Twister

Most disaster movies are about people caught up in a cataclysmic event that they can do nothing about. Twister, however, features people who put themselves into extreme danger just because. A team of storm-chasers led by Bill Paxton and Helen Hunt chase after some storms in Oklahoma, ostensibly for science but really because they like the thrill. Despite some attempt to inject serious drama into the proceedings, this is still a movie about apparently smart people doing very dumb things. Do we care if the twister carries them away? I sure don’t.