But, the tone of many (although certainly not all) of the questions seem to include that grain of meaning that leads to the idea that the interviewers are expecting their audience to be uncomfortable with the subject matter - or think it's way out of the realm of typical experience, etc. In making this assumption about the general audience, I think a lot of these interviews do foster or help create the idea that this subject matter should be seen as uncomfortable.
I have the same view - as mentioned in a previous post around here somewhere.
BUT, then there's a thought that struck me. It may be way off.... Probably is.
What if many of the media people really were fascinated by the kissing scenes, thought them pretty hot, and because of
that as well as such scenes' general rarity in mainstream movies would like to talk about them? But then they *assume* their audience would surely be uncomfortable with the kissing scenes, so dare not approach it in any other way than through that negative angle, projecting onto their audience and the actors alike the assumption of discomfort. While the
audience watches the media stuff and gets annoyed with all the "were you uncomfortable/frightened" questions, - since
they themselves found the kisses more fascinating than anything and don't want to approach them as uncomfortable, though they absolutely don't mind hearing more about the love scenes.....
I suppose this comes from the thought that it can't be just
me who've watched the two tent scenes and the reunion more times than many other parts of the film - and certainly *not* because I'm uncomfortable with those scenes!
Perhaps a lot of media people and their readers / viewers are assuming that everyone
else are uncomfortable, while in reality the uncomfortable ones are in the minority? (At least among those who've been "comfortable" enough to go see the film in the first place.... ) Perhaps discomfort at same-sex kisses is a self-perpetuating myth as much as anything?
Have anyone ever seen an interview with either of the leads where the obligatory kissing question was asked along the lines of "Wow! You were amazing! How did you ever manage to convey so much smoking hot blazing-off-the-charts passion"?
