A summer blockbuster is being panned by scientists for not having enough of an agenda? Say no more.

Twisters, a stand-alone sequel to the 1996 film Twister (without the s), arrived in theaters earlier this month to much audience acclaim and big box-office numbers. The film, starring Glen Powell from Top Gun: Maverick, is “a well-crafted action-romance that arrives like a much-needed cool breeze,” according to a movie critic at the Washington Post. 

But this breezy summer blockbuster has a glaring problem, according to some critics: it never mentions climate change. This omission was intentional, says director Lee Isaac Chung. 

“I just wanted to make sure that with the movie, we don’t ever feel like [it] is putting forward any message,” Lee said in an interview. “I just don’t feel like films are meant to be message-oriented.”

This is not only exactly the kind of comment a director ought to make — it suggests you’re in for an entertaining film — but it’s also backed by science. Even CNN admitted, “Generally, scientists are the least certain about the connection between tornadoes and climate change as it’s unclear how warming temperatures are changing storms themselves or the outbreaks.”

That hasn’t stopped climate change activists from getting upset, of course. 

“I do think it’s an unfortunate lost opportunity that speaks to the pusillanimous nature of Hollywood these days,” climatologist Michael E. Mann told Salon. “The science suggests that we are seeing larger outbreaks and more destructive tornadoes due to human-caused climate change.”

Hollywood is famously pusillanimous when it comes to serving up progressive propaganda to audiences, of course.

In a more subdued criticism, a writer for the Union of Concerned Scientists lamented the “missed opportunity to get people thinking and talking about climate change,” a comment that brings us back to Lee’s point.

Politicians and Swedish activists do their best to make sure we don’t forget about climate change for a second. If a boisterous Hollywood blockbuster about storm chasers can actually quiet that noise for two hours of entertainment, then it’s worth more than the price of admission.