Chung went from teaching to directing The Mandalorian after Minari's success.
Lee Isaac Chung's new film 'Twisters' is coming out on July 19th in US theaters.
The film stars Glen Powell as a tornado wrangler and Daisy Edgar-Jones as a scientist.
Twisters has received mixed reviews, with some praising visual effects and others criticizing lack of originality.
In early 2019, Lee Isaac Chung's filmmaking career was at risk. Plan B agreed to produce Minari in February 2019, and A24 joined as distributors a few months later. Chung went from teaching in South Korea to being on set in Tulsa, Oklahoma by July 2019. Minari premiered at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival and won multiple awards including six Oscar nominations. When asked for a meeting with Jon Favreau after Minari's success, Chung was given the opportunity to direct an episode of The Mandalorian. Chung completed Chapter 19: The Convert for The Mandalorian season three and went on to direct another episode of Star Wars television for Skeleton Crew. Twisters director Lee Isaac Chung has a new film coming out, and it's titled Twisters. The film stars Glen Powell and Daisy Edgar-Jones, both of whom are rising stars in the entertainment industry. In the movie, Powell plays a tornado wrangler named Tyler Owens who captures tornadoes for his popular YouTube channel, while Edgar-Jones portrays Kate Carter, a scientist who has retreated to New York after experiencing a tragic setback in her career. Javi, played by Anthony Ramos, approaches Kate with a plan to revive her research on reducing massive tornadoes using state-of-the-art technology and sponsorship from an unnamed source. As they work together, Tyler and Kate's paths cross with those of other storm chasers and amateur weather influencers who are also trying to capitalize on the increasing frequency of extreme weather events. The film has received mixed reviews, with some critics praising its visual effects and intense action sequences while others have criticized its lack of originality and reliance on familiar tropes from the first movie. Despite these criticisms, Twisters is expected to be a major draw for fans of the original film and anyone interested in disaster movies or adrenaline-fueled action films. The film premieres on July 19th in US theaters and is rated PG-13.
In early 2019, Lee Isaac Chung’s filmmaking career was at risk.
Plan B agreed to produce Minari in February 2019.
A24 joined as distributors a few months later.
Chung went from teaching in South Korea to being on set in Tulsa, Oklahoma by July 2019.
Minari premiered at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival and won multiple awards including six Oscar nominations.
Youn Yuh-jung won an Oscar for best performance by a supporting actress at the 93rd Academy Awards in 2021.
Chung asked for a meeting with Jon Favreau after Minari’s success and was given the opportunity to direct an episode of The Mandalorian.
Chung completed ‘Chapter 19: The Convert’ for The Mandalorian season three and went on to direct another episode of Star Wars television for Skeleton Crew.
Kate Carter has the same ESP for incoming tornadoes as Bill Paxton had in the first film.
Javi coaxes Kate out of her New York desk job and back to Oklahoma with new radar technology.
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The author expresses editorial opinions and makes comparisons between the original 'Twister' and the new film, implying his preference for the new one. He also uses emotional language to describe the effects in the new film and praises certain actors, which can be seen as manipulative. The article also contains selective reporting by focusing on positive aspects of the movie while omitting any mention of potential negative criticisms or facts that may contradict his opinions.
The surprise of summer 2024 is that ‘Twisters’ checks almost every item on that punch list, which is a lot more than a sequel that no one asked for deserves.
Edgar-Jones (‘Normal People,’ ‘Where the Crawdads Sing’) has a straightforward, intelligent presence that powers her through the mayhem while letting you see Kate’s residual PTSD; she’s not the F5 force of nature Helen Hunt was in the first film, but the part’s not written that way.
, The difference is that Twisters emphasizes the terrible human cost of weather disasters even more than the first film, and there are grace notes of connection in the script by Mark L. Smith and Joseph Kosinski that are brought to life by director Lee Isaac Chung.
Daisy Edgar-Jones plays the role of Kate Carter in Twisters.
Kate Carter is a brilliant scientist who has taken refuge in New York after pursuing potentially groundbreaking research for the Tornado Tamer Project.
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The article contains editorializing and selective reporting. The author expresses their opinion that the movie 'Twisters' is not particularly distinctive and that its supporting players fall short. They also imply that the director did not bring anything new to the major-studio assignment. These statements are editorializing as they express the author's opinion rather than facts. Additionally, the author selectively reports on certain aspects of the movie, such as its visual effects and lack of distinctive moments, while ignoring other aspects like its premise and themes. This selective reporting can give a skewed perspective to readers.
They also imply that the director did not bring anything new to the major-studio assignment.
The most salient wrinkle isn’t particularly helpful in viewing the movie as light escapism...
