Twisters
2024 · Directed by Lee Isaac Chung
Original language: English
- action
- thriller
The story
As storm season intensifies, the paths of former storm chaser Kate Carter and reckless social-media superstar Tyler Owens collide when terrifying phenomena never seen before are unleashed. The pair and their competing teams find themselves squarely in the paths of multiple storm systems converging over central Oklahoma in the fight of their lives.
What it’s like
Big, roaring sound design and sweeping wide-angle widescreen photography dominate, with dust-brown plains, bruised green-grey storm skies, and sudden blinding flashes of lightning giving the frame a hard, saturated sheen. Camera work leans kinetic: handheld chase-cam shots rock through rain and debris, drones skim open fields, and long, sweeping crane moves reveal funnels spiralling across flat horizons. The score is a pulsing, cinematic swell of strings and percussion that rises with each twister's approach and drops abruptly into hushed, rain-drummed silence between set pieces. The vibe is adrenaline-charged and awe-struck, with a dusty small-town Oklahoma warmth underneath the spectacle. It suits a Friday night with the lights off and the sound turned up, or a loud, popcorn-heavy afternoon at home. Pacing is relentless, moving from one storm sequence to the next, while the emotional register stays earnest and romantic, following two damaged people who reluctantly learn to trust each other. Intensity is high: frequent peril, destruction, and violent debris strikes, with a few deaths shown in sudden, startling bursts, but little gore. It is for viewers who want spectacle, big weather, and a playful push-pull romance.
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