Posted by At 0:27, Obama flashes a micro-expression that offers an honest glimpse into how he feels about being awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. The President (like any other human) offers small, yet detectable leakages in the social veil that we all establish when communicating to our fellow beings. His brow resets from a peaked-arch indicating sarcasm to that of a tightening of the procerus muscles displaying a frown. From that point forward, he continues this expressive cue throughout the extent of his speech. Match this facial transition with the content of his message and it is (somewhat) easy to comprehend that he feels burdened by this unexpected award.
Regardless of where you sit on the political spectrum, I believe this remains of solid interest to anyone who’d like to comprehend the true feelings of this fellow caught in a very unexpected event.
For comparison, Al Gore’s acceptance speech was much different. His zygomaticus major (the grinning muscle) remained semi-flexed throughout his speech – expressing what could be defined as the old adage of “the cat that ate the canary”. He only offered a relaxation of the zygomaticus when he was first introduced, when he defined CO2, and then again when reciting scripture. Otherwise, Sir Gore remained quite pleased with himself, indeed.
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