Does weather in films and photos ever match how it actually feels? Compare the two.

A natural way to answer

I think there's a real gap. On screen, a storm looks thrilling and a sunset looks flawless, but in person the storm is frightening and the heat is exhausting. Photos tend to gloss over the discomfort and only capture the beauty, which gives a rose-tinted impression.

Key phrases to use

• turns to slush — (of snow) melts into a wet, grey, half-frozen mush“By morning the lovely snow had turned to slush.”
• gloss over — treat something briefly or hide it to make a situation seem better than it is“Holiday photos gloss over the bad weather.”
• rose-tinted — seeing things in an overly positive, idealised way“I look back on those summers through rose-tinted glasses.”
• soaked through — completely wet, with water having gone right through your clothes“We came home soaked through after the walk.”