Monday, October 31, 2011

Happy Halloween!

Hello everyone! If you're nothing whatsoever like myself, you love scary movies. I don't, I find them way too frightening. The Ring? I ran past my television for two weeks after seeing it. Fortunately for the rest of you, there are lots and lots of horror movies to choose from to celebrate Halloween. Perhaps the biggest dilemma is what to choose to watch tonight.

Recently, I was speaking to a colleague who reminded me about the Bechdel Test. Named for the cartoonist/graphic novelist Alison Bechdel, who drew a strip based on a friend's movie watching rule. For those of you who may not know, The Bechdel Test (aka The Rule) consists of 3 questions to ask of any movie:

1) Are there at least 2 women characters?
2) Do they talk to each other?
3) About something other than a man?



Of course, some people point out that a film could fulfill all of these criteria and still not be very women-friendly. And there's a lot of debate regarding which movies actually fit this rule. There's a whole website devoted to rating movies using the Bechdel Test. Personally, I think Zombieland is a great example, but there's even some debate about this.

Any other movie recommendations for Halloween that you can think of, that fit The Bechdel Test?