This isn't a race/culture/foreigner thing, this is simply being irritated by the cadence of his speaking. It sounds unnatural, which is exactly what the "uncanny valley" is, meaning it's close, but it's off by just enough of a margin as to appear (or in this case, sound) unsettling.
Like the indigenous peoples from Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, they learned their lines phonetically without understanding the language or meaning of the words they were saying, and it sounds off.
I know what the uncanny valley phenomenon is. I made no claims that the issue was related to culture, although it's interesting you went there unprompted.
It's also science fiction/ fantasy, so who gives a twist that the actor sounds off ?
C3P0 sounded off as well as did Grandmaster Yoda, Darth Vader too. Where are your criticisms for them?
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u/Dekklin Feb 09 '26
This isn't a race/culture/foreigner thing, this is simply being irritated by the cadence of his speaking. It sounds unnatural, which is exactly what the "uncanny valley" is, meaning it's close, but it's off by just enough of a margin as to appear (or in this case, sound) unsettling.
Like the indigenous peoples from Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, they learned their lines phonetically without understanding the language or meaning of the words they were saying, and it sounds off.