Where Are the Women? Irrational Man
BASIC REPRESENTATION SCORE: +10
FEMALE AGENCY/POWER/AUTHORITY SCORE: 0
[no significant representation of women in authority]
THE MALE GAZE SCORE: 0
[no issues]
GENDER/SEXUALITY SCORE: -10
WILDCARD SCORE: 0
Is there anything either positive or negative in the film’s representation of women not already accounted for here? (points will vary)
No.
TOTAL SCORE: 0
IS THE FILM’S DIRECTOR FEMALE? No (does not impact scoring)
IS THE FILM’S SCREENWRITER FEMALE? No (does not impact scoring)
BOTTOM LINE: A female coprotagonist — whose personal journey is as much intellectual as it is romantic — alongside the central male character balances out supporting women who are little more than mothers and lovers.
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NOTE: This is not a “review” of Irrational Man! It is simply an examination of how well or how poorly it represents women. (A movie that represents women well can still be a terrible film; a movie that represents women poorly can still be a great film.) Read my review of Irrational Man.
See the full rating criteria. (Criteria that do not apply to this film have been deleted in this rating for maximum readability.)
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