NYT contributor argues 'Twisters' tornado movie 'failed us' with lack of climate change messaging

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NYT contributor argues 'Twisters' tornado movie 'failed us' with lack of climate change messaging
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A New York Times guest essay called out the new film 'Twisters' for not preaching about climate change is causing higher amounts of destructive weather.

New York Times opinion contributor Margaret Renkl complained about the newly released summer film, 'Twisters' for misssing an 'opportunity' to preach to audiences about climate change. 'Twisters,' released in July, is about storm chasers who try to survive multiple storms converging in central Oklahoma. It is a standalone sequel to the box office hit 'Twister' from 1996.

' 'With MAGA politicians at every level denying that climate change even exists, real climate legislation is now nearly impossible to pass,' she continued. 'And with the Supreme Court determined to quash all executive-branch efforts to address the changing climate, too, we seem to be at the mercy of artists to save us.' Renkl concluded, 'If only they would. In a missed opportunity the size of an F5 tornado’s debris field, we got no help from the makers of 'Twisters.

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