Now that I think about it, "what you see in movies is a silly exaggeration" vs "that's a perfectly plausible depiction of reality" could be one of the deep cult

Now that I think about it, "what you see in movies is a silly exaggeration" vs "that's a perfectly plausible depiction of reality" could be one of the deep cultural differences between Europe and the US. Maybe because the fact that most action movies are made in the US creates in Europeans a healthy sense of detachment. As if the foreign setting provided a way to firmly place the narration in the realm of fiction.