Yahoo Lifestyle There's A Reason "Twisters" Doesn't Address Climate Change Even Though It's A Movie About Extreme Weather
Get in, loser — we're seeing Twisters.
Yup, the long-awaited sequel to the 1996 action classic finally hits theaters on Friday.
So, this isn't exactly a spoiler, but it seems worth talking about: Despite Twisters being a movie about extreme weather, released during a time in which the Earth is experiencing a lot of extreme weather due to climate change, the movie apparently never mentions climate change. Like, at all.
If I'm confused, then you're confused — but don't worry, because Twisters director Lee Isaac Chung recently told CNN why the film doesn't address, y'know, arguably the biggest issue that currently threatens life as we know it on this rock (NBD).
“I just wanted to make sure that with the movie, we don’t ever feel like it is putting forward any message,” he said. “I just don’t feel like films are meant to be message-oriented.”
As CNN also points out, scientists themselves aren't quite sure just yet how much climate change affects tornado formations these days. So there's some scientific thinking behind all of this, too.
“I think what we are doing is showing the reality of what’s happening on the ground," he added. "We don’t shy away from saying that things are changing. I wanted to make sure that we are never creating a feeling that we’re preaching a message, because that’s certainly not what I think cinema should be about."
"I think [cinema] should be a reflection of the world,” he added.
Well, I'll tell ya something — the world certainly ain't getting any better any time soon! Anyway, catch the trailer once more below before you hit the multiplex this Friday:
