We have all visited the uncanny valley. If you have ever been frightened by a mannequin in a dark room or watched a horror movie about a talking doll that kills, then you have been there. While it makes sense to be afraid of murderous dolls, the uncanny valley response proved terrible for box office bombs such as Final Fantasy and Cats. The characters in both movies appeared either too human or not quite human enough in their appearance.
我們都曾陷入恐怖谷效應。如果你曾在黑暗的房間裡被人體模型嚇到，或觀看關於會說話的殺人娃娃的恐怖電影，那麼你就曾身陷其中。雖然害怕會殺人的娃娃很合理，但以像《太空戰士》及《CATS貓》這樣的票房炸彈來說，其引起的恐怖谷反應被證實是非常糟糕的。這兩部片中的角色要不是在外觀上太像人類就是不夠像人類。
生活必備字詞：
frighten vt. 使害怕
make sense 有道理，合理
response n. 反應
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