The bride's face. The groom's gesture. The dress, the decor, the music. The culminating moment: "Now you may kiss the bride." And they...kissed.
We, beyond the screen, were stunned. Because let's be honest: the kiss was sooo awkward. But it wasn't Egli and Gjesti's fault. No, no! They were just two people kissing. The problem is us .
We, who have spent years watching movie kisses, where the actor easily grabs his partner by the neck, approaches her as if in slow motion, with lips vibrating with romantic tension and piano music playing in the background, or it's raining and a plane passes by at the perfect moment.
We, who believe that a "beautiful" kiss should have three things: professional lighting, romantic music, and a direction that captures the beautiful profile.
Meanwhile, reality is very different. Because in the real world, kisses are not movie scenes. They are passionate moments, sometimes brief, sometimes with teeth, sometimes with coordination errors that cause noses to clash.
We just don't get filmed by 100 cameras in 4K Ultra HD. Fortunately. Or worse – it depends on how you kiss.
