The movie Twisters (2024) is a sequel to the famous movie of 1996 which people recall for the exciting action and the scenes of the tornadoes. This sequel reminds of the original movie although the concept is very similar, I would rather like more if they have included part of the original cast and have Helen Hunt play Kate's mother. The movie does not bring up some discussions on global warming and its impacts on the society, does bring more issues on society itself as taking advantage of those who loose their homes during such events, yet does not explore them in detail. The core of tornado chasing is still there but the danger feels different special with all the effects and the actors did a good job at showing some feelings when they had too; it feels more like a world in which extreme weather events are becoming more and more common. The characters in this desperate struggle against the clock and against the twisters, and against their personal problems, move in a world that is very threatening as they try to catch the next tornado to study how they work and how to stop them. Although the film doesn’t concentrate on significant topics, it remains an important and exciting piece of cinema not much because of the drama but more about the action and thrill of what is to get inside one of this beasts of nature.
- IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt12584954/
- Platform: AppleTV+
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On this second chance that Kate has to chase tornadoes, comes in Tyler who joins the conflict, he is the action man who represents the opposite of Javi’s approach, the man who is motivated by the thrill of the chase. Tyler’s group, a small crew of storm chasers with no professional credits to speak of and who are in contrast with Javi’s team bring in a more comic stance as they enjoy their work, same time they risk their life at chasing each tornadoe. This makes them pull and push each other in a very interesting way as they have different ideologies. Kate who is in the middle of the two, now represents the conflict between the professional and the personal, she was born and raise close to the area, always pack with tornadoes since she was a kid, between the desire to succeed as a professional and also safe more life keeping her reputation and honor, this turn out to be the main conflict of the story because Javi got blinded and off the rails when he accept all the funding for his project with the excuse to safe people from the tornadoes at the same time throwing them into the lions den when ever they loose their house and more, letting his investor jump in first hand and buy all this cheap property now.
This results in conversations about the climate change and the sense of an emergency when the consequences become visible. Although the film’s script suggests these problems, it does not elaborate on them much and this is probably because there are no proven foundation to the sciences apply on the movie, this production is more of a sci fi film than reality. The implications of increasing storm severity raise questions: In what ways do we interact with the threats that emanate from our shifting environment?. The filmmakers could have taken a more intellectual stance on these issues; however they chose to make the film more humorous and dramatic rather than base it on actual science but I can understand this situation perfectly, after all its a movie not a documentary.
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Javi is an interesting character who helps to develop the plot and provide an opposite image of Tyler but same as almost every other character on this movie has no background and he is just doing his thing, when finally we get to link him with his investor and past all he had to say is he chase storms to safe others when in fact he opens the door for a man to buy land with predatory tactics. There are many aspects from the characters that felt cut off, for example how Kate and Tyler end up the movie together but are they a couple? is she finally leaving her past behind? The entire movie develop around this three character without us knowing much about their past, in a way this might be good because it keeps the story straight to the point making it very simple to understand their present and letting the action scenes steal the show.
In conclusion, the film is a combination of the past and the present, of individual transformation in the middle of the natural disasters. Although there are some opportunities missed for the story to develop deeper into the issues of the world such as climate change, the characters and the action make the movie exciting. Strong performances and great technical work make it a good example of how people face the power of nature, although I find hard that in real life someone will chase a tornado and jump inside it just for the fun and throw some fire works inside one.
I can see many people who end up empty after watching the movie because first there is nothing scientifically proven from it so we can say didn't learn anything new and when it comes to the drama, Kate didn't actually end up with Tyler and Javi have to start from scratch again after he left his team but none of this is shown within the movie.
The movie does felt engaging as when the characters are indecisive as to what side they have to choose, specially in the case of Kate and Javi, although there is no deeper message not even about topics like the environment in the movie, the movie is enjoyable but do not expect it to be more than that, another action movie based on natural disasters that falls a bit flat when it comes to drama and suspense but this time around not because the actors where not as good as needed but in my opinion because the script felt short.
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