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{{quote|the girl is just human enough to make every nonhuman part that much more disturbing.| Jelisaveta POV|[[Vigor Mortis]]}}
Japanese roboticist Masahiro Mori stated in 1970 that the more human a robot acted or looked, the more endearing it would be to a human being. For example, most lovable [[Robot Buddy|Robot Buddies]] look humanoid, but keep quirky and artistically mechanical affectations. However, at some point, the likeness would seem ''too'' strong, and it would just come across as a very strange human being. At this point, the acceptance drops suddenly, changing to a powerful negative reaction.
When shown as a graph (like in the
Thus, things that look somewhat human, but are clearly
This might explain why we like [[Ridiculously
This idea has recently been applied to CG effects. While it's become very easy for programs to simulate textures and skin tones, convincing movement and facial expressions aren't always as simple. This can produce an effect where the character comes off as a zombie, if a production company is going for a purely realistic human look.
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Similarly, many cartoons nowadays prefer a simultaneously stylized yet simplified character design, versus the realistic look amongst some older cartoons. In the latter, it's more obvious the budget just didn't allow characters to move much. Heavily rotoscoped characters also often seem less real than more stylized animated characters, especially when they're in the same production. See the Fleischer Studios version of ''Gulliver's Travels'' for an example.
[[Your Mileage May Vary]] though - some people actually don't think things in this page are that uncanny. Sometimes they just say it's more of an art problem. Sometimes though, some people can actually find stuff like unrealistic facial expressions or disturbing movements with a ragdoll model to be ''funny''. Some actually find [[Furry Fandom|specific cases]] of it erotic. And some simply find the effect cool and part of the entertainment of the film or TV show and don't let any "moving corpse" issues affect their enjoyment.▼
Compare [[Reality Is Unrealistic]], where the poor impression comes less from being 'creepy' as from breaking [[The Coconut Effect|existing conventions which audiences had come to expect]]. See also [[Off
▲[[Your Mileage May Vary]] though - some people actually don't think things in this page are that uncanny. Sometimes they just say it's more of an art problem. Sometimes though, some people can actually find stuff like unrealistic facial expressions or disturbing movements with a ragdoll model to be ''funny''. Some actually find [[Furry Fandom|specific cases]] of it erotic. And some simply find the effect cool and part of the entertainment of the film or TV show and don't let any "moving corpse" issues affect their enjoyment.
You'll notice that most the examples below have to do with inadvertently entering the Valley. This trope can also be used to ''[[They Plotted a Perfectly Good Waste|purposely]]'' make something creepy, where creepiness is called for.
▲Compare [[Reality Is Unrealistic]], where the poor impression comes less from being 'creepy' as from breaking [[The Coconut Effect|existing conventions which audiences had come to expect]]. See also [[Off Model]], [[Bishonen Line]], [[No Flow in CGI]], and [[Ugly Cute]]. And while you're at it, see [[What Measure Is a Non Cute]] as the scientific study of that trope gave birth to this one. Opposites are [[Eldritch Abomination]], where the unsettling effect is caused by being way too unfamiliar rather than being way too human, yet still produces the same abominable effect (although the two can overlap as a [[Humanoid Abomination]]), and [[Humans Are Cthulhu]], where ''we'' are the Uncanny Valley.
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▲You'll notice that most the examples below have to do with inadvertently entering the Valley. This trope can also be used to ''[[They Plotted a Perfectly Good Waste|purposely]]'' make something creepy, where creepiness is called for. Three such example are the masks worn by [[Malevolent Masked Men]], [[Creepy Long Fingers]] and [[Uncanny Valley Makeup]]. [[The Doll Episode]] uses this purposely as well with too (un-)lifelike dolls.
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