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Vent: My friend keeps saying 'they looked sincere' as their whole analysis
She watched that big apology from the actor last month and her only take was 'his eyes looked sad'. That's it. We're supposed to be looking at the script, the setting, the non-verbals, not just a feeling. I showed her the part where he said 'to anyone I may have hurt' which is classic non-apology language. How do you get people to look past just the face on screen and see the craft behind it?
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emma_rodriguez301d ago
My sister does this with every political interview, she just says "he seems nice" or "she looks tired." I have to point out the loaded questions and the way they dodge. It's like @wendy_henderson21 said about the dog eyes, you have to ignore the face and look at the actions. That actor's "to anyone I may have hurt" line is a perfect example of saying words without taking real blame. People get so stuck on the sad music and the close-up shot they miss the script.
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linda_reed1d ago
Tell my own face to stop believing puppy dog eyes, it's a work in progress.
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wendy_henderson211d ago
My old lab, Gus, had the perfect sad face down to a science. I found out the hard way that giving in just teaches them to turn it on like a light switch. Now I keep my eyes on the treat bag, not his face, when it's training time. It took about two weeks of being really boring and consistent for him to stop trying it with me. The eyes are powerful, but they're just one part of the conversation.
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Oh man, @linda_reed, I feel that in my soul. The real work in progress is training the human giving the treats, not the puppy making the face. Those eyes are a built in feature, not a bug. You are fighting a losing battle against millions of years of evolution. My advice is just to accept your fate and buy more dog snacks.
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