While I can see the POV of this test, I can't help but feel that just because it doesn't pass the test doesn't necessarily mean it's part of a larger "problem" of anti-women-in-film propagation.
One film I saw in the list of examples in the video is "WALL-E." Does not passing the test make this film overtly masculine by default? I'd like to think not. The context of a film needs to be taken into account as well.
Further, what qualifies as "talking about men?" If two women in a scene in a film happen to mention a man they know as part of a larger, more tangential discussion, does that mean they fail?
One film I saw in the list of examples in the video is "WALL-E." Does not passing the test make this film overtly masculine by default? I'd like to think not. The context of a film needs to be taken into account as well.
Further, what qualifies as "talking about men?" If two women in a scene in a film happen to mention a man they know as part of a larger, more tangential discussion, does that mean they fail?
Interesting concept, but it needs fine-tuning.