Twisters Actually Does Feature An Actor From The Original Movie

Twisters Ending: Kate & Tyler’s Airport Goodbye (& The Missing Kiss) Explained By Director


Warning: This post contains slight spoilers for Twisters’ ending.


Summary

  • Audiences are divided on the missing kiss at the end of
    Twisters,
    but creator Lee Isaac Chung prefers the no-kiss version.
  • The film emphasizes Kate’s passion for storm chasing over romance, leaving the door open for future sequels and viewer speculation.
  • The no-kiss ending adds ambiguity and prioritizes Kate’s character development, setting
    Twisters
    apart from typical romance-focused films.


Twisters director Lee Isaac Chung explains why there was no kiss at the end of the movie, although one was filmed. The standalone sequel to the 1996 film Twister follows Kate (Daisy Edgar-Jones), a meteorologist who heads to Oklahoma to test a groundbreaking new tornado tracking system. Along the way, she meets storm chaser Tyler (Glen Powell), and the two form a bond as the trip turns into a fight for survival. Although the movie seems to be teasing a romance between Kate and Tyler, the pair never kiss onscreen.

In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, Chung explained why Twisters‘ ending didn’t include the expected final kiss between Kate and Tyler. The director confirmed that he had filmed a kissing scene and tried using it as the ending, but Chung found that he liked the no-kiss version of the movie better. Meanwhile, when choosing whether to include the kiss, he took into consideration audiences’ shifting perspectives on PDA in films and TV shows. Check out Chung’s statement below:


I feel like audiences are in a different place now in terms of wanting a kiss or not wanting a kiss. I actually tried the kiss, and it was very polarizing — and it’s not because of their performance of the kiss.

This [no-kiss shot] was the other option that I had filmed on the day, and I got to say, I like it better. I think it’s a better ending. And I think that people who want a kiss within it, they can probably assume that these guys will kiss someday. And maybe we can give them privacy for that. In a way, this ending is a means to make sure that we really wrap things up with it in a celebratory, good way.

If it ends on the kiss, then it makes it seem as though that’s what Kate’s journey was all about, to end up with a kiss. But instead, it’s better that it ends with her being able to continue doing what she’s doing with a smile on her face.

I thought the airport would be a great location where Daisy and Glen and [Anthony Ramos]’ characters could all come together in some way, and we see that their relationships have been changed. I looked at Kate, in some ways, as a tornado. We don’t know where she’s going to go and what’s going to happen to her. And I thought that Tyler should have to chase her — because he’s a storm chaser. That idea is what ended up leading to this idea of the airport, and also the joke with the truck, the augers, and all that stuff.



Lee Isaac Chang Is Right – Twisters Is Better Without The Kiss

Twisters Leaves The Door Open For More, And Keeps Its Priorities Straight

Chung isn’t the only creative behind Twisters who believes the no-kiss version is better. Edgar-Jones echoed his sentiment that the movie ultimately isn’t about Kate and Tyler’s relationship, but about Kate regaining her love of storm chasing. Powell also had a unique perspective on the no-kiss scene, telling EW that the final ending was still intimate despite the absence of physical displays of affection. To him, Kate and Tyler’s love language isn’t physical displays of love but storm chasing. The most intimate moment they could have is deciding to do what they’re passionate about together.


Furthermore, Twister’s lack of a kiss leaves viewers guessing, which is a strong way to set up future films. Audiences will walk away finding it pretty believable that Kate and Tyler end up in a relationship down the road and share a kiss. However, since the movie stops just short of confirming this, there’s interest in where the pair’s story goes from here. Not only would there be intrigue in seeing where Kate, Tyler, and Javi (Anthony Ramos) end up in their careers, but the nonexistent kiss also leaves the question of Kate and Tyler’s romance open for answers.

A
Twisters
sequel is not yet in the works, though Ramos recently expressed interest in another movie.


Meanwhile, there’s also the chance that audiences wouldn’t have cared for the kiss in Twisters. As Chung mentioned, perspectives are changing, with studies finding many younger audiences want less sex and romances onscreen. Given that almost every film featuring a woman in a lead role ends in romance, it’s refreshing that Twisters focused squarely on Kate’s career and passion for storm chasing instead of making it all about her relationship with Tyler. Ultimately, Twisters‘ ending adds a nice hint of ambiguity while emphasizing the true purpose of Kate’s story.

Source: Entertainment Weekly

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