They care far more than you'd expect. Almost everyone watching a movie has seen hundreds if not thousands of movies. They're experts on movies. They might not

They care far more than you'd expect. Almost everyone watching a movie has seen hundreds if not thousands of movies. They're experts on movies. They might not be able to explain their expertise, or turn it into creation, but they recognise and have feelings about the structures and the tropes. They may like them or they may hate them, but assuming your audience is ignorant of the cinematic form is one of the big newbie filmmaker mistakes.