Does the Hobbit book pass the Bechdel test?

Like The Lord of the Rings trilogy before it, The Hobbit films fail the “Bechdel Test”, which rules that to pass, a film must feature at least two named women who have a conversation with each other about something besides a man.

What percentage of books pass the Bechdel test?

We found that 51\% of the English books tested did not pass the Bechdel Test, with only 28\% definitively passing. We also made a list of books that we thought only barely passed the test, where just a couple lines made it pass, which came out to be 21\%.

Does Lord of the Rings pass the Bechdel test?

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 and the entire Lord of the Rings series also fail the test (both films have two or more women in them but they do not speak to each other).

Do any of Shakespeare’s plays pass the Bechdel test?

The Tempest also does not pass the test because the female characters do not talk to each other. Julius Caesar does not pass because the female characters do not talk to each other. By and large, Shakespeare does not pass the Bechdel test: but two plays do – and it’s not the plays I ever would have expected.

Does Return of the King pass the Bechdel test?

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) This movie passed 1 of 3 tests.

What is the reverse Bechdel test?

And it’s hard to think of a movie that doesn’t pass the Reverse Bechdel test — where two male characters don’t talk to each other about something other than a woman (according to the IMDB universe, some do exist). The Bechdel test has its critics.

Does Pride and Prejudice book pass the Bechdel test?

Through Elizabeth’s conversations with her sisters and other women in the classic novel, there is no doubt that Pride and Prejudice passes the Bechdel test. While the Harry Potter series passes the Bechdel test, it doesn’t pass it as easily as other books with strong females.

Do any Wes Anderson movies pass the Bechdel Test?

Specifically, the discussion was about the fact that the film only barely passes the Bechdel Test, and that in general Anderson doesn’t go to great lengths in his depictions of female characters. It’s basically a test meant to illustrate how few complex portrayals there are of women in Hollywood films.

How long passes in Lord of the Rings?

It began in September TA 3018 when Frodo set out for Rivendell, which he finally reached on October 20. From there it took five months until the One Ring and Sauron were finally destroyed on March 25 of TA 3019. In total, it took 11 months, one week, and six days for the One Ring to be destroyed.