But the idea of the film/story is not to be "realistic" nor plausible in terms of "reality" and so it is not about portraying what people might realistically do...it is about showing us characters that conflict and how they struggle in the microcosm of the fictional universe they inhabit. So, having them do things we would not expect or what may go against what we might actually do in real life is part of the reason to create the fiction. Having the characters act in unusual ways is often a better way to comment on what really goes on in the world because it challenges how we think, how we feel, and may in the end be much more entertaining and revealing than just attempting to portray a strict "reality."
Fictional films are not meant to be realistic...which is probably the most common error I see in film criticism particularly by people on message boards. So, OK, people in the fictional story did not do what you would do, or what you would expect people to do...but consider that as part of the point of the story. Once you begin to compare fiction to reality you have set off down the wrong path and so will likely come to some confused conclusions.
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