"Mako Mori test" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: Named after the character Mako Mori from the 2013 film Pacific Rim by a Tumblr user known as "Chaila", who thought that the older Bechdel test was sometimes insufficient for measuring the representation of women in films. Head templates: {{en-proper noun|head=Mako Mori test}} Mako Mori test
  1. (literature, critical theory) A feminist test for evaluating works of fiction by whether they have (i) at least one female character (ii) who has her own narrative arc (iii) which does not exist to support the narrative arc of a male character. Wikipedia link: Mako Mori test, Pacific Rim (film) Categories (topical): Feminism, Fiction, Literature
    Sense id: en-Mako_Mori_test-en-name-qsIeQYMs Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Topics: literature, media, publishing
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