Why don’t our brains explode when we watch movies?

I mean, the concept of cutting and splicing tape came from the human brain. The first people to actually cut and edit film wouldn't have used the technique if the results produced something that was unsettling to watch.

When you really think about it, the concept of cuts must be something natural to our brains. People with a brand new technology, with no previous frame of reference seemingly gravitated towards this technique of representing changes. It makes sense it would be something our brains would find natural rather than unnatural.

Most things humans make we try to make in a way we find most comfortable. It's what the whole field of ergonomics is about. Mental ergonomics is just as important as physical ergonomics.

Kind of like that way early computer UI's are considered superior in regards to accessibility. There wasn't much prior to go on, they just made what felt natural and didn't make things unsettling.

There's many people that still praise early filmmaking even above modern effects filled blockbusters.

There's something to be said for the natural human instinct to make things comfortable and not unsettling.