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This decision has ignited a broader conversation. Many outlets, including The Verge, BuzzFeed, and CNN, have critically discussed why Hollywood and filmmakers often feel pressured to address environmental issues. Some argue that climate change is an extremely complex, controversial, and politicized subject—making it challenging to simplify within a mass-market movie without risking alienation or misrepresentation.
Interestingly, Chung pointed out that the science regarding climate change and its direct impact on tornado patterns is still evolving and contentious. The film’s approach—focusing on the storms themselves rather than their supposed causes—some view as refreshingly apolitical or even as a protest against the politicization of environmental issues.