Was It Romance? The Last Jedi Director Weighs In On ‘The Kiss’
It’s was definitely one of the most talked about moments from The Rise of Skywalker. Since the film first debuted there has been so much speculation regarding whether the kiss shared between Rey and Kylo Ren was romantic or platonic and we may finally have an answer.
Though the scene seems steamy enough, some confusion arose as a result of a recent book based on The Rise of Skywalker. which called the kiss shared between Rey and Ren as one of “gratitude.”
However, in a recent chat with Sariah Wilson, director Rian Johnson confirmed that Kylo and Rey did have a romantic spark between them. You can see the tweet below from Wilson:
If anybody questions whether or not Reylo were meant to be romantic, you can stop speculating. Rian absolutely saw them as a romance. 😍
— Sariah Wilson (@sariahwilson) February 16, 2021
I mean, there was more to their stories and growth and arcs, but he saw them as romantic and intimate.
— Sariah Wilson (@sariahwilson) February 16, 2021
Having The Last Jedi director speak up about this powerful moment suggests that the origins of that attraction could be found in that film as well (who remembers Kylo’s shirtless telekenesis!? It may now be worth revisiting the film to trace the origins of the pair’s romantic connection.
As Huff Post tells us, the kiss wasn’t always going to part of the film. Rise of Skywalker editor Maryann Brandon said that she was waiting for the movie to unfold and show them whether the two should kiss or not! At the end it was felt that they should. With JJ Abrams approval, the kiss was left in and the rest is history!
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Source: HuffPost