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, explaining that the movie isn't really about love.
Whereas many modern movies loop a love story into any topic, Twisters chose to avoid making that the main focus. He added: "They share this thing, and her passion is reinvigorated, and her sense of home is reinvigorated. I feel like a kiss would be sort of unrepresentative of the right goal at the end of the movie.
And it is a good Spielberg note. It's why that kid is still in this game. It's amazing.
" Some studies suggest that there was a culture shift, especially among Gen Z, speaking to the value of intimacy in productions. A study from UCLA said that a majority of Gen Z movie viewers want to see more platonic relationships explored, according to THR. Despite the study and commentary from the actors, X users are up in arms over the decision.
"Just stood up at the end of my Twisters screening and announced to everyone that they cut out the glen and daisy kiss. an angry mob has formed and we are seizing the AMC," a fan joked. Speaking of Steven Spielberg, a fan said: "this man is a menace to society.
he has also been actively deleting kisses from blockbuster films for over 30 years. he must be stopped." A third fan slammed the choice, writing: "no bc how are you going to have tyler bolt his truck into the tarmac and run through the airport to stop kate from leaving and then say a kiss is too cliché and it wasn’t about romance.
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