Hot take: That actor's public apology video had way too much production value for it to be real

I saw this apology from a pretty big name actor last week and the lighting was perfect, camera angles were movie quality, even had soft background music. If you're truly sorry and humbled, why are you treating it like a film shoot? Made me wonder if these are just PR stunts now instead of actual remorse. Anyone else notice this trend?

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ericcraig7d ago

and honestly, even the timing of those pauses felt scripted. i've had to eat crow a few times with clients over messed up jobs and you don't worry about lighting, you just say what you mean. last time i messed up, i just called the guy, no camera, no music, and he could tell i was actually sorry.

kai_chen27d ago

@jenny_lee nailed it about those uncomfortable moments being the real test. You can't fake that uneasy feeling when you're genuinely messing up and trying to make it right. The polished videos just strip away everything that makes an apology actually mean something.

jenny_lee7d ago

Has anyone else noticed how the people in these videos never seem to stumble over their words? @ericcraig, you hit on something important with that call story, a friend of mine once had to apologize to a whole committee for a mistake at work, and he said the hardest part was just getting through it without sounding rehearsed. These polished videos just feel like they skip that uncomfortable, real human moment of messing up.