Dr. Lillian Glass, who writes a body language blog, has done an analysis of Casey’s “breakdown” in the courtroom last Friday. It’s a very interesting read. Basically, she details why the whole display can be classified as a “well choreographed”, yet very badly enacted, scene.
But what I also found very interesting was that Dr. Glass did an awesome job of verbalizing when our “Hinky Meters” go off.
While this may have ideally been a good plot to garner emotion and sympathy towards Casey, if you watch Casey in action, you clearly see that something is amiss. You may not be able to put your finger on exactly what it is, but you know something about Casey just doesn’t seem right or add up. You are absolutely correct. It’s not just your instincts working here, it is your eyes and your brain processing what you have and have not seen. You have not seen genuine emotion and you have seen someone trying to manufacture and manipulate those emotions.
Yep…thats when something’s just not right.
It’s like seeing a black Queen of Hearts. Your brain processes it, and then your gut says – ewww, that didn’t feel right.
I think there were a lot of us who felt that.
Valhall.
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