[culi]

I mean, one actor took their role so seriously they locked themselves up in hotel room for a month in isolation to prepare for their role as Joker. Many people in film took it seriously.

Just because a piece is fictional or imaginative doesn't mean it can't be taken seriously

[parineum]

You're conflating an actor taking their role seriously to a viewer taking fiction seriously.

[culi]

Film critics, viewers, media writers, online video essayists, etc all took the films very seriously