Tornadoes are one of the most intense vortex phenomena in the atmosphere. It looks like a violently rotating circular column of air, large at the top and small at the bottom, stretching out from Cumulus Dense or Cumulonimbus to the ground or water, and its air rotates violently, and its colors are creamy, gray, black, etc. Tornadoes have strong wind speeds of 150 to 200 meters per second. At the same time, tornadoes move fast, reaching speeds of up to 90 to 100 kilometers per hour.

The United States is known as the "Land of Tornadoes," with 1,000 to 2,000 tornadoes each year and a lot of intensity. The stretch from the Rocky Mountains to the Appalachian Mountains, known as the 'Tornado Corridor', is home to an average of 1,000 tornadoes a year with winds of up to 500 km/h, destroying farmland, homes, people and livestock along its way. The more than 1 million residents along Interstate 44 between Oklahoma City and Tulsa are known as the "I-44 Tornado Corridor," and the more than 1 million residents who live here have become accustomed to the annual tornado season. Every spring, tornadoes occur when dry, cold air from the Rocky Mountains passes through the lowland plains and meets hot and humid air from the Gulf Coast.

On May 10, 1996, Oklahoma City, where tornadoes are most frequent, ushered in the premiere of "Tornado". Because the film was filmed here, and Oklahoma City refunded the crew $6.2 million in taxes, and in return to the local area, the premiere of the film was placed here.

Of course, in addition to those high-sounding statements, the light and shadow company also has its own small abacus.

In order to give the audience enough sense of substitution, Jane de Bont refused the arrangement of the public relations department of the light and shadow company to let superstars like Tom Cruise and Li Zhi make cameos, so that "Tornado" did not have a heavyweight star to participate. But without the box office appeal of big-name stars, there will be no media attention, and there will not be many opportunities for free publicity. It's Tornado's 'hometown', and if it's a sensation, there's enough gimmicks and buzz to hype up the film, not just a huge amount of advertising.

As it turned out, Liana and Li Rui's worries were completely unnecessary. Due to the company's reputation for never making bad movies, dozens of theaters in Oklahoma City, where the premiere was held, were sold out, and the first show in other parts of North America also reached about 70% attendance. Jane, who became famous by defeating "The King of Killers" directed by Sun Ziming with "Speed of Life and Death"? Morality? Bonte has fully enjoyed the brand effect of 'light and shadow products, must be high-quality'.

The storyline of "Tornado" is very simple, it is about the experience and love story of two meteorologists, Joe and Bill, chasing a tornado together.

However, the cars and animals flying in the sky in the film, like broken wood and debris under the rain, make people feel the strong willpower of human beings to fight against nature; What's even more fascinating is that this time humanity is no longer fighting the usual evil forces, but a tornado that will really take human lives; And the special effects of light and shadow are amazing, showing the tornado familiar to the residents of Oklahoma City almost perfectly in front of the audience.

‘Oh，my/god!’

'Shit!' Jonas is a bastard! ’

The 113-minute movie makes the audience stare at the big screen nervously breathless, and curse the villain (by Gary?). Dr. Jonas, played by Elvis), and then silently prays that Joe and Bill will be safe.

When the tornado hits, Jonas doesn't listen to the advice, and the tornado sweeps the convoy away, the theater erupts into loud curses, and the fans, who are completely in the role, want to pull Jonas off the screen and beat him up; When the tornado strikes again, Bill is determined to take the risk himself, and finally succeeds in releasing the last of Dorothy, and through thousands of small probes, the Wind Chasers finally receive the complete information about the center of the storm, and they finally succeed. The success on the screen made the theater burst into warm applause and cheers, and finally when the two broke the mirror and reunited, the theater was full of cheers.

The reaction in the theaters was quickly reflected in the attendance rate, and by midnight, the attendance rate of 3,482 theaters in the United States had reached 84%, and the next day it had risen to a terrifying full.

'Fantastic, it's a very, very good movie!' ’

'Yes, it's as good as Jurassic Park!' I love the scenes, oh my God, how did they get them? ’

'Cool! It's so real, it's as scary as the tornadoes we usually see! ’

The excitement of the fans, and the critics also commented on this unprecedented disaster film from all angles.

It's a high-quality, fully elemented disaster movie that surprises from start to finish. The story tells the cliché story of a couple who break up and get back together through disaster. It's just that under the acceleration of the tornado, the world began to go crazy. The characters in the film are all remarkable, the action, special effects, imagination, plot, twists and turns, and contradictions are rich and diverse, and it seems that there are many surprises, and Hollywood has not had such an enjoyable disaster movie for a long time. -- The New York Times

The movie tells a story about the need to collect relevant numbers before the tornado, and of course interspersed with the love stories of the male and female leads, although this is not the main one, but the last shot still gives them a chance. Watching this movie, I can't help but be amazed by the special effects of light and shadow. The maniac led by Cameron is always able to give you visual enjoyment at the most opportune time.

However, after the end, some fans said that if they could sit in that car and be chased by a tornado, it would be enjoyable to be blown away. I would like to warn those avid fans that this is just a movie, don't imitate those dangerous scenes! - Los Angeles Times

Tornadoes are an uncommon meteorological disaster that occurs in sparsely populated wilderness areas and usually causes little damage. If you make a movie purely from the perspective of disaster, it will inevitably make the film look monotonous and boring. Therefore, the first step for the screenwriters to package this disaster story is to let the general disaster movies of "people chasing the wind" come to find people, and in this movie, people take the initiative to find disasters, and scientists want to "fly" their own test devices around the tornado in order to study the tornado, and the movie also unfolds a thrilling story of "chasing the wind".

But this is only the beginning, the most clever thing about the film is the screenwriters' design of the different types and levels of tornadoes in the movie. This design can be said to be the most important weight for the success of the movie, and it is also the most wonderful "packaging" in the play. The four tornadoes that appear successively in the film are all different: the first is the most ordinary tornado, which just warms up the audience; The second and third tornadoes that came out next were definitely an eye-opener for the audience. The No. 2 twin tornado (actually a triplet, that is, a tornado that suddenly transforms into three in the course of running), the No. 3 jumping tornado (the trajectory is jumping, sometimes disappearing); After whetting the audience's appetite, the film ends with a giant tornado for the audience. That is, the F5-level tornado mentioned in the movie, in fact, from the perspective of disaster, the first three tornadoes did not cause any disaster, only the last F5 to destroy a small town.

The third step is to add a bit of emotion to the story, which is a common trick in all disaster genre films, and "Tornado" is no exception, but the love triangle in this film seems somewhat naïve now. After being triple packaged, the ordinary "Tornado" turned into an F5-rated super model that swept theaters across the United States.

I have always thought that tornadoes cannot be compared with large-scale natural disasters such as earthquakes, tsunamis, and volcanoes in terms of the power and shock effect of disaster movies, but after packaging, the tornado erupts with no less power than other types of disasters.

It is especially worth mentioning the sound effects in the movie, the sound effect of this movie is respected by many film technicians, perhaps after the VCD is listed in the future, many people will use this film as a tool to detect the sound effect of the home, here I have to admire the excellent technology of the light and shadow special effects company.

Of course, this "Tornado" also has its shortcomings: the story level is still the usual plot of old-fashioned Hollywood disaster films, and the boring love triangle mode completely becomes a foil in the face of a raging tornado. However, this does not affect the film's upcoming commercial success, and may become one of the classics in Hollywood film history in the future. - The Hollywood Reporter

"The Hollywood Reporter" is worthy of being a professional film magazine, and the analysis of the reasons for the success of "Tornado" is like a cocoon, so that professional fans are amazed by the authenticity of the film's special effects, but also regret the flaws of the film.

However, what entertainment reporters like most is to fight with words and make things hot in order to raise the sales of newspapers and magazines, which also plays into the hands of Li Rui and them. Liana and Li Rui can be said to do everything for the box office of the movie, and as soon as the film review of "The Hollywood Reporter" came out, they refuted it with a good relationship with the pen and mouth.

The Hollywood Reporter is too narrow, and there are no tangled love scenes in the film, but just a collision of interests and hobbies that ultimately leads to love. The so-called "love triangle" is actually a symbol of different life choices, and people who are dedicated to science will come together, which is much more clever than common love scenes, and it is also closely related to the theme.

The female psychiatrist is a representative of ordinary people, she cannot accept the fanaticism of dedication to science, and even if she understands them, she can only choose to break up. It's like a shepherd on a hillside watching a mountaineer descend into the clouds, it's an insurmountable difference......

With such a twisted interpretation, fans contradicted again, especially the name of Sun Ziming on the posters and subtitles, that genius is the best at combining art and commerce perfectly.

For her own box office, Jane? Morality? Bonthe, a rising Hollywood director, also talks nonsense with his eyes open in various interview programs.

"yes, that's what we think, Michael? Clayton and China Ming are both famous screenwriters, how could he write such a cliché story as 'love triangle'? ”

Michael? Clayton and Sun Tzu Ming tacitly avoided reporters, giving room for both sides to imagine. The entertainment reporters, who were afraid that the world would not be chaotic, were even more excited, and automatically divided into two factions to start a 'spat lawsuit', while increasing the sales of their own newspapers and magazines, they also promoted "Tornado" for free.

The media hype has made the light and shadow company happy, how much publicity money does this have to save? The box office of the film also soared in the hustle and bustle, making the films of the same period a victim with a crushing momentum - $81.25 million in the first week, which is equivalent to the total box office of the second to tenth places in the weekly box office list; The next week's $76.51 million, it took only eight days to box office over 100 million......