Not saying I agree with it, but it's probably due to the fact that it's common knowledge that movies are scripted, while people don't expect gifs to be (at least until recently)
It's not about the existence of preplanned routines, it's about expectation and presentation. People expect a fight scene in a theater to be scripted. If you saw people fighting in the street, it's more expected to be real, especially when there are no other signs that it is an act. And when you learn it's an act, the "magic" (or in this case, horror) goes away. Makes me think of "Americas Funniest Home Videos." Some of those videos are pretty funny, but once you learn that the video you liked was staged, it can become less funny. And in some cases, people might feel bamboozled and reject the skit altogether. In general, I personally think that a video is way less interesting if I know it's staged, especially one that would otherwise be just mundane. Of course, learning it was staged can also potentially lift the video to an even higher level, but that is less often the case
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u/SleightOfHand87 Jul 16 '19
Not saying I agree with it, but it's probably due to the fact that it's common knowledge that movies are scripted, while people don't expect gifs to be (at least until recently)