G E Predator said:
Ronster said:
Leia only kisses Luke to make Han jealous anyway...
I'm so glad I'm not the only one who thinks that :)
I agree too which is why I didn't suggest removing it, just shortening it to reduce the creepiness and put the emphasis back on Han and Leia.
timdiggerm said:
Guys, it's only actually creepy if Luke & Leia know they're siblings... which they don't. It's maybe sorta creepy if the viewer knows? Maaaaybe? But I'm hoping in the Revisited saga, the viewer won't.
Any speeding it up would only introduce weird sped-up-ness.
I dunno man that's how I get over the fact that it's in the original but if we're getting what may be the definitive version of the trilogy then we can go without any incesty-type-stuff. And I should have clarified that I don't mean just speeding up the film, but using that as well as other editing tricks to make the kiss shorter in general.
If I could make a suggestion to deal with Luke and Leia's infamous kiss, shorten it so that it lasts only a fraction of a second. This would greatly reduce the creepiness factor without eliminating the character dynamic between Han and Leia, and seem more natural as a quick action that's part if a heated argument. The time could be compensated by lengthening Leia's death stare at Han after the kiss, emphasizing that the purpose of the moment is between her and Han.