" Edit Ideas To relate to Virginia Woolf - "sometimes women like women" This idea has not been often portrayed in media/fiction

Popular franchises such as the whole original "Star Wars" Trilogy and "Lord of the Rings" Trilogy fail the test. Although they may have strong female characters, they do not talk to each other. https://filmschoolrejects.com/10-famous-films-that-surprisingly-fail-the-bechdel-test-e54ce002bcfc#.6m0ac4qyq

Children's movies such as "Up," "WALL-E," and "Finding Nemo" have failed the test. In the Bechdel Test website database it is reported that "There are 6500 movies in the database, 3759 (57.8%) of which pass all three tests, 658 (10.1%) pass two tests, 1416 (21.8%) pass one test and 667 (10.3%) pass no tests at all". -- edit the numbers in the section currently posted

Add to "Explanations" part There is more to why women are not portrayed the same as men other than a lack of diversity in scriptwriters/directors Virginia Woolf shows that women are seen in relation to the other sex, and not to the rest of the world

Move last paragraph of "pass and fail proportions" to limitations section

Add Section on positive effects of this test: "What would happen if the Bechdel Test became more of a meme in Hollywood? There might be two standout female characters in a lot of movies that only have one. Women might be more integral to the plots of action movies, because they would talk to each other about the ticking time bomb or whatever. There might be some memorable conversations, which gave some talented actors a chance to stretch out slightly. Hard to see how any of this would be a bad thing" http://io9.gizmodo.com/why-the-bechdel-test-is-more-important-than-you-realize-1586135613