"Twisters" discussion

[Warren Faidley]

Yes, sounds interesting. Let me talk to my agent. (Joke).

 

[Blake Naftel]

Yes, sounds interesting. Let me talk to my agent. (Joke).

Hilarious! I now need to obtain said "agent" to "make it" in "comedy" per the "professionals" I have networked with. Someone always wants to make a buck! Or, strip a video and pirate the material to make a momentary profit at some form.

Artsy photojournalism will always remain in fashion. Don't let the "extremists" ruin your vibe, Warren. Original material and fun concepts are always welcomed by "the masses", even if it's merely something they can inspire and profit from via their "socials"

Goodnight, I'll be on this forum all next week!

Blake


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[Dan Robinson]

I finally saw the movie on streaming with my family over the holidays. I don't watch a lot of movies, so I'm not up on how cinematography has changed. There was a hard-to-describe difference in the aesthetic of the picture - almost like it was shot on a DSLR or RED in 60/120p instead of film/24p. That may also have something to do with watching it on a TV (OLED 4K TV) instead of at the theater, I don't know.

Content wise, it was interesting seeing all of the callbacks to the original film. The CGI of tornadoes was pretty good, they even got the RFD clear slot right. The story wasn't quite what I was expecting. I'd read that the main characters were going to be the sons/daughters of Bill & Jo continuing their legacy, but other than the few callbacks, there wasn't any connection at all with the original's storyline. It was nice seeing the El Reno streetcar make it onto the big screen.

Of course, there were plenty of Hollywood liberties taken:

• driving through fields (again)
• vehicle windows surviving tornado strikes
• chasers going to a public event in the middle of an outbreak sequence, somehow not aware of a tornadic supercell approaching
• the whole idea of driving into a town just ahead of a major tornado to go into buildings and get people to safety.

I watched through the credits and didn't see very many names I recognized. I thought more chasers were involved? All in all though, I thought this film was somewhere between "Into The Storm" and "Twister", maybe closer to the former than the latter. I didn't think it had the same type of "heart" that the original Twister did.

 

[JamesCaruso]

I didn't think it had the same type of "heart" that the original Twister did.

I think in some ways it had more. I liked the Tyler character talking about chasing as a vehicle for facing your fears, and about how chasing is part science, part religion. I found Kate’s survivor’s guilt, coupled with a love for the weather since childhood, more compelling than Jo in the original being driven by the loss of her parents in a tornado. Jo was always into chasing; Kate had to be dragged back in. Bill in the original had to be dragged back into chasing too, but only because of settling down with his new fiance; it was a much more reluctant emotional struggle for Kate because she held herself responsible for the death of her friends while chasing.

I see what you are saying about the “heart” of the original, but couldn’t part of that be nostalgia, and the affection that develops only from viewing it multiple times over the years? In other words, the new Twisters may also grow on you over time…

 

[Dan Robinson]

James, you're right that my nostalgia is probably clouding my perceptions. I do tend to long for the good old days even while the present has been pretty epic. I might change my opinion when I watch the movie again!