Feminist Film Review

Icarly: IFight Shelby Marx is a film that passes the Bechdel Test.

• There are 3 strong women with names, and their names are Carly, Sam, and Shelby Marx.

• They are talking about an MMA match, not a romantic interest. The match is the main plot.

• Has absolutely nothing to do with romance or intimate relationships between a man and woman.

Icarly: IQuit ICarly passes the Mako Mori Test

• The women have their own narrative, and their own issues that have nothing to do with relationships.

• They don’t support another man’s story. There are boys that are comedians, they rival with each other, and then Carly and Sam become rivals after talking to the comedians. They had their own narratives. If anything, the boys were supporting THEIR story.

My Test: The Women Empowerment Test. This must not only portray women in a non-degrading way, but must also give women positive messages.

Film: Madea’s Family Reunion. It lets women know that domestic abuse is wrong, and that they should not tolerate that. It lets women know that they should never tolerate abuse from a man. It also gives positive messages about what true love really is.

Trailers

IQuitICarly: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MCDNAg5DS3s

IFight Shelby Marx: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gIESdhfbgiw

Madea’s Family Reunion (clip): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5N_6--RgdAQ