Well, maybe you mis-communicated and spoiled the dinosaur thing, since there's an inconsistency, because that doesn't make sense with the paraphrase you provided, seems like there is something missing.
That said, the development of meta knowledge is a sign of maturity.
It means you've watched or read enough of the same story to see the repeating pattern and by extension to see the holes that poor quality storytelling leaves.
It is magic for the reader when a story is crafted that can fully suspend disbelief especially when it is masterfully done. Some mediums and structures are really difficult to do this, like with the book The Reality Dysfunction (1400 pages?). There are something like 12 concurrent threads that jump around, its not that entertaining until you alter your reading habits and decide to skim or skip the threads of characters that don't interest you (saving them for a second read through if interest remains as a whole).
Needless to say, there are very few examples today of higher level of craft in current media because the corners have been cut beyond the point where they can remain in the finished product. The market has shrunk over time with the suppression of wages. You have to go back to much older production to really see this. If you haven't already watched it, check out the 1934 Count of Monte Cristo with Robert Donat, and a few of his other films (The 39 Steps) as a starter. Depending on your taste for more abstract film you might enjoy Ink with Christopher Soren Kelly, since it has many elements that are bit of a throwback to earlier cinema (if you haven't already seen it).
Overall, all it just means you need to focus on higher quality stories that surprise you. The meta knowledge helps you discern the trash from the gold.
There is far more trash today because most production companies have dual purposes. Making a profit, and seeking to distort reflected appraisal, pavlovian association of unrelated stimulus (associative priming), or destructively interfere with self concept of the viewer (without their knowledge), for thought reform and control; John Meerloo and Robert Lifton have background in that subject matter if you are interested in how actual brainwashing works in practice (its not absurd like they show in the movies, but it is often quite evil and dark not light reading).
You might enjoy reading The Hero of a Thousand Faces.
> Well, maybe you mis-communicated and spoiled the dinosaur thing, since there's an inconsistency, because that doesn't make sense with the paraphrase you provided, seems like there is something missing
My point is that Jurassic Park movies always involve dinosaurs running around freely and causing havoc rather than a fun trip to a fancy zoo, and I assumed that was everyone's expectation going in, whereas this friend genuinely thought there was a chance that no dinosaurs would escape their cages during the duration of the film. Re-reading my comment, it's not obvious to me why it doesn't make sense to you, so I think it's safer to assume that there's a miscommunication happening here rather than in the conversation I had almost a decade ago.
That said, the development of meta knowledge is a sign of maturity.
It means you've watched or read enough of the same story to see the repeating pattern and by extension to see the holes that poor quality storytelling leaves.
It is magic for the reader when a story is crafted that can fully suspend disbelief especially when it is masterfully done. Some mediums and structures are really difficult to do this, like with the book The Reality Dysfunction (1400 pages?). There are something like 12 concurrent threads that jump around, its not that entertaining until you alter your reading habits and decide to skim or skip the threads of characters that don't interest you (saving them for a second read through if interest remains as a whole).
Needless to say, there are very few examples today of higher level of craft in current media because the corners have been cut beyond the point where they can remain in the finished product. The market has shrunk over time with the suppression of wages. You have to go back to much older production to really see this. If you haven't already watched it, check out the 1934 Count of Monte Cristo with Robert Donat, and a few of his other films (The 39 Steps) as a starter. Depending on your taste for more abstract film you might enjoy Ink with Christopher Soren Kelly, since it has many elements that are bit of a throwback to earlier cinema (if you haven't already seen it).
Overall, all it just means you need to focus on higher quality stories that surprise you. The meta knowledge helps you discern the trash from the gold.
There is far more trash today because most production companies have dual purposes. Making a profit, and seeking to distort reflected appraisal, pavlovian association of unrelated stimulus (associative priming), or destructively interfere with self concept of the viewer (without their knowledge), for thought reform and control; John Meerloo and Robert Lifton have background in that subject matter if you are interested in how actual brainwashing works in practice (its not absurd like they show in the movies, but it is often quite evil and dark not light reading).
You might enjoy reading The Hero of a Thousand Faces.
It is important to develop a cultured palette.