Female Characters Still Need to Be Better - Why The Bechdel Test Didn't Really Help

Get a full month of MUBI FOR FREE: https://mubi.com/thetake Five years ago, cultural conversation around The Bechdel Test reached a peak, as numerous voices called for a reckoning in the overwhelmingly inadequate way women were portrayed onscreen. But it became the focus of so much debate because, even in the 2010s, a shocking number of films were failing it. So what about now? Did the Me-Too era resurgence of interest and attention around the Bechdel Test and female representation make a difference in what we’ve seen since? If you like this video, subscribe to our channel and support us: Join our Patreon:   / thetake   Follow our TikTok:   / thisisthetake   Snap:   / 6898188394   Instagram:   / thisisthetake   We are The Take (formerly ScreenPrism). 00:00 Is the Bechdel Test even a good measure? 01:51 How does the Bechdel Test really work? 05:00 MUBI 06:07 How the test has and hasn't helped 10:57 Characterization and BTS is what truly counts 14:27 Where do we go from here?