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You see a lot of edgy attitude and misguided (and sometimes contrived) anger in the current crop of comics, but it's rare to run into a comedian as fundamentally engaging and warm as Bumatai was Tuesday at the Irvine Improvisation.
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But the image feels contrived, a mask of anger covering, perhaps hiding forever, any real understanding of the psychology behind the man.
Contrived or not, Obama's anger reflects the mood of the country.
Most importantly, the anger of the white male is often contrived; it's phony and fraudulent unleashed when they are asked, as a matter of fairness, to share the bounties of America made possible by citizens of all races, legal and illegal immigrants.
And, historically, politicians who have shown a flash of anger or resentment have sometimes benefited — even when that emotion is perhaps contrived or planned.
His pain and thwarted anger make for an unreliable narration so tightly wound that the ending, though somewhat contrived, still comes as a welcome surprise.
"And contrived.
Contrived much?
It's contrived.
Seems totally contrived".
"It felt contrived".
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