Director Lee Isaac Chung on why his #Twisters movie doesn’t reference global warming: “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” https://t.co/R0aJGar7sb pic.twitter.com/EIDeIVtVTI
— The Hollywood Reporter (@THR) July 16, 2024
If you thought the new Twisters movie would at least give some lip service to climate change, then think again! Though there are implications of the climate crisis being at work in the film’s record breaking tornadoes, you’ll never hear a character actually say the words “climate change” or mention global warming even among the scientist characters.
“I just wanted to make sure that with the movie, we don’t ever feel like [it] is putting forward any message. I just don’t feel like films are meant to be message-oriented,” said director Lee Isaac Chung.
“I think what we are doing is showing the reality of what’s happening on the ground … we don’t shy away from saying that things are changing,” Lee added. “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 it should be a reflection of the world.”
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It’s not like I expected a monologue but to not even mention it sure is a choice
