This is a sample scoring of the film The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part I for its overall representation of girls and women, to demonstrate my proposed feminist protest project for 2015. (See other samples for Interstellar, Nightcrawler, and The Maze Runner.) Please go here to see all the proposed criteria and scores, and to comment on them and suggest others. See more on the project here. Donate to the Kickstarter to fund it here.
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ETA: The proposed criteria have been updated (though not in a way that impacts this film’s score). Please see and comment on the latest criteria here.
+25
Is there a female protagonist?
0
Could the protagonist have been female without significantly impacting the film as a whole? (for a film with a male protagonist)
0
Is there a female character with significant screen time who grows, changes, and/or learns something over the course of the story? (for an ensemble cast, or a film with a male protagonist)
0
Is she the only woman in an otherwise all-male ensemble?
+5
Is there a supporting female character with significant screen time in a position of authority?
+5
More than one?
0
Is there a supporting female character with significant screen time who dresses less appropriately for the environment than her male counterparts do?
0
More than one?
0
Is there a supporting female character with significant screen time who bares her breasts?
0
More than one?
0
Is there a supporting female character with significant screen time who appears fully nude?
0
More than one?
0
Does a man appear fully nude?
0
More than one?
+1
Is there a supporting female character with insignificant screen time in a position of authority?
+1
More than one?
0
Is there a supporting female character with insignificant screen time who dresses less appropriately for the environment than her male counterparts do?
0
More than one?
0
Is there a supporting female character with insignificant screen time who bares her breasts?
0
More than one?
0
Is there a supporting female character with insignificant screen time who appears fully nude?
0
More than one?
0
Is there a scene set in a strip club for no good reason?
+2
Is there a woman whose role could easily have been played by a man?
+2
More than one?
0
Is there a female character whose primary goal is romantic (to get married, enter into a longterm relationship with a man, etc)?
0
Is the object or potential object of her affection and attraction a woman or women?
0
Is there a female character whose primary goal is to become a mother?
0
Is there a supporting female character who is primarily defined by her emotional and/or sexual relationship with a man or men?
0
Is there a supporting female character who is sexually manipulated or abused by a male protagonist as a way to advance his story?
-5
Is there a supporting female character who is primarily defined by her emotional or biological relationship with a child or children?
0
Is there a woman who dies (either onscreen or off) whose death motivates a male protagonist?
0
Is there a woman who is raped (either onscreen or off) whose rape motivates a male protagonist?
0
Is there a woman who is both raped and murdered (either onscreen or off) whose death motivates a male protagonist?
0
Is there a woman who is mostly pretty awesome and perfect who is present to support a man improving himself?
0
Is there a manic pixie dream girl?
0
Is there a hooker with a heart of gold?
0
Is a dead mother mentioned?
0
Is a dead father also mentioned?
0
Does the film take place in a primarily all-male environment (ie, prison, historical military)?
0
Did it need to? (points deducted if not)
SCORE: +36
BOTTOM LINE: With not only a female protagonist but girls and women in a slew of supporting roles that are gender-blind, this film comes close to accurate representation of half the human race in the real world.
Read my review: The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part I
I think this is a really good grading system! I would definitely recommend it! =D
The criteria have been further refined (and the presentation streamlined). Please see here: http://www.flickfilosopher.com/2015/01/where-are-the-women-rating-criteria.html