The Best Kiss: Lois/Clark vs. Selina/Bruce

[Lily Adler]

After watching TDKR and MOS, I think it is time to decide which couple had the better big finale make out scene.

PS: I may add Hal/Carol if people want them.

 

[MrMaooz]

Lois and Clark.

 

[113]

I'm leaning Selina/Bruce on this one because Lois & Clark's kiss did feel so forced. Plus Anne Hathaway is much much hotter than Amy Adams. But both kisses were forgettable, with no real buildup. I literally forgot that Bruce and Selina lock lips in TDKR until this thread popped up, and I only remember Lois & Clark in MoS because I just saw it 6 times but I'll forget it soon enough.

The funny thing about this is that I was pissed when Anne Hathaway was cast as Catwoman because I thought (and still think) she would make the perfect Lois Lane.

 

[DarkSovereignty]

Idk, they were both pretty forced.

 

[DACrowe]

Both were forced. But I thought, shockingly, Bale and Hathaway had more chemistry. Plus, it did not feel like it was in bad taste considering it was over the smoldering dead bodies of hundreds of thousands of people. So that is how I voted.

 

[hippie_hunter]

I'd have to agree with DA on this one. Bale and Hathaway had better chemistry and at least they didn't make out in the most inappropriate venue.

 

[Lily Adler]

If I had to go by acting abilities between the two couples, Bale and Hathaway by a mile. Amy is great but is handicapped by Henry, plus Anne is an Oscar winner to Amy's Oscar nominee.

 

[113]

If I had to go by acting abilities between the two couples, Bale and Hathaway by a mile. Amy is great but is handicapped by Henry, plus Anne is an Oscar winner to Amy's Oscar nominee.

I always feel like Anne Hathaway and Amy Adams are soft of linked. Both got their big breaks playing princesses in kids movies that were popular in the 00s.

Both have expanded their list of roles and are very diverse in their acting ability. Both are Hollywood favorites in terms of serious actresses. And both have been in WB/DC films recently. Maybe I'm the only one who has connected these two for years, but I think there are similarities.

 

[dmc]

Don't remember feeling that the Bat/Cat kiss was forced in TDKR whereas that's all I was thinking with Lois and Clark so Batman bests Superman yet again.

 

[Senator Pleasury]

None of them were particularly good to me.

 

[Tacit Ronin]

None of them were particularly good to me.

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[BH/HHH]

Lois & Clark, I can't even remember Bruce kissing Selina in Rises

 

[Tacit Ronin]

Perhaps they should've kissed on the dead ashes of Gotham. Then you would've remembered it.

 

[Human Torch]

I voted Lois/Clark.It didn't seem forced to me at all.In fact,I thought they actually weren't going to kiss,so it turned out a pleasent surprise.

With Bats all I kept thinking was "Don't waste time.Get that bomb out of here,man!"t:

 

[The Guard]

I can't believe there's any question. Lois and Clark, who both end up trembling afterward.

The Batman/Catwoman kiss in THE DARK KNIGHT RISES was pretty average, and perfunctory.

"Mr. Nolan, should we practice aligning our heads to avoid bumping masks and make actual contact?"

"No, just kiss, damn it."

 

[BH/HHH]

Perhaps they should've kissed on the dead ashes of Gotham. Then you would've remembered it.

Don't start dude, the kiss felt natural to me in MOS. it was a we survived this moment. At least they didn't get together at the end cause it was convenient like Bruce and Selina.

 

[Human Torch]

It's not as if there wasn't some attraction between Supe and Lois.I mean,am I the only one that noticed them looking longingly into each others eyes,like 3 times during the film?

 

[shauner111]

The kiss in TDKR was a kiss goodbye. Lois and Clark's wasn't forced to me but it was after thousands have died, so it could be taken that way.

For me it all comes down to the line of dialogue in each. I feel the line that was said between Lois and Clark was SUPER cheesy and was thrown in as a joke by Goyer. It was the only moment of dialogue that made me cringe.

"You know, they say it all goes downhill after the first kiss".....
"I think that only counts if you're kissing a human".

That to me made the kiss feel ridiculous as SOON as it was said. It was also delivered in a somewhat jokingly way. Especially said AFTER this havoc just went down.

Versus.

Bats/Cats where the dialogue is said before the kiss...

Catwoman: You could have gone anywhere, but you came back.
Batman: So did you.
Catwoman: Well then I guess we're both suckers.

Bale + Hathaway win. In their minds it's the last time they'll ever see each other before Bruce dies, and there's this chemistry/connection building up between them throughout the film. While Amy/Henry were fine with each other, the chemistry wasn't as huge. They had buildup moments too but it felt more like "you know my secret. im attracted to you. you keep saving my life. I like you. let's kiss." Selina + Bruce felt deeper to me. They're both lost, both hiding identities, both saving each other in different circumstances.

You have a kiss from Lois and Clark that's put in there for the women in the audiences who want to see that stuff. Then you have Selina + Bruce where it's there for the story primarily. The first kiss Selina gives him at the ball is a distraction to steal his keys lol then the one at the end has meaning. But it's not some slow kiss that's zoomed in on as a gimmick. Like these movies usually have with the superhero.

 

[BH/HHH]

The kiss in TDKR was a kiss goodbye. Lois and Clark's wasn't forced to me but it was after thousands have died, so it could be taken that way.

For me it all comes down to the line of dialogue in each. I feel the line that was said between Lois and Clark was SUPER cheesy and was thrown in as a joke by Goyer. It was the only moment of dialogue that made me cringe.



That to me made the kiss feel ridiculous as SOON as it was said. It was also delivered in a somewhat jokingly way. Especially said AFTER this havoc just went down.

Versus.

Bats/Cats where the dialogue is said before the kiss...



Bale + Hathaway win. In their minds it's the last time they'll ever see each other before Bruce dies, and there's this chemistry/connection building up between them throughout the film. While Amy/Henry were fine with each other, the chemistry wasn't as huge. They had buildup moments too but it felt more like "you know my secret. im attracted to you. you keep saving my life. I like you. let's kiss." Selina + Bruce felt deeper to me. They're both lost, both hiding identities, both saving each other in different circumstances.

You have a kiss from Lois and Clark that's put in there for the women in the audiences who want to see that stuff. Then you have Selina + Bruce where it's there for the story primarily. The first kiss Selina gives him at the ball is a distraction to steal his keys lol then the one at the end has meaning. But it's not some slow kiss that's zoomed in on as a gimmick. Like these movies usually have with the superhero.

See I liked that moment and I think the dialogue in the Catwoman kiss seems just as cheesy

 

[MessiahDecoy123]

I don't remember either.

Pepper Potts/Tony Stark win by default.

Or better yet Gwen Stacy/Peter Parker.

 

[shauner111]

How can somebody not remember either. Were you looking at your phone when they happened? Because they're done during integral parts of each movie.

 

[kvz5]

In their minds it's the last time they'll ever see each other before Bruce dies, and there's this chemistry/connection building up between them throughout the film.
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The first kiss Selina gives him at the ball is a distraction to steal his keys lol then the one at the end has meaning. But it's not some slow kiss that's zoomed in on as a gimmick. Like these movies usually have with the superhero.

I can't remember where I read it (I think it was a Tumblr set) but I always liked the parallel interpretation that Selina kissed Bruce the first time to steal his keys (valet ticket?) and then she kissed him the second time to steal a few seconds before he dies.

ETA: Found it! It was in fact from Tumblr.

She kissed him once to buy herself time to pick his pocket, and once to buy herself another nine and a half seconds of knowing him.
She kissed him once to show him that she's wicked, and once to show him that she wished she wasn't.
She kissed him once because he was a mark, and once because he was a hero.

 

[BH/HHH]

How can somebody not remember either. Were you looking at your phone when they happened? Because they're done during integral parts of each movie.

Maybe they just have bad memories. I had to rewatch the Rises kiss just to remember it but its been a while since I saw the film.

 

[Steamteck]

Idk, they were both pretty forced.

Once again, either I am watching the good versions of movies at theaters or I'm hallucinating all the build up to these things as I watch them or maybe just maybe people aren't paying attention when a big spectacle isn't on the screen.

Note I cannot really speak for the TDKR as I have not seen it yet though. ( to disappointed in TDK ) I've gotten a little curious though not enough to spend money on it.

 

[Senator Pleasury]

How can somebody not remember either. Were you looking at your phone when they happened? Because they're done during integral parts of each movie.

Unmemorable comes to mind.