Plot:
Swiss Family Robinson is a movie about a Swiss family that is sailing to help form a colony in New Guinea. There is a mother, a father, and three brothers. On their way to New Guinea, their ship gets into a storm on the seas. It crashes onto the rocks and the family manages to sail to sea. The rest of the movie incorporates mishaps and exciting moments that happens to the family.
Female Characters:
Mother (Yes That is Her Name):
Mother is of course the mother of the family. She has a husband who is known as father and three children named Fritz, Ernst, and Francis. She is very loving, responsible, and cautious.
Roberta:
Roberta is a girl who's grandfather is a captain of a ship. The ship she was on with her grandfather gets attacked by the main antagonists, the pirates. She is first seen dressing as a boy in order to not be kidnapped, killed, or worse, rape. The older brothers are infatuated with her (considering that she is the only female besides their mom.) Her notable traits are being flirtatious and sensitive.
How the Female Characters Are Treated:
The females are treated with kindness and respect, particularly because of how they are the only females on the island. I can understand this due to the fact that if you are a straight male and there is only one female that you are not related to stranded on the island, you have to be nice to the only person you could have a relationship with. Seeing as how the mother is very important to the entire family, she is treated nicely as well.Overview:
In conclusion, Swiss Family Robinson gets a 3 out of 4 Bechdel stars for barely passing the Bechdel test. There is a scene where the only two female characters are talking about dresses in curtains. So sadly the movie with mostly undeveloped female characters passed the Bechdel test barely.
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