Here is the ultimate breakdown of the romantic and relational dynamics in the UNRATED version of Drive .
In the UNRATED cut, the violence that follows their kiss is more pronounced, more brutal. This juxtaposition is vital. The kiss is the Driver's attempt to transcend his nature—to be a lover, not a killer. The brutal stomping of the hitman immediately following that intimacy is the universe correcting itself. It tells the audience, and Irene, that this romance is impossible within the reality the Driver inhabits. The romance is real, but the cost of it is a soul steeped in violence. Download -18 - Sex Drive -2008- UNRATED English...
