It's best to assume so. That way you're less likely to get killed by the fire you thought was just a special effect.Oldgringo wrote:You know that, do you?Dave2 wrote:Yeah, but that was a staged Wild West show, and we knew that going into it. This was a movie... if it didn't happen on film and the sound isn't coming from the speakers, it's not part of the show.JALLEN wrote:I dunno. Remember the Wild West show staged shoot-outs many of us have seen, live. Very real looking, at least to an inexperienced observer.Dave2 wrote:The thought would cross my mind, but I'd probably conclude that people actually getting shot disproves the theory.JALLEN wrote:One factor is that for all anyone knew, this was part of the show, given the violence and action of modern movies.
You can't put your audience in a position where a reasonable person sitting in the crowd might think their life was being threatened because, while some or even most of those people will sit there and passively observe the show, you'll eventually come across someone who, not knowing that it's fake, reacts accordingly.
And, with guns forbidden, who is going to do anything drastic?
Oh, I almost forgot... This is why I avoid places where such antics are likely... It's too hard to tell sometimes who's an actual threat and who's just someone acting out.
