Lecture Notes: Review of "Twisters"

Introduction

• Director: Lee Isaac Chung
• Type: Reboot/Sequel, similar font as the original "Twister"
• Plot: Retired tornado chaser and meteorologist returns to Oklahoma to work with new team and technologies

Personal Connection

• Fan of Twister: Grew up watching it, visited the ride with Bill Paxton intro
• 90s Disaster Era: Era filled with weather-related disaster movies (Dante's Peak, Volcano, The Day After Tomorrow)
• Family Influence: Father obsessed with the Weather Channel, had many VHS tapes of tornado footage
• Innocent Era: Movies about large scale disasters treated as entertainment

Comparison to Original "Twister"

• Main Cast of Original: Helen Hunt, Bill Paxton, directed by John de Bont, Philip Seymour Hoffman
• Similarity to Original: Bickering couple, storm chasing teams with varied goals, intense situations
• Setting Difference: Movie theater scene instead of drive-in from original
• Approach: Maintains core values, doesn't attempt to modernize significantly

Cast Performances

• Glenn Powell: Continues streak of likeable roles (Top Gun Maverick, Hitman), built himself up over time
• Daisy Edgar Jones: Plays a stormchaser dealing with personal tragedy, shows passion and fear

Audience Reception

• Packed Screening: Large audience with positive reactions
• Desire for Tornado Sequences: Fun, intense tornado sequences, connection with characters

Hollywood's Approach

• Sincerity & Earnestness: No irony, serious yet funny, lives at stake
• Similar to Top Gun Maverick: Big Hollywood movie with sincerity

Nitpicks

• Glenn Powell's YouTube Channel: Unrealistic portrayal, constant music would lead to copyright claims

Conclusion

• View for Fans: Fans of original may find enjoyment; debate over similarity versus need for change
• Final Takeaway: Sincere fun with tornadoes, maintaining essence of original