Twisters refrains from discussing climate change to avoid overtly political messaging
Entertainment | July 16, 2024, 2:45 p.m.
Despite being released during a time of extreme weather events in the US, the movie 'Twisters' made a deliberate choice to avoid tackling the topic of climate change. Director Lee Isaac Chung explained that he didn't want to make audiences uncomfortable with a message-oriented film. This decision is surprising since Twisters follows storm chasers studying powerful tornadoes, which are influenced by climate change. Chung defended the film by pointing out how characters discuss the changing weather, but critics argue that this falls short of addressing the issue head-on. Considering the increasing intensity of weather disasters due to climate change, Twisters missed an opportunity to shed light on the urgent need for understanding the connection between climate change and extreme storms. Scientists continue to grapple with limited data, making it challenging to fully grasp the impacts of climate change on severe weather events.