Steven Spielberg changed the ending of the movie “Twisters” with Glen Powell and Daisy Edgar-Jones and he was absolutely right

News culture Steven Spielberg changed the ending of the movie “Twisters” with Glen Powell and Daisy Edgar-Jones and he was absolutely right

Love for tornadoes or just love, you have to decide

If you haven’t seen Twisters yet, we strongly advise you to turn back… but if you have, then know that at the very end of the film, Kate decides to return to New York and leave Tyler. Something she can’t do because her plane is delayed at the last moment due to a weather warning: So she turns around and we imagine that the two of them continue their hunt for the tornado.

An ending that is in stark contrast to another ending planned for the film, which also leaked onto the internet through a stolen video a few days before the release: in this one we can see the two characters exchanging a kiss … something that never happens in the entire feature film. So what, So the kissing scene would have been cut and removed from the film? Absolutely.

It was Daisy Edgar-Jones who revealed the truth in an interview with Collider:

I think we changed based on a note from Steven Spielberg. It keeps the film from being too clichéd. I think it’s really wonderful to feel like there’s a sequel. This is not the end of their story. They share a passion for something.

Glen Powell, for his part, agrees:

I also think this film isn’t about finding love. It’s about getting Kate back to what she loves, which is storm chasing. That’s what happens at the end of the film. They share that passion, and Kate’s passion is back, along with her sense of belonging.

I feel like a kiss would not be representative of the goal that is to be achieved at the end of the film. And that is good advice from Steven Spielberg. That is why he is still the absolute star in Hollywood.

The director also speaks on this topic

And who better to speak about this matter than the director of Twisters himself, Lee Isaac Chung? At the microphone of Entertainment Weekly, He speaks of a public trend that has definitely changed since the release of the first Twister in the 90s.

I feel like the public is not the same today as it was then. I tried the kiss and it was very controversial at the test screenings. This kiss shot was the other option I filmed that day and I have to say I like it better. I think it’s a better ending.

I think people who want a kiss can assume that these characters will kiss one day. And maybe we can give them privacy to do that. In a way, this conclusion ensures that we really end things on a celebratory and positive note.

In summary, A kiss would have been a bit off-topic, even a cliché, for a disaster film that didn’t need it. At least that’s what it says.

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