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For children of the American Midwest, there is perhaps no film more traumatizing than the 1996 weatherhorror blockbusterTwister.
Its morning, though it could easily be mistaken for night given that the sky is black and growling.
But the tornadoes ofTwisterfunction more cinematically.
They suck people up, unless theyre holding onto pipes.
Debris happens, but in a way thatsdramatically convenient.
Jos dadstillcant beat the dummy allegations.
They are in an underground storm cellar.
Hehas bicepsand undoubtedly great core strength from a life of farming, but that wont overpower an F5 twister.
A whole shelf of preserves is left intact!
Even the Yorkshire terrier stays rooted to the ground.
Jos dad enters an unwinnable fight because he refuses to accept that he is powerless.
But you cant close doors nature wants to open, no matter how much you lift.
All you could do is let go.
