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The show ends in a disaster that scientists just aren’t worried about.
Disaster films as we know them have been around for more than five decades – and often deal with climate disasters. Twisters is a refreshing take.
Ordinary, everyday experiences of the pandemic, such as mask wearing and quarantining, are rendered extraordinary through the show’s melodrama.
25 years on from the release of James Cameron’s epic, Titanic, a film expert reflects on how the late-Nineties blockbuster explored the anxieties of the new Millennium.
Young adult post-disaster fiction is more concerned with how we survive than understanding the causes of disaster. We can read it to explore our fears, responses and our capacity to adapt.
Natural disasters are becoming more frequent and Hollywood cinema has kept pace. In a time of global warming, these ‘eco-disaster’ films are fraught with meaning.
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