![]() ![]() Surely there’s some merit in that.įrom what I could tell, it seems like movies passing the Mako Mori test are a lot rarer than movies passing the Bechdel test. While it’s true that she doesn’t talk to another woman in the course of the movie, she has her own distinct narrative and goes through the traditional hero’s journey arguably just as much as any other character in the film. She’s a survivor, she’s clever, she’s both mentally and physically strong, she isn’t objectified and she has the most awesome Kaiju-killing moment in the entire film. The Mako Mori test is passed if the movie has: a) at least one female character b) who gets her own narrative arc c) that is not about supporting a man’s story. This idea that Pacific Rim still offers a strong, feminist role model and story for women inspired tumblr user chaila to come up with her own test to “live alongside the Bechdel test (not to supplant it…).” One of the main narratives of the film is Mako’s desire to become a Jaeger pilot and overcome the childhood trauma she faced when a Kaiju (giant monster) destroyed her hometown of Tokyo. Similarly, Pacific Rim didn’t pass the test (it has two named female characters, but they do not talk to each other in the movie), but many women find the film, and specifically Mako Mori’s story, to be very empowering and inspiring. 2 and the Oliver Stone movie Savages pass the test, but I doubt many would call either feminist. Both The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Pt. 49 didn’t, and I was unable to find information for the other five.īut a movie passing the Bechdel test doesn’t automatically mean it is a feminist film. While this seems like an easy thing to do, out of Box Office Mojo’s top 100 grossing movies of 2012, only 46 passed the Bechdel test. Out of those requirements the Bechdel test was born. In that comic strip, one of Bechdel’s characters said that she only goes to movies that meet her three simple requirements. A test that is meant to work with, not in place of, the Bechdel test to give us a better look at feminist trends in the movie industry.Įver since a fateful day in 1985 when Dykes to Watch Out For cartoonist Alison Bechdel decided to make a joke about the lack of meaningful female relationships in films, it seems that we’ve had only one way to measure if a film is feminist or not. In response, a new test has been devised based on Mako Mori and her role in the film. ![]() However, some have criticized the movie for failing to pass the Bechdel test, which is often unilaterally used to determine if a movie is feminist or not. ![]() One of the movie’s protagonists is Mako Mori, a Japanese woman played by Rinko Kikuchi and who co-pilots the film’s main Jaeger (a giant monster-fighting robot) and ultimately helps to save the world. That’s one of the reasons that this summer’s movie Pacific Rim has struck such a chord with Millenials. It’s extremely difficult to find a movie with a capable, interesting, three-dimensional female lead. It’s no secret that Hollywood isn’t the most female-friendly place. The Autostraddle Encyclopedia of Lesbian Cinema.LGBTQ Television Guide: What To Watch Now. ![]()
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