Why did they kiss?
I didn't get that.
shareBecause they both had never kissed anyone
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It works for 2 reasons
1) They never kissed anyone and knew they were going to die, so it was their last chance to do so.
2) Gus Van Sant kind of hints at every possible rumour about the real shooters Dylan and Eric. From video games, to them possibly being gay.
But I'd go with the first reason.
I don't understand, how did they know they were going to die?
shareI took it as the first hint that Alex would kill Eric. Alex was big on Nazi documentaries and Nazis were very anti-homosexual. So killing Eric at the end was justified (in Alex's mind) after the kiss.
shareThere was a strong undercurrent of homosexuality in the Nazi movement. Ernst Rohm himself was a homosexual. When Hitler had him murdered in the Night of the Long Knives, it was to purge the party of homosexuals.
https://xtramagazine.com/power/homosexual-nazis-and-the-night-of-the-long-knives-69391
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tyreeewebster ..because the director Gus is gay himself in real life.. that's all. He threw that pointless disturbing kiss for his own sake.
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Disturbing?? It was hot and the movie had my full-on, undivided attention as of that moment!!! I was just disappointed they didn't show any peen.
shareRepressed homosexuality.
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