The Heat
The Bechdel Test
Did this movie pass the test...........................?
I decided to watch the movie "The Heat." I thought it was a comical movie about two powerful women playing a role that is generally stereotyped to fit the role of male a character.
This movie is about a female special agent who goes by the name of Sarah Ashburn. Ashburn is sent to Boston to take down a dangerous drug lord known as Larkin. The other main character in the movie is officer Mullins who is very opinionated and doesn't always like playing by the rules. These two females do not get along well in the beginning but they find a way to work together to take down the drug lord. This movie is solely based off of these two women investigating a case that ends up building a friendship between the two of them. I believe this movie passes the Bechdel Test but I am not 100% persuaded that this is a feminist movie. There was one scene in the movie where Ashburn uses her physical features to manipulate a man for information about the drug lord. This scene may make it difficult to determine whether or not it is truly a feminist movie. To me this scene could have been left out of the movie to give a more positive feminist image. For the most part this movie focuses on these two women and their ability to solve a case and be successful in their profession. These women are able to show some "Girl Power" by taking over the bad guys and making it clear that they are just as capable as any other male officer. These two women also play their parts a little differently than the "average female role". These women portray what are claimed to be "strong male characteristics". They have foul mouths, they talk about inappropriate things that may not be seen as very "lady like", and they feel the need to be very dominant. Overall this movie was able to show how women have the ability to succeed in a heavily male dominated profession.
This movie is about a female special agent who goes by the name of Sarah Ashburn. Ashburn is sent to Boston to take down a dangerous drug lord known as Larkin. The other main character in the movie is officer Mullins who is very opinionated and doesn't always like playing by the rules. These two females do not get along well in the beginning but they find a way to work together to take down the drug lord. This movie is solely based off of these two women investigating a case that ends up building a friendship between the two of them. I believe this movie passes the Bechdel Test but I am not 100% persuaded that this is a feminist movie. There was one scene in the movie where Ashburn uses her physical features to manipulate a man for information about the drug lord. This scene may make it difficult to determine whether or not it is truly a feminist movie. To me this scene could have been left out of the movie to give a more positive feminist image. For the most part this movie focuses on these two women and their ability to solve a case and be successful in their profession. These women are able to show some "Girl Power" by taking over the bad guys and making it clear that they are just as capable as any other male officer. These two women also play their parts a little differently than the "average female role". These women portray what are claimed to be "strong male characteristics". They have foul mouths, they talk about inappropriate things that may not be seen as very "lady like", and they feel the need to be very dominant. Overall this movie was able to show how women have the ability to succeed in a heavily male dominated profession.
Agent Ashburn, "Men are intimidated by the presence of a strong woman"
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