Still the best portrayal of a tornado in any movie ever
This movie came out in 1939 and it still has the most realistic, most engaging, and most horrific tornado sequence I've ever seen. Audiences at the time most have been at least a little bit terrified by that scene because it's still pretty intimidating in 2019. The way it very slowly grows closer in the background, how more and more objects are lifted off the ground, and especially the fantastic sound design of deafening bellowing wind that really captures how frightening the experience actually is in real life. In fact, it's very realistic to how being caught in a real tornado is in real life. It's stunning how 80 years have passed and nobody has come even close to this.
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