- I think what makes a great, memorable
on-screen kiss is the lead up.
Because without the lead up, it's just two people kissing,
you have no backstory.
So, you have to be invested in these two characters
and their story and, you know, what brought them to that moment.
Hi, I'm Taylor Zakhar Perez
and this my top five favorite kisses of all time.
I always think that watching kisses on screen
is so much more beautiful
than when you see it in real life.
(laughing)
Because you just see these two people making out
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But when you see it on the screen, you're, like, invested in it.
I think what makes me a good judge
of the five best kisses of all time
is because I'm part of 'The Kissing Booth 2' cast
and a lot of kissing goes down in it.
And so, I got to see a lot of it.
I got to maybe do a lot of it.
I don't know, you'll have to see.
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is 'Spider-Man' with Toby Maguire,
when he's hanging upside down and Mary Jane kisses him
after she rolls down his mask.
I just was like, "That's so iconic,"
and I think every young boy, or girl,
who just idolizes superheroes was like, "That's so cool."
He's hanging upside down on his spider web
and he's having the most romantic kiss of his life.
Another kiss that changed my life was 'Cruel Intentions,'
when I was allowed to watch it.
It was Sarah Michelle Gellar and Selma Blair.
Their on-screen kiss, like, rocked my world
that that happened, you know?
As a young kid, growing up in the Midwest,
I was like, "This is like nothing I've ever seen before."
Another one that I was rooting for for years
was 'Harry Potter.' Not Cho and Harry,
but Hermione and Ron when they're in like, the serpent chamber,
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Like, the final, final movie and they kiss,
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Even though you know it's gonna happen,
because you've read all the books over and over again,
it was just the best moment.
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Especially when, you know, you have a franchise, say like 'Harry Potter,'
and you really want two characters to be together
because they're perfect for each other
and they think that the other one doesn't like them,
or vice versa. And then they finally do it
and you're like, "Yes, yes. I knew it, I knew it."
And even if you didn't read the books,
you knew it was gonna happen.
That's why you wait, you know, seven movies to see it happen.
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with
Diego, Gael, and Maribel.
And it was my first real intro into Mexican cinema.
And, you know, it not being a happy ending
and these two guys that were best friends,
did everything together,
share this experience and they never talk again,
and it was just heartbreaking.
It was a heartbreaking coming-of-age story
that always stuck with me.
And finally, I'm torn between two,
but I'm gonna keep this in the, you know, teen coming-of-age stories
because I think they're so important in our lives.
It's, you know, the most recent film, 'Moonlight,'
that won the Academy Award,
when the two guys are on the beach
and they have like, their first experience with one another.
I just thought that was just such a beautiful moment
for the world and for, you know, the youth to see.
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because I just love that movie so much.
And they hate each other in the beginning,
then they get on this "Bonnie and Clyde" journey
and you just, you know, you can see it,
the energy is there and they love that they're doing this,
but they're also torn.
And so, when they finally kiss, that moment, I just--
That's like what I'm talking about, you know, the lead up.
The lead up to it was just so intense
that when it finally happens,
you're just like "Yes, yes, yes. This is awesome!"
Watching films, up to now, has helped me, you know, understand
how the kiss should look on screen, and it can't be fake.
You can't fake it, you have to be in the moment
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I hope people take away from 'Kissing Booth 2'
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to have a little drama, and be a little awkward,
and not know what you wanna do.
But, with the help of your friends
and, you know, your first relationships,
it kind of really sets the tone
for your life and how you want to be,
and who you want to be, and what you allow in your life,
and what you just know isn't good for you.