10 Great Films Featuring Super Awkward Kissing Scenes

While many fans laud The Empire Strikes Back as the best film in the Star Wars franchise, this otherwise scintillating space opera does contain one scene which is now pretty difficult to watch.

As Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill) lies recovering from his perilous excursion to Hoth, Han Solo (Harrison Ford) and Princess Leia (Carrie Fisher) engage in their typical will-they-won't-they banter. Following a lot of bickering, an enraged Leia decides to kiss Luke in an attempt to make her future husband jealous.

Upon the film's release, this sweet, surprisingly passionate kiss ruffled few feathers. However, when its sequel was released some three years later, this seemingly harmless moment took on a new, highly disturbing meaning.

In Return of the Jedi, characters and audiences alike discovered the shocking truth: Luke and Leia are actually twins, and the pair were entirely unaware that they are related. What's even more disturbing is Leia's assertion that, 'I know... Somehow I've always known.' Hmm...