Do you feel a fictional story HAS to be realistic or make sense or not?

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Poll Do you feel a fictional story HAS to be realistic or make sense or not? (49 votes)

Yes 39%
No 53%
Not sure 8%

So wondering, it's something I've debated with my friends over time. And found it to be an interesting concept when you think about it.

Especially with comics for instance, I sometimes read the Flash topics and Superman too. People sometimes go into this whole "realistic, scientific" breakdown while other users say "hey dude it's fiction, who cares"? lol

So what are your thoughts? Fiction in general, do you feel it needs to be realistic or doesn't matter being fantasy/fiction? Does it depend on the story regardless of fiction or not?

Do tell, I hope to read many interesting posts :)

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Realistic, no. Believable, yes. It's all about internal consistency.

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No. That's the point of fiction, to let imagination fly.

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Realistic as in having to apply to the laws of physics in regards to our universe? No of course not. But I do prefer fictional universe to apply a decent level of consistency, at least in regards to the laws that fictional universe sets up.

Inconsistencies will of course always be present in fiction, no matter how realistic it maybe really in regards to films, where it is easier to spot and point out such inconsistency's. But then it is interesting how consistently unrealistic certain films can be, like how it is presented and parodied in The Last Action Hero.

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No. That's the point of fiction, to let imagination fly.

I hear ya lol who wants to pay for reality right? Reality=dull. Fiction=Fun! :)