[TheBlueMarvel]

Good writing and plotting is a given with anything and is the rule of thumb for any discerning viewer/reader...so, no arguments there.

There have been plenty of movies, be they dramas or action oriented (steeped in real-world themes), where people exhibit 'unrealistic' reactions to given scenarios...and, truth be told, who's to say what one might do when presented with an event outside of what is considered 'normal.' I've personally witnessed people laugh during a horrific occurrence, then cry shortly there after from the shock of what they'd just witnessed. The person I speak of was obviously confused as to how to emotionally respond to a very disturbing event...not evil, but rather, very 'human.'

As far as physics are concerned and how they relate to activities common in movies, how ubiquitous is the ol' jumping from one high speed car to the next or leaping over a ravine is some jalopy? lol 9 times out of ten, that shit ain't happening in real life. Let's not even mention surviving being shot (or stabbed through and through) in the leg and trudging on, or continuing to fight (if your femoral artery is hit/punctured/severed, YOU WILL BE DEAD shortly there after without the benefit of medical treatment)...or the film-famous being shot in the gut with no real consequence (another injury that normally kills you dead).

The point I'm leading to is that there are plenty of things that might make something unrealistic. The expectation that my 'fantasy' entertainment should be somehow toned down to meet the standards that my 'realistic' entertainment doesn't, is an unfair double standard. But hey, I know, they (the movie studios) have gots' to make their money!

...however, some of us are waiting for our unabridged, unabashed, and unapologetic super-flicks. I've also said this many times before, "no more purple amorphous fucking space clouds...give me a giant Galan in his ridiculous purple and blue space armor with giant headdress/helmet, or give me nothing."

For types like me, Dr Strange was a Godsend because there was no getting around the metaphysical nature of his powers. They handled it beautifully by presenting a 'non-believing audience' with a like-minded protagonist making Strange a 'non-believer himself then walking him through his psychological gestalt. Thor is also going to push the same limits and people are going to love it all the more...