After producers chose to "shelve" a simple kiss scene, fans and media moguls alike are bringing back up a long-standing debate about intimacy on the big screen. A kiss between and Daisy Edgar-Jones was originally filmed, but was cut from the film, meaning the pair never actually are seen getting intimate at all. However, the peek at the moment did make its rounds on social media, letting fans decide for themselves, which only spurred a vicious argument.
John Bucher, executive director of the Joseph Campbell Foundation who has served as story consultant for projects released by , and A24 told that this decision and rift "speaks to our deep conflict with intimacy right now as a culture that we are avoiding it altogether because it’s too messy or complicated." The lack of on-screen intimacy left the public, including John's partner, surprised, given the modern role of these sorts of scenes in movies. “My partner immediately lamented the fact that their romance was never physicalized in any way, and that they even avoided the hunky hero ever taking his shirt off,” he added.
The actors, though, particularly enjoyed the executive decision. Daisy believed that the choice helped the film to avoid a cliché and allowed for a future to be explored between the two leads. "I think there's something really wonderful about it feeling like there's a continuation.
This isn't the end of their story. They're united by their shared passion for something," she told . Glen agreed, explaini.