Inspired by the Bechdel Test which measures women's representation in films, the DLA Test measures violence in movies. A story passes the DLA test when the hero doesn't kill any other character nor is violence the solution. It does not require the total absence of violence; the hero and others may have to deal with violence but brutal vengeance is disqualifying. Pixar films and Rom-Coms easily pass the DLA Test whereas nearly every superhero story fails.
Gran Torino is an excellent film where the hero martyrs himself. But his architected violence means it fails the DLA Test. It's too bad so many great movies fail the DLA Test, but maybe that says something about our violent culture.
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NSAPND meaning “Non-spherical and parents not dead” test, is a test someone must pass in order to have a right to insult you. Failing to do so, they simply don’t have the right.
“Julie tried to calling me out as a skank in front of all my friends, but luckily she failed the NSAPND test.”
this sentence could be shortened to “…but luckily NSAPND”
this sentence could be shortened to “…but luckily NSAPND”
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