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When it comes to filmmaking, one of the top priorities is telling a powerful, cohesive story. Just kidding! Storytelling that makes sense will always take a backseat to hastily cobbled-together crap that furthers the plot.
Which is how we ended up with these very, very dumb character reactions. Behold ...