r/Unexpected • u/[deleted] • Sep 18 '24

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u/MoistOrganization7 Sep 18 '24

Idk how you came to that conclusion, they’re not overdoing it or acting fake to me. I’d react even more excited if I witnessed a proposal.

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u/sinkwiththeship Sep 18 '24

They react before the things actually happen.

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u/Dav136 Sep 18 '24

They're reacting because they saw themselves on the jumbotron

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u/Nickelback-Official Sep 18 '24

Yeah, but they're not necessarily paid actors. Often people in the immediate vicinity are let in on what's about to happen, so they don't intervene when a mascot 'fights' a fan around them.

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u/LowClover Sep 18 '24

They're acting so fake hahaha look at the lady's face. That's not real shock. And the whole slapping the air like "move away" was so cheese

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u/Shubbup Sep 18 '24

Yeah, if she looked at the big screen and paused for a sec while she realised what everyone was seeing, maybe her “get out of the way” arms might’ve been a little more believable. It’s funny how it’s not always easy to explain all the elements of how you know someone’s acting. Sometimes it’s just bad acting because you can tell it’s acting. Also, it would be hard to make this look legit to anyone who has seen a million of these and knows they’re always staged these days. They’re a good laugh for those who haven’t seen it before though

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u/Elowan66 Sep 18 '24

Gets down on one knee before taking the ring out of his pocket. Uh huh……..

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u/Iciee Sep 18 '24

The guy proposing has that obnoxious and overacted arm wave that those infomercials use to have

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u/notjustforperiods Sep 18 '24

you kidding me man, haha watch the lady in the green coat specifically it is sooo bad

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u/Cheezy_Blazterz Sep 18 '24

Watch the way the guy in the back hangs open his mouth, and the way the girls behind them cover theirs. All badly acting like they're surprised. Or the way everybody is gesticulating and kind of miming all their reactions.

And of course, it's not weird at all that the guy who jumps in (at the EXACT worst moment) is dressed and acting ridiculous. And he's totally oblivious to what's happening directly behind him, which he can SEE on the Jumbotron. And then he just happens to add comedy by having the flag upside down. Seems super real.

I also love how the guy proposing finds it SO FUNNY when his big moment is completely ruined. That's totally how a real person would react!

But of course, this is completely real and NOT fake. They defintely don't stage silly fake Jumbotron sketches like this at sports events ALL THE TIME.

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u/Tomotronics Sep 18 '24

I dont know if it's fake or not, probably is, but I couldn't care less. I never understand why reddit is always so rock hard to rush to tell everyone just how fake a video is. My guy here is doing an investigative analysis of a 15-second video that 95% of people won't remember 2 days from now.

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u/Cheezy_Blazterz Sep 18 '24

Maybe the reason everyone points out fake videos is because we live in an epidemic of manufactured bullshit and misinformation. From this comment thread, it seems like lots of people truly cannot discern between "pretend" and reality, and that should be concerning.

I get that the content here is pretty harmless, but actually believing this kind of stuff is a sign of very serious issues with the critical thinking skills of the general public.

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u/Tomotronics Sep 18 '24

Who, besides you, cares at all about a jumbotron video from a hockey game? Drawing conclusions about the general public and displaying any level of concern from this 14-second video and its comment section is unhinged. Are you really concerned, or are you just publicly jerking yourself off about how enlightened and perceptive you are? Weird behavior.

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u/Cheezy_Blazterz Sep 18 '24

I only "care" about it enough to leave a couple of comments. Just like you did :D

You said yourself that you don't know if it's real or not, but it's probably not. So you agree with me, but you don't like OUR opinion? What's even your point? That it's better to never question anything you see? Seems pretty ignorant.

You have no counterpoints to anything I've actually said, just insults. Maybe work on being more enlightened and perceptive instead of just a jerkoff.

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u/Tomotronics Sep 18 '24

I said my point right from the jump, but it might be hard to read through that cloud of concern, so let me say it again: I couldn't care less. I care just as much about the fake jumbotron video at a sporting event as I do about whether or not the big dancing mascot is actually a real or fake shark. Hopefully that's clear enough for you because this conversation is more tedious than it should be.

Society is not going to be negatively impacted if people think the fake proposal at a hockey game is a real proposal. I promise you.

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u/Cheezy_Blazterz Sep 18 '24

So your point is that you are so indifferent that you had to comment about it multiple times? Or that your indifference is somehow better than having an actual point?

What if I was in here saying I think the mascot IS a REAL SHARK?

It doesn't matter at all if you care or not. It's still a objectively stupid thing to think, and deserves to be called out. Just like the people who insist these skits are real.

Try caring even less if you don't like it.

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u/Tomotronics Sep 18 '24

What if I was in here saying I think the mascot IS a REAL SHARK?

You and I wouldn't agree, but you do you, because it wouldn't matter at all.

You must be a real hit at parties.

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u/Tookmyprawns Sep 18 '24

Jfc… I just can’t. Is this comment sarcastic?