  This may seem plausible in relation to cases in which suspenseful  situations occur rapidly, but take a movie such as Speed (Jan  de Bont, 1994) where a series of dangerous situations put the  characters in jeopardy, and each situation unfolds over the course of several minutes. It’s hard to imagine that recall could take  so long. The ability to make decisions rapidly in stressful  situations, such as how to escape a coming attacker or how to avoid  being hit by a car, involves knowing how pursuers and drivers behave  by recalling similar scenarios. This mechanism seems close to what is involved into forecasting the outcome of a fictional event. If we can forecast, then surely we can remember in the span of several minutes  whether or not our forecast is correct based on our knowledge of the  story. Given the prevalence of similar cognitive capacities and the  gradual unfolding of suspense scenarios, Gerrig’s portrait of the  lazy mind of repeaters is prima facie unconvincing. 