That first dive is visually intense... I actually might have blurted, oh he** no, the moment I realized the banshee was going to swoop all the way down off the edge of the cliff! But of course, it's just a visual film of a 90 degree fall. You're actually still sitting in a vertical row of vehicles that's just bouncing up and down.
I agree that glancing behind you, or even off to the side at the other ride vehicles gives some context to what's actually happening in the theater. That also made me really appreciate how imaginatively designed this attraction truly is.