I think the voice acting in the English dub is partially to blame, as well some inexplicably clunky script changes. I had a look at a translation of the origina

I think the voice acting in the English dub is partially to blame, as well some inexplicably clunky script changes. I had a look at a translation of the original script and imagined it being performed in a peppier way than we hear and it doesn't seem nearly so dull and longwinded. The Matrix had a bunch of philosophical "weird theory" dialogue too but it managed to sell it well, at least in the first film. I think there's room for a new and improved dub. The Major in particular stands out as a bad performance. She honestly sounds like they got the TikTok AI voice to read the script. Maybe that affect-less voice was a deliberate choice to underscore her diminished humanity, but in any case I don't think it works well. It's especially jarring during her highly reflective and emotionally charged monologue on the boat. She's meant to be mentally human, not HAL 9000. It impinges directly on the themes of the film.