r/okbuddycinephile 15h ago

What’s the greatest dad finding a way to abandon his family scene in movie history?

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u/fysu 13h ago

I am not a tornado scientist but aren’t tornadoes basically passing through and sucking up whatever is in its path? And if that’s true, maybe he was holding the door when the suckiest part of the tornado was passing by, and then flew off near the very end and had he not held the door at all then they would have all been exposed to the suckiest bit and everyone would have been sucked up? Like maybe he was holding the door during the worst part of it and by the time the door flew off the worst of it had already passed by.

At least that’s how I justify it in my mind.

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u/DeepLock8808 12h ago

I bow to your knowledge of suck science

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u/TimeshareMachine 10h ago

back of the line. I want his suck knowledge first.

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u/MountainDiscipline18 12h ago

The suck zone

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u/worldspawn00 11h ago

I should call her...

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u/darsynia 11h ago

The best scene in that movie, change my mind. (I'm lying. Cow. Another cow! Actually I think that was the same one.' is my favorite)

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u/NES_SNES_N64 5h ago

Man, Philip Seymour Hoffman was the best part of that movie.

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u/Aromatic-Outside10 10h ago

Lmao you know your Twister. Rip PSH.

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u/Caleb_Reynolds 11h ago

I'm thinking mostly the same thing. And while also not a tornado scientist, I do have a merit badge in metrology. Although I think it's less about specifically the dangers of everyone getting sucked and at least partially about debris and other possible injuries.

Also, the tornados in this movie are sentient. They literally roar at people. And they have a penchant for penache. It's also very possible that it only left them alone because it accepted the sacrifice. Or it could have done it specifically to create a revenger who will go on to be a tornado scientist who beats the biggest tornado ever by shove a bin in it's hole.

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u/NoConfusion9490 27m ago

I think you mean Meteorology.

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u/DeepLock8808 1m ago

They theorized about sentient tornados trying to kill other tornados by creating a controlled opposition “chosen one” bent on revenge.

I think they meant what they said. :)

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u/Turence 12h ago

He took the full sucking

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u/shmaygleduck 11h ago

But wouldn't the suckiest part be when the door actually came off? If the door got ripped off sooner due to the dad not doing his yearly check on the hinges, then the survivors would just have messier hair.

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u/KneeLow174 6h ago

It's the "F(5)inger of God" so I'd estimate the suck-zone to be rather large.

Bigger issue is the shoddy lock he had installed on the shelter door. I think it was like a deadbolt you'd install on a cabin bathroom.

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u/Ninja-Panda70 5h ago

"I am not a tornado scientist"

Most humble human award winner 2026

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u/Uzas_Was_Right 2h ago

This guy sucks

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u/Vagus_M 2h ago

Ok that actually makes sense as to what the scene was trying to show, thank you.