History Main / AudienceAwarenessAdvantage

* ''Film/TheDarkKnightRises'' receives this in the conclusion; [[spoiler:when Batman "died" at the conclusion, viewers the world over cried foul that no one in-universe noticed Bruce Wayne died at the same time, ignoring the fact that it happened was when Bane and his forces overran the city, so ''plenty'' of people died and disappeared at that time, so by that logic Batman could have been any of them, not to mention that the last time anyone outside of a select few people in on his secret or some enemy mooks who likely died in the final battle saw Bruce Wayne was several months before the reappearance and apparent death of Batman. Then it's revealed he's actually still alive, and the viewers again demanded to know how no one recognized him, believing that the general public in Italy have all memorized the faces of wealthy Americans and spilled the beans. Especially when everyone thought he was dead anyway, plus before that he had been a recluse for several years]]. For that matter, every Batman medium has to deal with the "how does anyone ''not'' know Bruce Wayne is Batman? He's rich and doesn't socialize! It must be him!"

* ''Film/TheDarkKnightRises'' receives this in the conclusion; [[spoiler:when Batman "died" at the conclusion, viewers the world over cried foul that no one in-universe noticed Bruce Wayne died at the same time, ignoring the fact that ''plenty'' of people died and disappeared at that time, so by that logic Batman could have been any of them. Then it's revealed he's actually still alive, and the viewers again demanded to know how no one recognized him, believing that the general public in Italy have all memorized the faces of wealthy Americans and spilled the beans. Especially when everyone thought he was dead anyway, plus before that he had been a recluse for several years]]. For that matter, every Batman medium has to deal with the "how does anyone ''not'' know Bruce Wayne is Batman? He's rich and doesn't socialize! It must be him!"

* In ''Film/BackToTheFuture1'', a common internet "plot hole" is that George makes no comment about his third child looking like the guy Lorraine wanted to date when they were in high school. Given that he believes he was visited by aliens in the same timeframe that he knew “Calvin Klein”, some think he should think his son looking like him is connected somehow, possibly even realizing that Calvin was his son who traveled back in time, given how insistent Calvin was on George asking Lorraine out and helping him win her over. Alternatively, some people also comment that he should have reason to believe that Lorraine cheated on him with her old crush and that [[NotActuallyHisChild Marty was the product of that affair]], with some questioning how he and Lorraine still have a happy marriage in the new 1985 in spite of the fact that he should believe he was cuckolded. Except, Marty obviously didn't come out of the womb looking like the person George and Lorraine knew as Calvin Klein. They would have watched him grow up and gradually grow more to resemble his 1985 self and at the point where Marty looks like the same guy that George and Lorraine met, George is nearly 50 years old and has probably met or seen thousands of people in his life by that point, making it unlikely that he would remember the exact facial features of a guy he met for a few hours here and there over the course of a week 30 years prior, so he’d have no reason to connect them in either a fantastical or mundane way. Not to mention that ''Film/BackToTheFuturePartIII'' shows that two of George's ancestors, who could very well have still been alive in George's and, in the case the younger of the two, possibly even Marty's lifetime, [[IdenticalGrandson looked exactly like Marty]], so he wouldn't find the resemblance suspicious or suspect any infidelity on Lorraine's part, since he would know that the face runs in his own family. In fact, a real plot hole could be that in 1955 George (and Lorraine for that matter) never makes any comment about Marty looking similar to either of them (being parents and son), a form of ViewerMyopia that ignores this fact because the audience knows the ''actors'' aren't related to each other. Another retroactive plot hole could be that 1955 George also doesn’t find it weird that Marty is the spitting image of George's grandfather William and great-grandfather Seamus in their youth, but out of universe, that wasn’t established when the first film was made.

* In ''Film/BackToTheFuture1'', a common internet "plot hole" is that George makes no comment about his third child looking like the guy Lorraine wanted to date when they were in high school. Given that he believes he was visited by aliens in the same timeframe that he knew “Calvin Klein”, some think he should think his son looking like him is connected somehow, possibly even realizing that Calvin was his son who traveled back in time, given how insistent Calvin was on George asking Lorraine out and helping him win her over. Alternatively, some people also comment that he should have reason to believe that Lorraine cheated on him with her old crush and that [[NotActuallyHisChild Marty was the product of that affair]], with some questioning how he and Lorraine still have a happy marriage in the new 1985 in spite of the fact that he should believe he was cuckolded. Except, at the point where Marty looks like the same guy that George and Lorraine met, George is nearly 50 years old and has probably met or seen thousands of people in his life by that point, making it unlikely that he would remember the exact features of a guy he met for a few hours here and there over the course of a week 30 years prior, so he’d have no reason to connect them in either a fantastical or mundane way. Not to mention that ''Film/BackToTheFuturePartIII'' shows that two of George's ancestors [[IdenticalGrandson looked exactly like Marty]], so he wouldn't find the resemblance suspicious or suspect any infidelity on Lorraine's part, since he would know that the face runs in his own family. In fact, a real plot hole could be that in 1955 George (and Lorraine for that matter) never makes any comment about Marty looking similar to either of them (being parents and son), a form of ViewerMyopia that ignores this fact because the audience knows the ''actors'' aren't related to each other. Another retroactive plot hole could be that 1955 George also doesn’t find it weird that Marty is the spitting image of George's grandfather William and great-grandfather Seamus in their youth, but out of universe, that wasn’t established when the first film was made.

* In ''Film/BackToTheFuture1'', a common internet "plot hole" is that George makes no comment about his third child looking like the guy Lorraine wanted to date when they were in high school. Given that he believes he was visited by aliens in the same timeframe that he knew “Calvin Klein”, some think he should think his son looking like him is connected somehow, possibly even realizing that Calvin was his son who traveled back in time, given how insistent Calvin was on George asking Lorraine out and helping him win her over. Alternatively, some people also comment that he should have reason to believe that Lorraine cheated on him with her old crush and that [[NotActuallyHisChild Marty was the product of that affair]], with some questioning how he and Lorraine still have a happy marriage in the new 1985 in spite of the fact that he should believe he was cuckolded. Except, at the point where Marty looks like the same guy that George and Lorraine met, George is nearly 50 years old and has probably met or seen thousands of people in his life by that point, making it unlikely that he would remember the exact features of a guy he met for a few hours here and there over the course of a week 30 years prior, so he’d have no reason to connect them in either a fantastical or mundane way. Not to mention that ''Film/BackToTheFuturePartIII'' shows that two of George's ancestors [[IdenticalGrandson looked exactly like Marty]], so he wouldn't find the resemblance suspicious or suspect any infidelity on Lorraine's part, since he would know that the face runs in his own family. In fact, a real plot hole could be that in 1955 George (and Lorraine for that matter) never makes any comment about Marty looking similar to either of them (being parents and son), a form of ViewerMyopia that ignores this fact because the audience knows the ''actors'' aren't related to each other. Another retroactive plot hole could be that 1955 George also doesn’t find it weird that Marty is the spitting image of his grandfather and great-grandfather in their youth, but out of universe, that wasn’t established when the first film was made.

* In ''Film/BackToTheFuture1'', a common internet "plot hole" is that George makes no comment about his third child looking like the guy Lorraine wanted to date when they were in high school. Given that he believes he was visited by aliens in the same timeframe that he knew “Calvin Klein”, some think he should think his son looking like him is connected somehow, possibly even realizing that Calvin was his son who traveled back in time. Some people also comment that he should have reason to believe that Lorraine cheated on him with her old crush and that [[NotActuallyHisChild Marty was the product of that affair]], with some questioning how he and Lorraine still have a happy marriage in the new 1985. Except, at the point where Marty looks like the same guy that George and Lorraine met, George is nearly 50 years old and has probably met or seen thousands of people in his life by that point, making it unlikely that he would remember the exact features of a guy he met for a few hours here and there over the course of a week 30 years prior, so he’d have no reason to connect them in either a fantastical or mundane way. Not to mention that ''Film/BackToTheFuturePartIII'' shows that two of George's ancestors [[IdenticalGrandson looked exactly like Marty]], so he wouldn't find the resemblance suspicious or suspect any infidelity on Lorraine's part, since he would know that the face runs in his own family. In fact, a real plot hole could be that in 1955 George (and Lorraine for that matter) never makes any comment about Marty looking similar to either of them (being parents and son), a form of ViewerMyopia that ignores this fact because the audience knows the ''actors'' aren't related to each other. 1955 George also doesn’t find it weird that Marty is the spitting image of his grandfather and great-grandfather in their youth, but out of universe, that wasn’t established when the first film was made.

* In ''Film/BackToTheFuture1'', a common internet "plot hole" is that George makes no comment about his third child looking like the guy Lorraine wanted to date when they were in high school. Given that he believes he was visited by aliens in the same timeframe that he knew “Calvin Klein”, some think he should think his son looking like him is connected somehow, possibly even realizing that Calvin was his son who traveled back in time. Some people also comment that he should have reason to believe that Lorraine cheated on him with her old crush and that [[MamasBabyPapasMaybe Marty was the product of that affair]], with some questioning how he and Lorraine still have a happy marriage in the new 1985. Except, at the point where Marty looks like the same guy that George and Lorraine met, George is nearly 50 years old and has probably met or seen thousands of people in his life by that point, making it unlikely that he would remember the exact features of a guy he met for a few hours here and there over the course of a week 30 years prior, so he’d have no reason to connect them in either a fantastical or mundane way. Not to mention that ''Film/BackToTheFuturePartIII'' shows that two of George's ancestors [[IdenticalGrandson looked exactly like Marty]], so he wouldn't find the resemblance suspicious or suspect any infidelity on Lorraine's part, since he would know that the face runs in his own family. In fact, a real plot hole could be that in 1955 George (and Lorraine for that matter) never makes any comment about Marty looking similar to either of them (being parents and son), a form of ViewerMyopia that ignores this fact because the audience knows the ''actors'' aren't related to each other. 1955 George also doesn’t find it weird that Marty is the spitting image of his grandfather and great-grandfather in their youth, but out of universe, that wasn’t established when the first film was made.

* In ''Film/BackToTheFuture1'', a common internet "plot hole" is that George makes no comment about his third child looking like the guy Lorraine wanted to date when they were in high school. Given that he believes he was visited by aliens in the same timeframe that he knew “Calvin Klein”, some think he should think his son looking like him is connected somehow, possibly even realizing that Calvin was his son who travel back in time. Some people also comment that he should have reason to believe that Lorraine cheated on him with her old crush and that [[MamasBabyPapasMaybe Marty was the product of that affair]], with some questioning how he and Lorraine still have a happy marriage in the new 1985. Except, at the point where Marty looks like the same guy that George and Lorraine met, George is nearly 50 years old and has probably met or seen thousands of people in his life by that point, making it unlikely that he would remember the exact features of a guy he met for a few hours here and there over the course of a week 30 years prior, so he’d have no reason to connect them in either a fantastical or mundane way. Not to mention that ''Film/BackToTheFuturePartIII'' shows that two of George's ancestors [[IdenticalGrandson looked exactly like Marty]], so he wouldn't find the resemblance suspicious or suspect any infidelity on Lorraine's part, since he would know that the face runs in his own family. In fact, a real plot hole could be that in 1955 George (and Lorraine for that matter) never makes any comment about Marty looking similar to either of them (being parents and son), a form of ViewerMyopia that ignores this fact because the audience knows the ''actors'' aren't related to each other. 1955 George also doesn’t find it weird that Marty is the spitting image of his grandfather and great-grandfather in their youth, but out of universe, that wasn’t established when the first film was made.

* ''ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogIDW'': Lanolin has received derision from fans for not seeing through [[spoiler:Mimic's disguise as Duo]], and refusing to take Silver and Whisper's accusations that [[spoiler:Duo is a disguise seriously]]. However, Whisper and Silver by their own admission had no evidence to support their claims and the way they attempted to obtain it (spying on [[spoiler:Duo]] and then attacking him in front of witnesses to make him drop his disguise]]) only made them look foolish and untrustworthy. Furthermore, they didn't come to Lanolin with their suspicions first, even though she is the team leader, giving her even more reason to dismiss them.

* ''Videogame/MassEffect2'' players frequently complain about the Virmire survivor being 'overly' suspicious of Shepard's return from the dead and working with Cerberus, when the survivor lacks a lot of the context the player has, having been grieving and working with the Alliance for the last two years without a word from Shepard.

* This comes up in ''Literature/HarryPotter'' with regards to fans questioning why the wizarding world keeps doubting Harry despite all the times that he saved the day in previous books. This basically amounts to assuming that everyone in-universe has read the ''Harry Potter'' books and knows everything that happened in them. In fact, it's clear that most of Harry's heroics are not widely known to the wizarding public. Consider that a big part of the third book's climax involves Harry managing to cast an especially powerful Patronus, but as late as the fifth book, people in-universe are still surprised to learn that he can work the Patronus Charm at all.

* In ''Film/BackToTheFuture1'', a common internet "plot hole" is that George makes no comment about his third child looking like the guy Lorraine wanted to date when they were in high school. Given that he believes he was visited by aliens in the same timeframe that he knew “Calvin Klein”, some think he should think his son looking like him is connected somehow, possibly even realizing that Calvin was his son who travel back in time. Some people also comment that he should have reason to believe that Lorraine cheated on him with her old crush and that [[MamasBabyPapasMaybe Marty was the product of that affair]], with some questioning how he and Lorraine still have a happy marriage in the new 1985. Except, at the point where Marty looks like the same guy that George and Lorraine met, George is nearly 50 years old and has probably met or seen thousands of people in his life by that point, making it unlikely that he would remember the exact features of a guy he met for a few hours here and there over the course of a week 30 years prior, so he’d have no reason to connect them in either a fantastical or mundane way. Not to mention that ''Film/BackToTheFuturePartIII'' shows that two of George's ancestors [[IdenticalGrandson looked exactly like Marty]], so he wouldn't find the resemblance suspicious or suspect any infidelity on Lorraine's part, since he would know that the face runs in his own family. In fact, a real plot hole could be that in 1955 George (and Lorraine for that matter) never makes any comment about Marty looking similar to either of them (being parents and son), a form of ViewerMyopia that ignores this fact because the audience knows the ''actors'' aren't related to each other. George also doesn’t comment about Marty being the spitting image of his grandfather and great-grandfather in their youth, but out of universe, that wasn’t established when the first film was made.

* In ''Film/BackToTheFuture1'', a common internet "plot hole" is that George makes no comment about his third child looking like the guy Lorraine wanted to date when they were in high school. Given that he believes he was visited by aliens in the same timeframe that he knew “Calvin Klein”, some think he should think his son looking like him is connected somehow, possibly even realizing that Calvin was his son who travel back in time. Some people also comment that he should have reason to believe that Lorraine cheated on him with her old crush and that [[MamasBabyPapasMaybe Marty was the product of that affair]], with some questioning how he and Lorraine still have a happy marriage in the new 1985. Except, at the point where Marty looks like the same guy that George and Lorraine met, George is nearly 50 years old and has probably met or seen thousands of people in his life by that point, making it unlikely that he would remember the exact features of a guy he met for a few hours here and there over the course of a week 30 years prior, so he’d have no reason to connect them in either a fantastical or mundane way. Not to mention that ''Film/BackToTheFuturePartIII'' shows that two of George's ancestors [[IdenticalGrandson looked exactly like Marty]], so he wouldn't suspect any infidelity on Lorraine's part, since he would know that the face runs in his own family. In fact, a real plot hole could be that in 1955 George (and Lorraine for that matter) never makes any comment about Marty looking similar to either of them (being parents and son), a form of ViewerMyopia that ignores this fact because the audience knows the ''actors'' aren't related to each other.

* In ''Film/BackToTheFuture1'', a common internet "plot hole" is that George makes no comment about his third child looking like the guy Lorraine wanted to date when they were in high school, with some commenting that he should have reason to believe that Lorraine cheated on him with her old crush and that Marty was the product of that affair. Except, at the point where Marty looks like the same guy that George and Lorraine met, George is nearly 50 years old and has probably met or seen thousands of people in his life by that point, making it unlikely that he would remember the exact features of a guy he met for a few hours here and there over the course of a week 30 years prior. Not to mention that ''Film/BackToTheFuturePartIII'' shows that two of George's ancestors [[IdenticalGrandson looked exactly like Marty]], so he wouldn't suspect any infidelity on Lorraine's part, since he would know that the face runs in his own family. In fact, a real plot hole could be that in 1955 neither George or Lorraine ever make any comment about Marty looking similar to either of them (being parents and son), a form of ViewerMyopia that ignores this fact because the audience knows the ''actors'' aren't related to each other.

* In ''Film/BackToTheFuture1'', a common internet "plot hole" is that George makes no comment about his third child looking like the guy Lorraine wanted to date when they were in high school, with commenting that he should have reason to believe that Lorraine cheated on him with her old crush and that Marty was the product of that affair. Except, at the point where Marty looks like the same guy that George and Lorraine met, George is nearly 50 years old and has probably met or seen thousands of people in his life by that point, making it unlikely that he would remember the exact features of a guy he met for a few hours here and there over the course of a week 30 years prior. Not to mention that ''Film/BackToTheFuturePartIII'' shows that two of George's ancestors [[IdenticalGrandson looked exactly like Marty]], so he wouldn't suspect any infidelity on Lorraine's part, since he would know that the face runs in his own family. In fact, a real plot hole could be that in 1955 neither George or Lorraine ever make any comment about Marty looking similar to either of them (being parents and son), a form of ViewerMyopia that ignores this fact because the audience knows the ''actors'' aren't related to each other.

* In ''Film/BackToTheFuture1'', a common internet "plot hole" is that George makes no comment about his third child looking like the guy Lorraine wanted to date when they were in high school, with commenting that he should have reason to believe that Lorraine cheated on him with her old crush and that Marty was the product of that affair. Except, at the point where Marty looks like the same guy that George and Lorraine met, George is nearly 50 years old and has probably met or seen thousands of people in his life by that point, making it unlikely that he would remember the exact features of a guy he met for a few hours here and there over the course of a week 30 years prior. Not to mention that ''Film/BackToTheFuturePartIII'' shows that two of George's ancestors [[IdenticalGrandson looked exactly like Marty]], so he wouldn't suspect any infidelity on Lorraine's part, since he would know that the face would run in his own family. In fact, a real plot hole could be that in 1955 neither George or Lorraine ever make any comment about Marty looking similar to either of them (being parents and son), a form of ViewerMyopia that ignores this fact because the audience knows the ''actors'' aren't related to each other.

* In ''Film/BackToTheFuture1'', a common internet "plot hole" is that George makes no comment about his third child looking like the guy Lorraine wanted to date when they were in high school. Except, at the point where Marty looks like the same guy that George and Lorraine met, George is nearly 50 years old and has probably met or seen thousands of people in his life by that point, making it unlikely that he would remember the exact features of a guy he met for a few hours here and there over the course of a week 30 years prior. Not to mention that ''Film/BackToTheFuturePartIII'' shows that two of George's ancestors [[IdenticalGrandson looked exactly like Marty]], so he wouldn't suspect any infidelity on Lorraine's part In fact, a real plot hole could be that in 1955 neither George or Lorraine ever make any comment about Marty looking similar to either of them (being parents and son), a form of ViewerMyopia that ignores this fact because the audience knows the ''actors'' aren't related to each other.

* ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIII'': One of the most common criticisms leveled against Hope is that [[AngstDissonance he unfairly blames Snow]] for his mother's death. This is because ''the player'' sees how Nora dies, but Hope doesn't. Hope's mother dies due to internal injuries suffered in an explosion and slips from Snow's grasp, falling into a dark abyss beneath them--all of which is shown very clearly to the player. Hope however saw this from a distance and didn't know that his mother had already died before Snow lost his grip. Thus, from Hope's perspective, it appeared as though Snow deliberately allowed his mom to fall to her death so that he could save himself instead.

* In ''Film/BackToTheFuture1'', a common internet "plot hole" is that George makes no comment about his third child looking like the guy Lorraine wanted to date when they were in high school. Except, at the point where Marty looks like the same guy that George and Lorraine met, George is nearly 50 years old and has probably met or seen thousands of people in his life by that point, making it unlikely that he would remember the exact features of a guy he met for a few hours here and there over the course of a week 30 years prior. In fact, a real plot hole could be that Lorraine never makes any comment about George and Marty looking similar to each other (being father and son), a form of ViewerMyopia that ignores this fact because the audience knows the ''actors'' aren't related to each other.

* ''Film/TheDarkKnightRises'' receives this in the conclusion; [[spoiler:when Batman "died" at the conclusion, viewers the world over cried foul that no one in-universe noticed Bruce Wayne died at the same time, ignoring the fact that ''plenty'' of people died and disappeared at that time, so by that logic Batman could have been any of them. Then it's revealed he's actually still alive, and the viewers again demanded to know how no one recognized him, believing that the general public in Italy have all memorized the faces of wealthy Americans and spilled the beans. Especially when everyone thought he was dead anyway]]. For that matter, every Batman medium has to deal with the "how does anyone ''not'' know Bruce Wayne is Batman? He's rich and doesn't socialize! It must be him!"

* In ''Film/BackToTheFuture'', a common internet "plot hole" is that George makes no comment about his third child looking like the guy Lorraine wanted to date when they were in high school. Except, at the point where Marty looks like the same guy that George and Lorraine met, George is nearly 50 years old and has probably met or seen thousands of people in his life by that point, making it unlikely that he would remember the exact features of a guy he met for a few hours here and there over the course of a week 30 years prior. In fact, a real plot hole could be that Lorraine never makes any comment about George and Marty looking similar to each other (being father and son), a form of ViewerMyopia that ignores this fact because the audience knows the ''actors'' aren't related to each other.

In cases of Audience Awareness Advantage, things which are so utterly embedded in the minds of the audience--to the point that ''everyone'' is assumed to know them--end up being applied to the characters as well, since obviously they're people too. Things that the viewer takes for granted because they've been presented ''to them'' in an obvious manner seem like they should be obvious to the characters too, even if there's no in-universe reason for it. In addition, things that the audience sees coming plainly because they're genre tropes with which we are already familiar probably aren't quite so obvious to fictional characters who have no clue that they're living in a novel, crime drama, or action film. Finally, [[TheLawOfConservationOfDetail the viewer is only ever shown those snapshots of the characters' lives which are most relevant to the plot]], which means that--just like people in the real world,--they might have other worries, activities, or interests occupying their time off-screen.