Thursday, April 9, 2015

Bechdel Test

     Alright so, one of my favorite movies (notably animated since we discussed animated movies in class today) would be Mulan. Well animated, especially for a movie made in 1998, as well it had a balance of comedy and action, yet it would be the fact the main protagonist is female. Not only does she deify social norm, she fights among men as equals, and saves the male (oh, and all of china but yea) from danger. She even goes against a powerful Hun warlord who, having more experience and strength, still gets beaten by Mulan. It passes the "Bechdel Test" by a large means. It consists of 2+ women, Mulan and her mother (as well as her elderly grandmother who is AMAZING), they speak to one another a great deal and discuss social expectations Mulan must follow and family (rather than men directly). Even so, it is an amazing movie and defies all related content of its time.

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