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Before I even stepped foot in the theater, I knew I was going to be obsessed with this movie. And when I stepped out of the theater, sure enough I was!
My mom has always loved the original Twister, so much so that she didn’t want to see this new one in case it didn’t live up to the original. We ended up seeing it together since it came out the week after her birthday and we decided to make a girls day of it with my sister.
While I have been living in the Twisters world for the last few weeks with all of the promotion the cast has been doing, the three of us were all thrust into the world of Twisters together when we arrived at the AMC to immediately see a wind tunnel in the lobby. Of course, being the youngest my sister volunteered me to be the one to go in it. After some silly videos and a fresh new blowout, we were ready to see Glen Powell chase some tornados.
Before even seeing the movie, my view on Powell and Daisy Edgar Jones had already been shifted. Neither were superstars in my mind despite seeing multiple of their respective works. The overall marketing for this film gave so much of each of their personalities that I now find myself searching up more and more about them. It would also be impossible for me to write about this movie without giving praise for the work that Dani Michelle and Jones did together in styling her outfit choices for the press tours. Jones has finally found her niche and it is filling my Pinterest boards as we speak! Powell’s use of his dog, Brisket, in the media runs also had me looking up the Labelle Foundation. Marketing for a movie can definitely be made easier when your main stars are total sweethearts, and Twisters made sure to capitalize on this.
Now to the movie! Watching Twisters, I quickly had an unfortunate realization … I’m getting old. What I mean by this is that I used to go on fair rides that hung me upside down and jump off cliffs into the ocean but now, at 25, a movie about tornados was too much for my anxiety. Even my mom commented on the fact that I looked stressed while watching it.
However, despite this when the movie was over I still thought to myself that I would see it again in a week. The overall theme of the movie is that they are trying to do right by the communities impacted by these natural disasters and this gives a sense of community and understanding between the characters.
Movies like Twisters are made to share this common feeling with the audience. While I’m sure people in Tornado Alley resonate more than I do, I can still connect with wanting to help those in my community. With the influx of natural weather phenomena, this isn’t going to be an isolated experience anymore either.
Powell even mentioned this himself saying in interviews that he is interested in quality movies over movies that will ensure an Academy nomination. Let’s face it, there were a few movies that were nominated for Best Picture last year that left me thinking, “People f*cking suck”. However, this movie was a direct reflection of this ethos of Powell’s . Even though it shows devastation and destruction, I still left feeling like it was a stand up movie that could be watched for years to come. Twisters made me think instead, “People don’t always f*cking suck”.
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