Hi everyone! I recently learned about the Bechdel Test from a friend and have been wanting to write this bài viết ever since. This test is, at its core, an analysis of how women are portrayed in được ưa chuộng culture. It reveals how much women tend to revolve around men in films, books, etc. To pass the test, a film (or any other work of fiction) must meet three requirements: the film must (1) have at least two named female characters (2) who talk to each other (3) about something other than a man. It seems so simple, right? Unfortunately a surprising number of films fail in at least one of these aspects. Well now it's time to see how our beloved Disney Princess phim chiếu rạp stack up when put to the test!
Disclaimer: This bài viết is not meant to bash any of the films hoặc say that they are "anti-feminist," nor do I necessarily think that this test is the best way to determine if a film is "feminist" hoặc not. I simply thought it would be fun to see which phim chiếu rạp pass the test. bạn can find a lot of info on the Bechdel Test online, including different versions and criticisms of it. I am using a slightly thêm strict version which requires the two female characters to be named.
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
1. Does the film have at least two named female characters? Unfortunately not, so Walt's first full length animated feature fails right off the bat. While there are two female characters, Snow White and the Evil Queen, the latter is not được trao a name in the film. It is important to note that many những người hâm mộ refer to the Queen as Queen Grimhilde, so she may in fact have a name. However, since her name is never mentioned in the film, it fails the test.
Cinderella
1. Two named female characters? bạn betcha. In fact Cinderella sports four, not just two, named females: Cinderella, Lady Tremaine, Anastasia, and Drizella. If only the Fairy Godmother had a name this movie would have five! Still, this film passes the first part of the test with flying colors.
2. Do the women speak to each other? We wouldn't have a movie if they didn't. There's quite a bit of dialogue between the four of them, so Cinderella passes the một giây part of the test.
3. Do their conversations revolve around something other than men? Several of them do! While there is quite a bit of talk of the Prince and the Grand Duke, they also Converse about the ball itself and Cinderella's duties. Thus Cinderella is the first Disney Princess film to pass the Bechdel Test!
Sleeping Beauty
1. Two named females? Sleeping Beauty does even better than Cinderella in this regard with five named women: Aurora, Flora, Fauna, Merriweather, and the unforgettable Maleficent.
2. Do they talk to each other? Again, there would be no movie if they didn't. Most of the film is the fairies' antics, and there's quite a bit of conversation sprinkled in there.
3. Do they only talk about men? While there's a good bit of conversation concerning Phillip, the majority of what the nàng tiên talk about is Aurora herself and how to protect her from Maleficent. With that, Sleeping Beauty passes the Bechdel Test!
The Little Mermaid
1. Two named females? The Little Mermaid sports a plethora of female characters, the most prominent being Ariel and Ursula, but when bạn add Ariel's sisters to the danh sách bạn get a grand total of eight named women! That's almost as many as Cinderella and Sleeping Beauty combined, so The Little Mermaid definitely passes the first part of the test.
2. Do they talk to each other? Ariel and Ursula have quite the conversation in Ursula's lair, so The Little Mermaid passes the một giây part of the test.
3. Do they only talk about men? Here is where the film that ushered in the Disney Renaissance falls short. Ariel and Ursula's conversation revolves entirely around Ariel turning human in order to woo Eric and hopefully win him so that she can remain human forever. While some might argue that the film should still pass since technically not the entire conversation is specifically about Eric, I believe that he plays such a prominent role in the conversation that the film fails.
Beauty and the Beast
1. Two named females? Beauty and the Beast just barely passes this portion of the test with exactly two named women: Mrs. Potts and Belle herself (unless of course bạn want to count Marie who needs to hurry up and get those baguettes).
2. Do they talk to each other? Again the movie just scrapes bởi with one conversation between Belle and Mrs. Potts immediately after Belle arrives at the lâu đài and is shown to her room.
3. Do they only talk about men? Like The Little Mermaid, whether Beauty and the Beast passes in this regard could probably be argued one way hoặc the other. Since the Beast is never specifically brought up in their conversation I'm going to allow it to pass, albeit somewhat dubiously since they are talking about how Belle has Mất tích her freedom thanks to him.
Aladdin
1. Two named females? As the only Disney Princess film whose princess isn't the main character, it's no surprise that Aladdin fails right off the bat. hoa nhài is the only major female character in the movie, let alone the only named one.
Pocahontas
1. Two named females? This film has not two but three named women: Pocahontas, Nakoma, and Grandmother Willow. While this isn't quite as many as some of the earlier Disney Princess films, it's still enough for it to pass the first portion of the test.
2. Do they talk to each other? Though Nakoma and Grandmother Willow never speak to each other, Pocahontas has a few conversations with each of them.
3. Do they only talk about men? John Smith and the settlers are a prominent topic, but Nakoma and Pocahontas have a conversation about the tiêu đề character's dream. This conversation is later continued with Grandmother Willow where the topic of Pocahontas's mother is also introduced. Pocahontas decidedly passes the Bechdel Test.
Mulan
1. Two named females? Like Pocahontas, Mulan passes this portion of the test with three named women - Fa Mulan, Fa Li, and Grandmother Fa.
2. Do they talk to each other? While their conversations are minimal since the majority of the movie takes place amongst an army of men, they do Converse during the scene where Mulan is being prepared to see the Matchmaker.
3. Do they only talk about men? Most of their conversation is about Mulan striking up a match with a good man, but since they mostly focus on Mulan herself and less on the men she needs to impress I will allow this film to pass. There is a short exchange between Mulan and Li about how Mulan is late which can also be taken into consideration. Like The Little Mermaid and Beauty and the Beast it could be easily argued that Mulan should not pass this portion of the test, however I personally think it makes the cut.
The Princess and the Frog
1. Two named females? The last 2D animated princess film boasts a number of female characters including Tiana, Charlotte, Eudora, Mama Odie, and the elusive Evangeline, thus easily passing the first part of the test.
2. Do they talk to each other? Yes they do! Tiana and món ăn bơm xen, charlotte have a number of conversations, and Eudora does her share of talking as well. And of course who could forget the memorable conversation with Mama Odie?
3. Do they only talk about men? món ăn bơm xen, charlotte talks a lot about Naveen and Eudora pushes Tiana to find a man, but Tiana evens the score with all the talk of her restaurant. Tiana also speaks with Mama Odie about needing to be human again. It could be argued that since Tiana is building her restaurant in memory of her father all of her conversations about it are about a man. Personally, I think that's a little far-fetched, thus The Princess and the Frog passes the Bechdel Test!
Tangled
1. Two named females? This movie just barely passes the first part of the test with exactly two named women: Rapunzel and Mother Gothel.
2. Do they talk to each other? They do quite a bit of talking, some of which is even set to music. It's mostly Mother Gothel giving backhanded compliments to Rapunzel, but it still counts.
3. Do they only talk about men? Nope, Mother Gothel spends a lot of time steering Rapunzel away from the outside world, and of course there's their exchange when Rapunzel realizes that she is the Mất tích princess. Therefore, Tangled passes the Bechdel Test.
Brave
1. Two named females? Though you'd expect a movie that's all about female empowerment to have thêm female characters, Brave still makes it through this part of the test with three - Merida, Elinor, and Maudie. The Witch doesn't count since she isn't named.
2. Do they talk to each other? The majority of the movie is Merida's interactions with Elinor which includes a lot of talking, although not a lot of listening in the beginning.
3. Do they only talk about men? They do talk a lot about the suitors and Elinor's desire for Merida to choose a husband, and if bạn were testing the film using only the spoken conversations it might not pass. However, I will include their communication while Elinor is a bear, which is hardly about men at all. And so the most gần đây Disney Princess film passes the Bechdel Test!
Overall
Of these eleven films only three couldn't pass the test: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, The Little Mermaid, and Aladdin. This is pretty good considering the fact that about half of all films ever made don't pass the test. (Surprising statistic, I know. Don't believe me? Look it up!) From this, I'd say that the Disney Princesses do a pretty good job of being their own characters instead of being defined bởi the men present in their films. What do bạn think? Is the Bechdel Test even a good measurement of such a thing? Let me know in the comments!
Disclaimer: This bài viết is not meant to bash any of the films hoặc say that they are "anti-feminist," nor do I necessarily think that this test is the best way to determine if a film is "feminist" hoặc not. I simply thought it would be fun to see which phim chiếu rạp pass the test. bạn can find a lot of info on the Bechdel Test online, including different versions and criticisms of it. I am using a slightly thêm strict version which requires the two female characters to be named.
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
1. Does the film have at least two named female characters? Unfortunately not, so Walt's first full length animated feature fails right off the bat. While there are two female characters, Snow White and the Evil Queen, the latter is not được trao a name in the film. It is important to note that many những người hâm mộ refer to the Queen as Queen Grimhilde, so she may in fact have a name. However, since her name is never mentioned in the film, it fails the test.
Fail.
Cinderella
1. Two named female characters? bạn betcha. In fact Cinderella sports four, not just two, named females: Cinderella, Lady Tremaine, Anastasia, and Drizella. If only the Fairy Godmother had a name this movie would have five! Still, this film passes the first part of the test with flying colors.
2. Do the women speak to each other? We wouldn't have a movie if they didn't. There's quite a bit of dialogue between the four of them, so Cinderella passes the một giây part of the test.
3. Do their conversations revolve around something other than men? Several of them do! While there is quite a bit of talk of the Prince and the Grand Duke, they also Converse about the ball itself and Cinderella's duties. Thus Cinderella is the first Disney Princess film to pass the Bechdel Test!
Pass.
Sleeping Beauty
1. Two named females? Sleeping Beauty does even better than Cinderella in this regard with five named women: Aurora, Flora, Fauna, Merriweather, and the unforgettable Maleficent.
2. Do they talk to each other? Again, there would be no movie if they didn't. Most of the film is the fairies' antics, and there's quite a bit of conversation sprinkled in there.
3. Do they only talk about men? While there's a good bit of conversation concerning Phillip, the majority of what the nàng tiên talk about is Aurora herself and how to protect her from Maleficent. With that, Sleeping Beauty passes the Bechdel Test!
Pass.
The Little Mermaid
1. Two named females? The Little Mermaid sports a plethora of female characters, the most prominent being Ariel and Ursula, but when bạn add Ariel's sisters to the danh sách bạn get a grand total of eight named women! That's almost as many as Cinderella and Sleeping Beauty combined, so The Little Mermaid definitely passes the first part of the test.
2. Do they talk to each other? Ariel and Ursula have quite the conversation in Ursula's lair, so The Little Mermaid passes the một giây part of the test.
3. Do they only talk about men? Here is where the film that ushered in the Disney Renaissance falls short. Ariel and Ursula's conversation revolves entirely around Ariel turning human in order to woo Eric and hopefully win him so that she can remain human forever. While some might argue that the film should still pass since technically not the entire conversation is specifically about Eric, I believe that he plays such a prominent role in the conversation that the film fails.
Fail - but this could be debated.
Beauty and the Beast
1. Two named females? Beauty and the Beast just barely passes this portion of the test with exactly two named women: Mrs. Potts and Belle herself (unless of course bạn want to count Marie who needs to hurry up and get those baguettes).
2. Do they talk to each other? Again the movie just scrapes bởi with one conversation between Belle and Mrs. Potts immediately after Belle arrives at the lâu đài and is shown to her room.
3. Do they only talk about men? Like The Little Mermaid, whether Beauty and the Beast passes in this regard could probably be argued one way hoặc the other. Since the Beast is never specifically brought up in their conversation I'm going to allow it to pass, albeit somewhat dubiously since they are talking about how Belle has Mất tích her freedom thanks to him.
Pass - but this could be debated.
Aladdin
1. Two named females? As the only Disney Princess film whose princess isn't the main character, it's no surprise that Aladdin fails right off the bat. hoa nhài is the only major female character in the movie, let alone the only named one.
Fail.
Pocahontas
1. Two named females? This film has not two but three named women: Pocahontas, Nakoma, and Grandmother Willow. While this isn't quite as many as some of the earlier Disney Princess films, it's still enough for it to pass the first portion of the test.
2. Do they talk to each other? Though Nakoma and Grandmother Willow never speak to each other, Pocahontas has a few conversations with each of them.
3. Do they only talk about men? John Smith and the settlers are a prominent topic, but Nakoma and Pocahontas have a conversation about the tiêu đề character's dream. This conversation is later continued with Grandmother Willow where the topic of Pocahontas's mother is also introduced. Pocahontas decidedly passes the Bechdel Test.
Pass.
Mulan
1. Two named females? Like Pocahontas, Mulan passes this portion of the test with three named women - Fa Mulan, Fa Li, and Grandmother Fa.
2. Do they talk to each other? While their conversations are minimal since the majority of the movie takes place amongst an army of men, they do Converse during the scene where Mulan is being prepared to see the Matchmaker.
3. Do they only talk about men? Most of their conversation is about Mulan striking up a match with a good man, but since they mostly focus on Mulan herself and less on the men she needs to impress I will allow this film to pass. There is a short exchange between Mulan and Li about how Mulan is late which can also be taken into consideration. Like The Little Mermaid and Beauty and the Beast it could be easily argued that Mulan should not pass this portion of the test, however I personally think it makes the cut.
Pass - but this could be debated.
The Princess and the Frog
1. Two named females? The last 2D animated princess film boasts a number of female characters including Tiana, Charlotte, Eudora, Mama Odie, and the elusive Evangeline, thus easily passing the first part of the test.
2. Do they talk to each other? Yes they do! Tiana and món ăn bơm xen, charlotte have a number of conversations, and Eudora does her share of talking as well. And of course who could forget the memorable conversation with Mama Odie?
3. Do they only talk about men? món ăn bơm xen, charlotte talks a lot about Naveen and Eudora pushes Tiana to find a man, but Tiana evens the score with all the talk of her restaurant. Tiana also speaks with Mama Odie about needing to be human again. It could be argued that since Tiana is building her restaurant in memory of her father all of her conversations about it are about a man. Personally, I think that's a little far-fetched, thus The Princess and the Frog passes the Bechdel Test!
Pass - but this could be debated.
Tangled
1. Two named females? This movie just barely passes the first part of the test with exactly two named women: Rapunzel and Mother Gothel.
2. Do they talk to each other? They do quite a bit of talking, some of which is even set to music. It's mostly Mother Gothel giving backhanded compliments to Rapunzel, but it still counts.
3. Do they only talk about men? Nope, Mother Gothel spends a lot of time steering Rapunzel away from the outside world, and of course there's their exchange when Rapunzel realizes that she is the Mất tích princess. Therefore, Tangled passes the Bechdel Test.
Pass.
Brave
1. Two named females? Though you'd expect a movie that's all about female empowerment to have thêm female characters, Brave still makes it through this part of the test with three - Merida, Elinor, and Maudie. The Witch doesn't count since she isn't named.
2. Do they talk to each other? The majority of the movie is Merida's interactions with Elinor which includes a lot of talking, although not a lot of listening in the beginning.
3. Do they only talk about men? They do talk a lot about the suitors and Elinor's desire for Merida to choose a husband, and if bạn were testing the film using only the spoken conversations it might not pass. However, I will include their communication while Elinor is a bear, which is hardly about men at all. And so the most gần đây Disney Princess film passes the Bechdel Test!
Pass - but this could be debated.
Overall
Of these eleven films only three couldn't pass the test: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, The Little Mermaid, and Aladdin. This is pretty good considering the fact that about half of all films ever made don't pass the test. (Surprising statistic, I know. Don't believe me? Look it up!) From this, I'd say that the Disney Princesses do a pretty good job of being their own characters instead of being defined bởi the men present in their films. What do bạn think? Is the Bechdel Test even a good measurement of such a thing? Let me know in the comments!
Is it weird I think some of them look really good as villains?
Snow White feels worry about Dee Dee's wheareabout, "I hope the spirit of despair doesn't kill her!". Tiana comforts her saying that there is no time to despair, but they must find a way to rescue her!
Luckily, with the help of new princess Những người bạn from 6 new countries. They set out on a long a perilous journey to find Dee Dee before she faces death, and to stop the Spirit of Despair from making the world a depressing place.
As for Dee Dee, she is being ridiculed bởi the Spirit of Despair's henchman in her cell. Then, the evil spirit came in and tells her that her Những người bạn will never come. "I wouldn't let bạn do this, I wouldn't let you!" replied Dee Dee angrily.
"Oh, bạn really think so?" the spirit asked her spitefully. "They will never come because my headquaters is far away from here and it's dangerous too!"
She vanishes again and her evil laughter sends cold spine into Dee Dee's blood, she worries that princesses may not make it in time to save her from being killed.
Luckily, with the help of new princess Những người bạn from 6 new countries. They set out on a long a perilous journey to find Dee Dee before she faces death, and to stop the Spirit of Despair from making the world a depressing place.
As for Dee Dee, she is being ridiculed bởi the Spirit of Despair's henchman in her cell. Then, the evil spirit came in and tells her that her Những người bạn will never come. "I wouldn't let bạn do this, I wouldn't let you!" replied Dee Dee angrily.
"Oh, bạn really think so?" the spirit asked her spitefully. "They will never come because my headquaters is far away from here and it's dangerous too!"
She vanishes again and her evil laughter sends cold spine into Dee Dee's blood, she worries that princesses may not make it in time to save her from being killed.
Here it is, the first part of this countdown, hope you'll like this bài viết :) I won't put so many các bình luận on here since I based it off the pergectance instead of comments, all the pictures are made bởi me!
45. Snow White & Jasmine
I can kinda understand why these two got eliminated first, they're each others opposites basically in many aspects, but personally I wouldn't eliminate them first, they have thêm things in common than some of the other pairs.
Your comments:
Because of their completely different attitudes and personalities. Snow isn't capable of standing up for herself the...
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45. Snow White & Jasmine
I can kinda understand why these two got eliminated first, they're each others opposites basically in many aspects, but personally I wouldn't eliminate them first, they have thêm things in common than some of the other pairs.
Your comments:
Because of their completely different attitudes and personalities. Snow isn't capable of standing up for herself the...
Well I hope you'll enjoy this bài viết :)
Snow White: Red bow
I've already explained why I tình yêu the bow in 2 other articles, but as I've đã đưa ý kiến before I've always loved this bow ever since I was a child and I will always have this as my yêu thích accessory, it's so cute and I have the same hairstyle so I suit in bows perfectly well.
Cinderella: Blue headband
As bạn know I really hate the bun, but the headband is very lovely and of course it Luật sư đấu trí the dress perfectly. I also tình yêu how sparkly the headband is and I would tình yêu to wear this headband someday.
Aurora: Golden tiara
I would...
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Snow White: Red bow
I've already explained why I tình yêu the bow in 2 other articles, but as I've đã đưa ý kiến before I've always loved this bow ever since I was a child and I will always have this as my yêu thích accessory, it's so cute and I have the same hairstyle so I suit in bows perfectly well.
Cinderella: Blue headband
As bạn know I really hate the bun, but the headband is very lovely and of course it Luật sư đấu trí the dress perfectly. I also tình yêu how sparkly the headband is and I would tình yêu to wear this headband someday.
Aurora: Golden tiara
I would...
I decided to take a break from my fan-fiction writning and write something else. I tình yêu listening to âm nhạc so I decided to danh sách 10 songs, one for each princess that I think Luật sư đấu trí them the best and why so here we go!
Snow White (Walking on Sunshine bởi Katrina & The Waves):
Well tiêu đề says it all, when I first heard the song I instantly thought of Snow White because well it feels like she's walking on sunshine during the whole movie, it's mainly the refrain that makes me think of her.
Here's the link to the song: link
Cinderella (Never Had A Dream Come True bởi S Club 7):
It took me...
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Snow White (Walking on Sunshine bởi Katrina & The Waves):
Well tiêu đề says it all, when I first heard the song I instantly thought of Snow White because well it feels like she's walking on sunshine during the whole movie, it's mainly the refrain that makes me think of her.
Here's the link to the song: link
Cinderella (Never Had A Dream Come True bởi S Club 7):
It took me...
I'm reworking my origional "Top 5" bài viết to incorporate my changes of tim, trái tim and new found tình yêu for a couple of characters, as well as include ALL of the Princes, not just those I found really attractive.
10. Prince Charming
I'm not even going to waste my time giving him a summary - he looks like a plastic Ken doll. Period.
9. The Prince
Hmm…nice pearly whites, thick brown locks… I guess bạn could call him good-looking, but personally, I don’t see it.
8. John Smith
I know alot of people tend to like John Smith, but I am...
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10. Prince Charming
I'm not even going to waste my time giving him a summary - he looks like a plastic Ken doll. Period.
Con: Misleading Name...
9. The Prince
Hmm…nice pearly whites, thick brown locks… I guess bạn could call him good-looking, but personally, I don’t see it.
Con: Too much chin for one man.
8. John Smith
I know alot of people tend to like John Smith, but I am...
Me from 2009
Here's the một giây bài viết for the Best Disney Princess sidekick countdown. It covers the places from 31 to 40.
40. Flit
Starting with the hàng đầu, đầu trang 40, Flit was the first to leave. Though he might be cute, he is the entire time beside Pocahontas and doesn't manage do do anything helpful for her. People also don't like that he was favorable to her arranged marriage.
"Useless and annoying" - Swanpride
"A useless comic-relief who's not even funny. At least Meeko got a little smile out of me" - hisblueeyes
39. Percy
When I started the countdown, I asked people if he could be considered a princess...
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40. Flit
"Useless and annoying" - Swanpride
"A useless comic-relief who's not even funny. At least Meeko got a little smile out of me" - hisblueeyes
39. Percy
Here is my opinion on the best DP hair, once again my number 1 is going to surprise, but like I have đã đưa ý kiến before I hope bạn will have a wonderful đọc time and don't forget to leave a comment! I'm basing it mostly after how many of the different styles that I love.
10. Cinderella
I don't like her hair that much, it looks like it could fit a doll rather than a cartoon character because it looks plastic to me. The only hairstyle that I tình yêu is the low ponytail in around the beginning. The hairstyle that I hate the most is the bun that she has on the ball and in the end with a veil, I'm...
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10. Cinderella
I don't like her hair that much, it looks like it could fit a doll rather than a cartoon character because it looks plastic to me. The only hairstyle that I tình yêu is the low ponytail in around the beginning. The hairstyle that I hate the most is the bun that she has on the ball and in the end with a veil, I'm...
