The Bechdel Test for Women in Movies

Don't many movies focus on one or two characters? As such, would they pass this test?

I agree with your son. Olivia Benson is a great character and Hargitay has developed her into a strong and vulnerable character.
Definitely a good role model.

But weren't the primary issues in all of those chick flicks related to the men interests in their lives?

On the TV front, women had a very very very good year.

It Was a Good Year for Women on TV
http://www.vulture.com/2013/12/women-on-tv-orange-is-new-black.html

"The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly" is one of the ultimate if not THE ultimate Western of all time. I don't recall seeing a single woman in it...

I wonder how many movies wouldn't pass the reverse Bechdel Test.

I suspect that you could find plenty of movies where anytime two men talk, they are talking about women. I bet When Harry met Sally fails both ways, but as a romantic comedy this shouldn't be surprising.

I don't know what that proves.

You and I are in a rare agreement on this particular Spaghetti western. Best western of all time. No chicks = no cooties.

Elsa From “Frozen” Reminds Disney Princesses That They Don’t Need A Man
http://www.buzzfeed.com/ariellecalderon/frozen-reminds-disney-princesses-that-they-dont-need-a-man

Surprising Films That Pass The Bechdel Test

I liked Sigourney Weaver's 'Ripley'in the first Alien movie because she was a nice mix of femininity and toughness, but in the sequels she progressively lost her feminine side and became a shaven-headed hard-faced ratbag and i lost interest in her.
Later an alien inseminated her, rather it than me..

The Bechdel Test is trending on Twitter for the most bizarre reason. People are bringing up that the very gay rom-com, Fire Island has failed the test.

I was amazed when I looked at the beginning this discussion in 2010. Mariska Hargitay has gotten stronger and more powerful as the years went by. She has really grown as an actress and a person, while still maintaining her femininity. I really like how she has this close, collegial relationship with Rollins.